Patents by Inventor Robert F. Salazar

Robert F. Salazar 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).

  • Captive nut assembly
    Patent number: 6874985
    Abstract: A captive nut assembly that allows removal of one or more workpieces and/or provides access to an area between a plurality of workpieces is provided. The captive nut assembly includes a screw with an elongated shank that is adapted to be located in an opening of one or more workpieces and terminates at one end in an enlarged head. The shank has a threaded portion adapted to be secured to an other workpiece. The captive nut assembly also includes a captive nut that is rotatably mounted on the threaded portion of the screw and moveable along the shank of the screw with the head of the screw being located within the bore of the captive nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Huck International, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Hein, Karl W. Beltz, Robert F. Salazar
  • Captive nut assembly
    Publication number: 20040109725
    Abstract: A captive nut assembly that allows removal of one or more workpieces and/or provides access to an area between a plurality of workpieces is provided. The captive nut assembly includes a screw with an elongated shank that is adapted to be located in an opening of one or more workpieces and terminates at one end in an enlarged head. The shank has a threaded portion adapted to be secured to an other workpiece. The captive nut assembly also includes a captive nut that is rotatably mounted on the threaded portion of the screw and moveable along the shank of the screw with the head of the screw being located within the bore of the captive nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: James R. Hein, Karl W. Beltz, Robert F. Salazar