Patents by Inventor Robert A. Niec

Robert A. Niec 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).

  • Fastener with attached compression limiting sleeve
    Patent number: 11371544
    Abstract: A fastener system that includes a fastener, a compression-limiting sleeve, and a retainer which generally retains the compression-limiting sleeve on the fastener. By providing that the compression-limiting sleeve is not staked to the fastener, existing technology can be used, and no extra staking processing step needs to be performed. The fastener may comprise a conventional metal threaded screw or bolt, possibly having a recess in its head for receiving a driver. Preferably, the compression-limiting sleeve is cold headed as opposed to being stamped, and preferably includes a counter bore which assures that an end of the retainer is below an end surface of the compression-limiting sleeve. Preferably, the retainer is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer or another suitable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Acument Intellectual Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Jeramiah Slater, Robert A. Niec, Paul Purdy, Gary Sifferman
  • FASTENER WITH ATTACHED COMPRESSION LIMITING SLEEVE
    Publication number: 20200109734
    Abstract: A fastener system that includes a fastener, a compression-limiting sleeve, and a retainer which generally retains the compression-limiting sleeve on the fastener. By providing that the compression-limiting sleeve is not staked to the fastener, existing technology can be used, and no extra staking processing step needs to be performed. The fastener may comprise a conventional metal threaded screw or bolt, possibly having a recess in its head for receiving a driver. Preferably, the compression-limiting sleeve is cold headed as opposed to being stamped, and preferably includes a counter bore which assures that an end of the retainer is below an end surface of the compression-limiting sleeve. Preferably, the retainer is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer or another suitable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jeramiah Slater, Robert A. Niec, Paul Purdy, Gary Sifferman
  • Fastener with attached compression limiting sleeve
    Patent number: 10550876
    Abstract: A fastener system that includes a fastener, a compression-limiting sleeve, and a retainer which generally retains the compression-limiting sleeve on the fastener. By providing that the compression-limiting sleeve is not staked to the fastener, existing technology can be used, and no extra staking processing step needs to be performed. The fastener may comprise a conventional metal threaded screw or bolt, possibly having a recess in its head for receiving a driver. Preferably, the compression-limiting sleeve is cold headed as opposed to being stamped, and preferably includes a counter bore which assures that an end of the retainer is below an end surface of the compression-limiting sleeve. Preferably, the retainer is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer or another suitable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: ACUMENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeramiah Slater, Robert A. Niec, Paul Purdy, Gary Sifferman