Patents by Inventor Neelima Tapata

Neelima Tapata 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).

  • Metal to metal fastener
    Patent number: 9518599
    Abstract: A fastener includes a shank having a diameter including a helical thread and a cutting tip. The fastener includes a head having an integral washer and nut. The washer has a diameter (d) and a thickness (t), wherein a relation of the diameter to the thickness is established through a shape factor greater than 0.55, the shape factor for the thickness (t) greater than 0.06 inches being d*(1+2.5t)*t(t-0.06) and for the thickness (t) less than or equal to 0.06 inches being d*(1+2.5t)*t(0.06-t). The fastener may be used in a system wherein a thin steel element abuts the washer and the fastener joins the thin steel element to a thick steel element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Neelima Tapata
  • METAL TO METAL FASTENER
    Publication number: 20150292542
    Abstract: A fastener includes a shank having a diameter including a helical thread and a cutting tip. The fastener includes a head having an integral washer and nut. The washer has a diameter (d) and a thickness (t), wherein a relation of the diameter to the thickness is established through a shape factor greater than 0.55, the shape factor for the thickness (t) greater than 0.06 inches being d*(1+2.5t)*t(t-0.06) and for the thickness (t) less than or equal to 0.06 inches being d*(1+2.5t)*t(0.06-t). The fastener may be used in a system wherein a thin steel element abuts the washer and the fastener joins the thin steel element to a thick steel element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Neelima Tapata