Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Pieciak, Jr.
Joseph A. Pieciak, Jr. 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).
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Patent number: 9695860Abstract: A screw for securing dense wood material has a head with a specially configured drive socket and an underside with an array of lobes. The lobes preferably have a left-handed orientation and have chamfered extremities. The shank is specially configured with an upper thread, an intermediate unthreaded portion and a lower thread which terminates with a half-point tip. In one embodiment, the upper thread major diameter is slightly smaller than the major diameter of the lower thread. The upper thread has a greater thread density than the lower thread. The upper to lower thread-per-inch density is preferably in the range of 1.3:1 to 1.7:1. The screw is specifically configured to assist in applications where there are wet fibers near the wood deck surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Handy & HarmanInventors: Joseph A. Pieciak, Jr., Richard L. Belinda, Michael W. Maziarz, Tad A. Weiss
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Patent number: 9163654Abstract: A screw for composite or plastic material comprises a head having a socket which is rotatably couplable for application of a torque. An elongated shank extends from the head and terminates a tapered threaded distal tip. The shank has one portion having an enlarged diameter and a second portion having a reduced diameter. The first portion is traversed by a left hand thread having a first pitch. The second portion is traversed by a right hand thread having a second pitch which is less than the first pitch. An unthreaded land portion adjacent the tip extends at least twice the second pitch. For some embodiments, some thread segments have notches. The fastener is particularly adapted for very dense material.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Handy & HarmanInventors: Peter Barenski, Jr., Joseph A. Pieciak, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150233407Abstract: A screw for securing dense wood material has a head with a specially configured drive socket and an underside with an array of lobes. The lobes preferably have a left-handed orientation and have chamfered extremities. The shank is specially configured with an upper thread, an intermediate unthreaded portion and a lower thread which terminates with a half-point tip. In one embodiment, the upper thread major diameter is slightly smaller than the major diameter of the lower thread. The upper thread has a greater thread density than the lower thread. The upper to lower thread-per-inch density is preferably in the range of 1.3:1 to 1.7:1. The screw is specifically configured to assist in applications where there are wet fibers near the wood deck surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Joseph A. Pieciak, JR., Richard L. Belinda, Michael W. Maziarz, Tad A. Weiss
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Publication number: 20140044500Abstract: A fastener for composite or plastic material having a dense composition employs a head which has a socket and a recessed underside and a lower rim. In one embodiment, the shank has an upper portion with an enlarged diameter and a left hand thread while the lower portion has a tri-lobed configuration and is traversed by a right hand thread. The right hand thread may have a plurality of notches which, in one embodiment, are arranged in a spiral array.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Inventors: Joseph A. Pieciak, JR., Richard L. Belinda, Peter Barenski, Tad A. Weiss
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Patent number: 8616816Abstract: A fastener for composite or plastic material having a dense composition employs a head which has a socket and a recessed underside and a lower rim. In one embodiment, the shank has an upper portion with an enlarged diameter and a left hand thread while the lower portion has a tri-lobed configuration and is traversed by a right hand thread. The right hand thread may have a plurality of notches which, in one embodiment, are arranged in a spiral array. One embodiment of a fastener has longitudinally spaced rings which project from an enlarged diameter portion of the shank. The lower portion of the shank has a thread with a plurality of notches. The rings have a major diameter and spacing greater than the major diameter and spacing of the thread.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Handy & HarmanInventors: Joseph A. Pieciak, Jr., Richard Belinda, Peter Barenski, Jr., Tad A. Weiss
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Publication number: 20130189052Abstract: A screw for composite or plastic material comprises a head having a socket which is rotatably couplable for application of a torque. An elongated shank extends from the head and terminates a tapered threaded distal tip. The shank has one portion having an enlarged diameter and a second portion having a reduced diameter. The first portion is traversed by a left hand thread having a first pitch. The second portion is traversed by a right hand thread having a second pitch which is less than the first pitch. An unthreaded land portion adjacent the tip extends at least twice the second pitch. For some embodiments, some thread segments have notches. The fastener is particularly adapted for very dense material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2013Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Peter Barenski, JR., Joseph A. Pieciak, JR.
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Publication number: 20120183371Abstract: A fastener adapted for anchoring engineered lumber panels has a threaded portion with a double included securement thread having an included angle between 15° and 25°. The ratio of the major thread diameter to the minor diameter exceeds 2.0 to provide a large thread surface to resist pull out. The fastener also includes a drill tip having an effective diameter substantially equal to the minor diameter of the thread. The fastener is configured to resist cocking upon being driven into the engineered lumber panel and to resist marring of the panel fascia.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Thomas P. Druschel, Tad A. Weiss, Richard L. Belinda, Michael W. Maziarz, Joseph A. Pieciak, JR., Walter J. Danek, Kevin G. Walters
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Patent number: 8202032Abstract: A plug finishing system involves forming a counterbore in a cover board above the head of a fastener as it is driven by a specially constructed driver. A plug, which is dimensioned for the counterbore and has a reduced portion, is inserted into the counterbore and positioned so that its exterior surface is co-planar with the exterior surface of the cover board.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Handy & HarmanInventors: Timothy F. Gillis, Mark Joseph Guthrie, Richard L. Belinda, Walter Joseph Fallows, III, Tad A. Weiss, Joseph A. Pieciak, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120094053Abstract: A plug finishing system involves forming a counterbore in a cover board above the head of a fastener as it is driven by a specially constructed driver. A plug, which is dimensioned for the counterbore and has a reduced portion, is inserted into the counterbore and positioned so that its exterior surface is co-planar with the exterior surface of the cover board.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Timothy F. Gillis, Mark Joseph Guthrie, Richard L. Belinda, Walter Joseph Fallows, III, Tad A. Weiss, Joseph A. Pieciak, JR.
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Patent number: 8104248Abstract: A plug finishing system involves forming a counterbore in a cover board above the head of a fastener as it is driven by a specially constructed driver. A plug, which is dimensioned for the counterbore and has a reduced portion, is inserted into the counterbore and positioned so that its exterior surface is co-planar with the exterior surface of the cover board.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Handy & HarmanInventors: Timothy F. Gillis, Mark Joseph Guthrie, Richard L. Belinda, Walter Joseph Fallows, III, Tad A. Weiss, Joseph A. Pieciak, Jr.
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Patent number: 7988396Abstract: A fastener for composite material having a dense composition employs a head which has a socket and a recessed underside and a lower rim. The shank has an upper portion with an enlarged diameter and a left hand thread while the lower portion has a tri-lobed configuration and is traversed by a right hand thread. The right hand thread may have a plurality of notches which, in one embodiment, are arranged in a spiral array.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2007Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Handy & HarmanInventors: Tad A. Weiss, Richard Belinda, Joseph A. Pieciak, Jr.
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Publication number: 20090245973Abstract: A fastener for composite or plastic material having a dense composition employs a head which has a socket and a recessed underside and a lower rim. In one embodiment, the shank has an upper portion with an enlarged diameter and a left hand thread while the lower portion has a tri-lobed configuration and is traversed by a right hand thread. The right hand thread may have a plurality of notches which, in one embodiment, are arranged in a spiral array. One embodiment of a fastener has longitudinally spaced rings which project from an enlarged diameter portion of the shank. The lower portion of the shank has a thread with a plurality of notches. The rings have a major diameter and spacing greater than the major diameter and spacing of the thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Joseph A. Pieciak, JR., Richard Belinda, Peter Barenski, JR., Tad A. Weiss
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Publication number: 20090097942Abstract: A fastener for composite material having a dense composition employs a head which has a socket and a recessed underside and a lower rim. The shank has an upper portion with an enlarged diameter and a left hand thread while the lower portion has a tri-lobed configuration and is traversed by a right hand thread. The right hand thread may have a plurality of notches which, in one embodiment, are arranged in a spiral array.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2007Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventors: Tad A. Weiss, Richard Belinda, Joseph A. Pieciak, JR.