Patents by Inventor Leonard Thomas K.

Leonard Thomas K. 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).

  • Fastening element and a fastener assembly using the same
    Patent number: 4451190
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fastener assembly (10) and fastener (20) in which a post (11) includes a pair of recesses (14a,14b) for mating engagement with a pair of inwardly extending projections (32a,32b,42a,42b) on a nut-like fastener (20). The structure of the coating assembly (10) allows for sliding relative movement between the nut-like fastener (20) and the post (11) when the nut (20) and post (11) are in a first orientation, and when reoriented permits the harder projections (42a,42b,32a,32b) to cut into the post and thereby inhibit disengagement of the nut (20) from the post (11) until the first reorientation is reobtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Bellamy, Jr., James D. Bersot, Leonard Thomas K., Richard R. Muse