Patents by Inventor Jacob M. Vernon

Jacob M. Vernon 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).

  • Fastener with discrete head cap
    Patent number: 9206833
    Abstract: A threaded fastener comprises a fastener body having a threaded portion, a tool engaging surface, and a head cap receiving bore. The head cap receiving bore has a head cap bearing surface and a head cap retaining surface. A head cap has a rigid base and a central stem extending from the base. The head cap stem is disposed in the head cap receiving bore. The head cap base has a body bearing surface in contacting or near-contacting engagement with the head cap bearing surface. The head cap base further has a head cap outer surface. A head cap retainer interconnects the head cap stem and head cap retaining surface. The head cap retainer comprises a material of sufficient strength and rigidity to retain the head cap on the fastener body in a high-strength, axially non-deformable interconnection that holds the head cap in a substantially fixed and immovable axial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: McGard LLC
    Inventors: Scott E. Hunter, Brandon J. Pepper, John F. Mondo, Jacob M. Vernon, Kyle M. Weis
  • Fastener With Discrete Head Cap
    Publication number: 20130071204
    Abstract: A threaded fastener comprises a fastener body having a threaded portion, a tool engaging surface, and a head cap receiving bore. The head cap receiving bore has a head cap bearing surface and a head cap retaining surface. A head cap has a rigid base and a central stem extending from the base. The head cap stem is disposed in the head cap receiving bore. The head cap base has a body bearing surface in contacting or near-contacting engagement with the head cap bearing surface. The head cap base further has a head cap outer surface. A head cap retainer interconnects the head cap stem and head cap retaining surface. The head cap retainer comprises a material of sufficient strength and rigidity to retain the head cap on the fastener body in a high-strength, axially non-deformable interconnection that holds the head cap in a substantially fixed and immovable axial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: MCGARD LLC
    Inventors: Scott E. Hunter, Brandon J. Pepper, John F. Mondo, Jacob M. Vernon, Kyle M. Weis