Patents by Inventor Karl M. Mauritz

Karl M. Mauritz 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).

  • Publication number: 20040264157
    Abstract: The present invention provides a screw comprising a head and a threaded shank, wherein the shank is covered with a coating at least 60% of the length thereof from the end, the coating includes microcapsules that contain a viscous fluid with an appropriate level of viscosity. Shavings, including powdered shavings due to friction and exfoliations that may be generated during the screwing process, will be held, so that they will not fall, at the surface of the shank by the viscous fluid coming out of the microcapsules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher J. Banyai, Karl M. Mauritz, Edward Butler, Mark D. Summers