Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Gomes

Kenneth J. Gomes 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: 12196241
    Abstract: A combined thread forming and thread locking fastener is disclosed. A fastener includes three thread zones. A first thread zone utilizes a first thread forming thread profile with an increasing outer diameter. A second thread zone extends from the end of the first zone utilizing the first thread forming thread profile and continues with a constant diameter. The third thread zone utilizes a thread locking thread profile continuing along substantially the remainder of the shaft of a fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Research Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund A Hebert, Kenneth J. Gomes, Dennis O. Boyer, John R Reynolds, Donald A. Fosmoen, Benjamin M. Fosmoen
  • Publication number: 20210310510
    Abstract: A combined thread forming and thread locking fastener is disclosed. A fastener includes three thread zones. A first thread zone utilizes a first thread forming thread profile with an increasing outer diameter. A second thread zone extends from the end of the first zone utilizing the first thread forming thread profile and continues with a constant diameter. The third thread zone utilizes a thread locking thread profile continuing along substantially the remainder of the shaft of a fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Edmund A. Hebert, Kenneth J. Gomes, Dennis O. Boyer, John R. Reynolds, Donald A. Fosmoen, Benjamin M. Fosmoen
  • Patent number: 11125262
    Abstract: A combined thread forming and thread locking fastener is disclosed. A fastener includes three thread zones. A first thread zone utilizes a first thread forming thread profile with an increasing outer diameter. A second thread zone extends from the end of the first zone utilizing the first thread forming thread profile and continues with a constant diameter. The third thread zone utilizes a thread locking thread profile continuing along substantially the remainder of the shaft of a fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Research Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund A. Hebert, Kenneth J. Gomes, Dennis O. Boyer, John R. Reynolds, Bobby L. Budziszek
  • Publication number: 20210108664
    Abstract: A combined thread forming and thread locking fastener is disclosed. A fastener includes three thread zones. A first thread zone utilizes a first thread forming thread profile with an increasing outer diameter. A second thread zone extends from the end of the first zone utilizing the first thread forming thread profile and continues with a constant diameter. The third thread zone utilizes a thread locking thread profile continuing along substantially the remainder of the shaft of a fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Edmund A. Hebert, Kenneth J. Gomes, Dennis O. Boyer, John R. Reynolds, Bobby L. Budziszek