Patents by Inventor Jeff Bent

Jeff Bent 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).

  • Method of installing a fastener to secure a metal panel to a wood structure
    Patent number: 8931163
    Abstract: Fasteners are provided that include a head and having a head, a tip end having a tip, a first body portion having right-hand threads, and a second body portion having left-hand threads. The first body portion is adjacent to the tip end of the fastener and extends a first distance along a length of the fastener towards the head end. The second body portion is adjacent to the first body portion, and extends the head end of the fastener and extending a second distance along the length of the fastener towards the head end. The right-hand threads, and the left-hand threads, can have a thread angle ? of less than about 60°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Atlas Bolt & Screw Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Kochheiser, Jeff Bent
  • WOOD FASTENER
    Publication number: 20140090233
    Abstract: Fasteners are provided that include a head and having a head, a tip end having a tip, a first body portion having right-hand threads, and a second body portion having left-hand threads. The first body portion is adjacent to the tip end of the fastener and extends a first distance along a length of the fastener towards the head end. The second body portion is adjacent to the first body portion, and extends the head end of the fastener and extending a second distance along the length of the fastener towards the head end. The right-hand threads, and the left-hand threads, can have a thread angle a of less than about 60°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: ATLAS BOLT & SCREW COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Kochheiser, Jeff Bent
  • WOOD FASTENER
    Publication number: 20110217145
    Abstract: Fasteners are provided that include a head and having a head, a tip end having a tip, a first body portion having right-hand threads, and a second body portion having left-hand threads. The first body portion is adjacent to the tip end of the fastener and extends a first distance along a length of the fastener towards the head end. The second body portion is adjacent to the first body portion, and extends the head end of the fastener and extending a second distance along the length of the fastener towards the head end. The right-hand threads, and the left-hand threads, can have a pitch angle ? of less than about 60°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Michael A. Kochheiser, Jeff Bent