Patents by Inventor Michael A. Kochheiser

Michael A. Kochheiser 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).

  • Method of installing fastener to secure metal panel to wood structural element
    Patent number: 9353784
    Abstract: Fasteners are provided that include a head and having a head, a tip end having a tip, a first body portion having first threads having a pitch angle, and a second body portion having second threads, the second threads having a different pitch than the first threads. The first body portion is adjacent to the tip end of the fastener and extends a first distance along a length of the fastener towards the head end. The second body portion is adjacent to the first body portion, and extends the head end of the fastener and extending a second distance along the length of the fastener towards the head end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Atlas Bolt & Screw Conpany LLC
    Inventor: Michael A. Kochheiser
  • WOOD FASTENER
    Publication number: 20150052735
    Abstract: Fasteners are provided that include a head and having a head, a tip end having a tip, a first body portion having first threads having a pitch angle, and a second body portion having second threads, the second threads having a different pitch than the first threads. The first body portion is adjacent to the tip end of the fastener and extends a first distance along a length of the fastener towards the head end. The second body portion is adjacent to the first body portion, and extends the head end of the fastener and extending a second distance along the length of the fastener towards the head end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Michael A. Kochheiser
  • Method of installing a fastener to secure a metal panel to a wood structure
    Patent number: 8931163
    Abstract: Fasteners are provided that include a head and having a head, a tip end having a tip, a first body portion having right-hand threads, and a second body portion having left-hand threads. The first body portion is adjacent to the tip end of the fastener and extends a first distance along a length of the fastener towards the head end. The second body portion is adjacent to the first body portion, and extends the head end of the fastener and extending a second distance along the length of the fastener towards the head end. The right-hand threads, and the left-hand threads, can have a thread angle ? of less than about 60°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Atlas Bolt & Screw Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Kochheiser, Jeff Bent
  • Method of installing a fastener to secure metal panel to wood element
    Patent number: 8904622
    Abstract: Fasteners are provided that include a head and having a head, a tip end having a tip, a first body portion having first threads having a pitch angle, and a second body portion having second threads, the second threads having a different pitch than the first threads. The first body portion is adjacent to the tip end of the fastener and extends a first distance along a length of the fastener towards the head end. The second body portion is adjacent to the first body portion, and extends the head end of the fastener and extending a second distance along the length of the fastener towards the head end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Atlas Bolt & Crew Company LLC
    Inventor: Michael A. Kochheiser
  • WOOD FASTENER
    Publication number: 20140090233
    Abstract: Fasteners are provided that include a head and having a head, a tip end having a tip, a first body portion having right-hand threads, and a second body portion having left-hand threads. The first body portion is adjacent to the tip end of the fastener and extends a first distance along a length of the fastener towards the head end. The second body portion is adjacent to the first body portion, and extends the head end of the fastener and extending a second distance along the length of the fastener towards the head end. The right-hand threads, and the left-hand threads, can have a thread angle a of less than about 60°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: ATLAS BOLT & SCREW COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Kochheiser, Jeff Bent
  • Non-dimpling fastener
    Patent number: 8419332
    Abstract: Non-dimpling fasteners and methods of installing non-dimpling fasteners are provided herein. Non-dimpling fasteners can include a body including a first end and a second end, a tip at the first end of the body, a head at the second end of the body, a first body portion adjacent to the tip, a second body portion adjacent to the head, and a shoulder adjacent to the first body portion and the second body portion. The first body portion can have a first diameter and can include a first thread. The second body portion can have a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter of the first body portion. The shoulder can have an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Atlas Bolt & Screw Company LLC
    Inventor: Michael A. Kochheiser
  • WOOD FASTENER
    Publication number: 20120207564
    Abstract: Fasteners are provided that include a head and having a head, a tip end having a tip, a first body portion having first threads having a pitch angle, and a second body portion having second threads, the second threads having a different pitch than the first threads. The first body portion is adjacent to the tip end of the fastener and extends a first distance along a length of the fastener towards the head end. The second body portion is adjacent to the first body portion, and extends the head end of the fastener and extending a second distance along the length of the fastener towards the head end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: MICHAEL A. KOCHHEISER
  • WOOD FASTENER
    Publication number: 20110217145
    Abstract: Fasteners are provided that include a head and having a head, a tip end having a tip, a first body portion having right-hand threads, and a second body portion having left-hand threads. The first body portion is adjacent to the tip end of the fastener and extends a first distance along a length of the fastener towards the head end. The second body portion is adjacent to the first body portion, and extends the head end of the fastener and extending a second distance along the length of the fastener towards the head end. The right-hand threads, and the left-hand threads, can have a pitch angle ? of less than about 60°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Michael A. Kochheiser, Jeff Bent
  • FASTENER BLANKET
    Publication number: 20100031598
    Abstract: Fastener blankets disclosed herein can be fitted over each row of the roof and/or wall support members of a building to enclose the fasteners utilized to secure additional building materials to the building structure. The fastener blankets disclosed herein can provide additional insulating R-value properties at the points of the building where the current standard practices provide avenues of significant energy loss. The fastener blankets form a closed shape with the structural member, and at least partially encloses the structural member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: ROBERT W. MOORE, Michael A. Kochheiser
  • NON-DIMPLING FASTENER
    Publication number: 20090104001
    Abstract: Non-dimpling fasteners and methods of installing non-dimpling fasteners are provided herein. Non-dimpling fasteners can include a body including a first end and a second end, a tip at the first end of the body, a head at the second end of the body, a first body portion adjacent to the tip, a second body portion adjacent to the head, and a shoulder adjacent to the first body portion and the second body portion. The first body portion can have a first diameter and can include a first thread. The second body portion can have a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter of the first body portion. The shoulder can have an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventor: Michael A. Kochheiser