Patents by Inventor JAMES D. KARLS

JAMES D. KARLS 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).

  • Patent number: 10113579
    Abstract: A breakaway nut fastener is provided having a hybrid construction of plastic and metal. The breakaway nut fastener includes a head portion and a nut portion connected by a thin walled section. The head portion is made of plastic and has a shape so as to mate to a tool. The nut portion has an exterior shell having a cavity for receiving a nut insert. The nut portion's exterior shell is made of plastic while the nut insert is made of metal. The breakaway nut fastener's thin walled section is also made of plastic joining the breakaway nut fastener's head portion and the nut portion's exterior shell. The thin walled section is made of plastic, and preferably the head portion, nut portion and thin walled section are constructed as one part forming a single component of plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: NMC GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Balderrama, James D. Karls
  • Publication number: 20160305464
    Abstract: A breakaway nut fastener is provided having a hybrid construction of plastic and metal. The breakaway nut fastener includes a head portion and a nut portion connected by a thin walled section. The head portion is made of plastic and has a shape so as to mate to a tool. The nut portion has an exterior shell having a cavity for receiving a nut insert. The nut portion's exterior shell is made of plastic while the nut insert is made of metal. The breakaway nut fastener's thin walled section is also made of plastic joining the breakaway nut fastener's head portion and the nut portion's exterior shell. The thin walled section is made of plastic, and preferably the head portion, nut portion and thin walled section are constructed as one part forming a single component of plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: MARK ANTHONY BALDERRAMA, JAMES D. KARLS
  • Patent number: 9470252
    Abstract: A hybrid stackable fastener is provided for mounting to a substrate having a threaded hole. The hybrid stackable fastener is constructed to support stackable fasteners not having a threaded element. The hybrid stackable fastener has a body having a central bore defining a central axis. The central bore is tapered so as to have a diameter smaller at the bore's proximal end than toward its distal end. The hybrid stackable fastener further includes a bolt having a screw thread which extends distally from the body's central bore. Preferably, the fastener includes a plurality of spokes which radially project from the body so as to support a concentric ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: NMC GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: James D. Karls
  • Patent number: 9377135
    Abstract: A stackable fastener is provided for mounting to a substrate having a non-threaded hole or for affixing to similar fasteners. The stackable fastener includes a body having a central bore, and a force member rotatable within the body's central bore. In addition, the fastener includes a plurality of fingers which extend axially from the fastener's body. Rotation of the force member causes the fingers to extend radially outward to lock within a substrate hole or within the central bore of a similar stackable fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: NMC GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: James D. Karls
  • Publication number: 20150300533
    Abstract: A hybrid stackable fastener is provided for mounting to a substrate having a threaded hole. The hybrid stackable fastener is constructed to support stackable fasteners not having a threaded element. The hybrid stackable fastener has a body having a central bore defining a central axis. The central bore is tapered so as to have a diameter smaller at the bore's proximal end than toward its distal end. The hybrid stackable fastener further includes a bolt having a screw thread which extends distally from the body's central bore. Preferably, the fastener includes a plurality of spokes which radially project from the body so as to support a concentric ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: JAMES D. KARLS
  • Publication number: 20150300532
    Abstract: A stackable fastener is provided for mounting to a substrate having a non-threaded hole or for affixing to similar fasteners. The stackable fastener includes a body having a central bore, and a force member rotatable within the body's central bore. In addition, the fastener includes a plurality of fingers which extend axially from the fastener's body. Rotation of the force member causes the fingers to extend radially outward to lock within a substrate hole or within the central bore of a similar stackable fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: NMC GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: JAMES D. KARLS