Patents by Inventor J. Peter Ferreira

J. Peter Ferreira has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cold head stamped fastener inserts including marking indicia
    Patent number: 6840728
    Abstract: The present invention provides for fastener inserts and methods of manufacturing the same. The fastener inserts include selectively removable tangs which can be broken away more cleanly than with other commercially available fastener inserts. Further, the methods of manufacture offer a significant improvement in the production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: William Giannakakos, John F. Carvalho, Roger Zitnay, J. Peter Ferreira
  • Extraction tool for tanged helically coiled inserts with improved removability
    Patent number: 6644149
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing helical thread inserts having a removal notch formed along a female thread surface. The apparatus can selectively extract helical thread inserts by selectively engaging the removal notch and actuating the end of the insert radially inward to prevent the end of the insert from engaging threads of the bore which it is disposed in. The apparatus includes a handle, a head attached to the handle, and a manually operable key. The head includes a bore formed therethrough having a central axis offset from central axis of the head, whereby the key is rotatably supported in the bore and includes an engaging lip for selectively engaging the removal notch of the insert and allowing for easier removal of the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: William Giannakakos, William Lutkus, J. Peter Ferreira
  • Cold head stamped fastener inserts including selectively removable tangs
    Publication number: 20030190217
    Abstract: The present invention provides for fastener inserts and methods of manufacturing the same. The fastener inserts include selectively removable tangs which can be broken away more cleanly than with other commercially available fastener inserts. Further, the methods of manufacture offer a significant improvement in the production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: William Giannakakos, John F. Carvalho, Roger Zitnay, J. Peter Ferreira
  • Cold head stamped fastener inserts including selectively removable tangs
    Patent number: 6561913
    Abstract: The present invention provides for fastener inserts and methods of manufacturing the same. The fastener inserts include selectively removable tangs which can be broken away more cleanly than with other commercially available fastener inserts. Further, the methods of manufacture offer a significant improvement in the production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: William Giannakakos, John F. Carvalho, Roger Zitnay, J. Peter Ferreira
  • Extraction tool for tanged helically coiled inserts with improved removability
    Publication number: 20030051584
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing helical thread inserts having a removal notch formed along the female thread surface. The apparatus can selectively extract helical thread inserts by selectively engaging the removal notch and actuating the end of the insert radially inward to prevent the end of the insert from engaging threads of the bore which it is disposed in. The apparatus includes a handle, a head attached to the handle and a manually operable key. The head includes a hole formed in an offset location. A key having an engaging lip on the end is disposed in the hole and acting along a eccentric pattern to selectively engage the removal notch of the insert and allow for easier removal of the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: William Giannakakos, William Lutkus, J. Peter Ferreira
  • Cold head stamped fastener inserts including selectively removable tangs
    Publication number: 20020136615
    Abstract: The present invention provides for fastener inserts and methods of manufacturing the same. The fastener inserts include selectively removable tangs which can be broken away more cleanly than with other commercially available fastener inserts. Further, the methods of manufacture offer a significant improvement in the production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: William Giannakakos, John F. Carvalho, Roger Zitnay, J. Peter Ferreira