Patents by Inventor Mark J. GOTTSCHALL

Mark J. GOTTSCHALL 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).

  • Self-attaching fastener manufacturing apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20140287842
    Abstract: The present invention is an assembly line for continuously manufacturing self-attaching fasteners from a metal rod having a predetermined profile. The self-attaching fasteners are joined together with wires and reeled onto spools for use at a secondary installation site. More importantly the invention is an improved streamline method and apparatus which produces burr-free self-attaching fasteners, without deformation, and joins the self-attaching fasteners and wires together within a die press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: CONCEPT MACHINE & TOOL, INC.
    Inventors: Mark J. GOTTSCHALL, James A. NICODEMUS, Frederick J. RATERMANN