Patents by Inventor Victor Truong
Victor Truong 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).
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Publication number: 20230340984Abstract: Various embodiments provide a fastener including a head, a shank connected to the head and having a tip, one or more helical thread formations extending outwardly from the shank, and wherein a bottom portion of the head includes a plurality of ribs that extend towards the tip of the shank and that are shaped to abruptly frictionally engage a surface of a first object being attached to a second object to create an immediate frictional torsional resistance of a desired force level to the tightening of the fastener. This frictional resistance is provided back to the tightening tool to inform the operator of the tightening tool that the head of the fastener has sufficiently engaged the first object and that further tightening or clockwise rotation of the fastener is unnecessary.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Victor Truong, Michael C. Dill, Yongping Gong, Mark D. Latz
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Publication number: 20230290080Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a model of a real-world 3D space including a storage unit with a plurality of sub-units for storing a plurality of objects, the method comprising: generating a first component comprising a model of at least a structural surface of the real-world 3D space; generating a second component comprising a model of the storage unit including the sub-units; combining the first and second components which include a position and a dimension of the storage unit by identifying landmark features; and storing, in a memory, the generated model. Methods and systems for locating objects in the real-world 3D space using the model.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Joshua DAITER, Jeffrey DAITER, Victor TRUONG
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Patent number: 11719272Abstract: Various embodiments provide a fastener including a head, a shank connected to the head and having a tip, one or more helical thread formations extending outwardly from the shank, and wherein a bottom portion of the head includes a plurality of ribs that extend towards the tip of the shank and that are shaped to abruptly frictionally engage a surface of a first object being attached to a second object to create an immediate frictional torsional resistance of a desired force level to the tightening of the fastener. This frictional resistance is provided back to the tightening tool to inform the operator of the tightening tool that the head of the fastener has sufficiently engaged the first object and that further tightening or clockwise rotation of the fastener is unnecessary.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Victor Truong, Michael C. Dill, Yongping Gong, Mark D. Latz
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Patent number: 11578747Abstract: Various embodiments of a fastener driveable into a substrate are provided. The fastener includes a head, a shank, and a helical thread formation. Portions of the shank and helical thread formations may be tapered. The outer diameter of the shank may decrease in a direction away from the head. An outer diameter of the thread formation may increase in a direction away from the head. The head may include a plurality of extending ribs. The helical thread formation may be formed with a plurality of grooves that are respectively each partially defined by a straight cutting edge. These improvements reduce torsional failure of the fastener from over tightening.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Yongping Gong, Victor Truong, Stanley J. Cabaj, Mark D. Latz, Michael C. Dill
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Publication number: 20210270306Abstract: Various embodiments provide a fastener including a head, a shank connected to the head and having a tip, one or more helical thread formations extending outwardly from the shank, and wherein a bottom portion of the head includes a plurality of ribs that extend towards the tip of the shank and that are shaped to abruptly frictionally engage a surface of a first object being attached to a second object to create an immediate frictional torsional resistance of a desired force level to the tightening of the fastener. This frictional resistance is provided back to the tightening tool to inform the operator of the tightening tool that the head of the fastener has sufficiently engaged the first object and that further tightening or clockwise rotation of the fastener is unnecessary.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Victor Truong, Michael C. Dill, Yongping Gong, Mark D. Latz
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Patent number: 11035399Abstract: Various embodiments provide a fastener including a head, a shank connected to the head and having a tip, one or more helical thread formations extending outwardly from the shank, and wherein a bottom portion of the head includes a plurality of ribs that extend towards the tip of the shank and that are shaped to abruptly frictionally engage a surface of a first object being attached to a second object to create an immediate frictional torsional resistance of a desired force level to the tightening of the fastener. This frictional resistance is provided back to the tightening tool to inform the operator of the tightening tool that the head of the fastener has sufficiently engaged the first object and that further tightening or clockwise rotation of the fastener is unnecessary.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Victor Truong, Michael C. Dill, Yongping Gong, Mark D. Latz
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Patent number: 10823850Abstract: A measuring device that includes in various embodiments a self supporting object attacher and an electronic measuring system supported by the self supporting object attacher. The electronic measuring system is configured to determine or enable the determination of a distance of a space between a first object on which the object attacher is positioned and a second object spaced apart from the first object.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Anthony M. K. Versino, Michael Dill, Victor Truong, John W. Croll, Yash Siddhartha, Sakif B. Ferdous
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Publication number: 20200182280Abstract: Various embodiments of a fastener driveable into a substrate are provided. The fastener includes a head, a shank, and a helical thread formation. Portions of the shank and helical thread formations may be tapered. The outer diameter of the shank may decrease in a direction away from the head. An outer diameter of the thread formation may increase in a direction away from the head. The head may include a plurality of extending ribs. The helical thread formation may be formed with a plurality of grooves that are respectively each partially defined by a straight cutting edge. These improvements reduce torsional failure of the fastener from over tightening.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Yongping Gong, Victor Truong, Stanley J. Cabaj, Mark D. Latz, Michael C. Dill
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Patent number: 10570943Abstract: Various embodiments of a fastener driveable into a substrate are provided. The fastener includes a head, a shank, and a helical thread formation. Portions of the shank and helical thread formations may be tapered. The outer diameter of the shank may decrease in a direction away from the head. An outer diameter of the thread formation may increase in a direction away from the head. The head may include a plurality of extending ribs. The helical thread formation may be formed with a plurality of grooves that are respectively each partially defined by a straight cutting edge. These improvements reduce torsional failure of the fastener from over tightening.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Yongping Gong, Victor Truong, Stanley J. Cabaj, Mark D. Latz, Michael C. Dill
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Publication number: 20190078603Abstract: Various embodiments provide a fastener including a head, a shank connected to the head and having a tip, one or more helical thread formations extending outwardly from the shank, and wherein a bottom portion of the head includes a plurality of ribs that extend towards the tip of the shank and that are shaped to abruptly frictionally engage a surface of a first object being attached to a second object to create an immediate frictional torsional resistance of a desired force level to the tightening of the fastener. This frictional resistance is provided back to the tightening tool to inform the operator of the tightening tool that the head of the fastener has sufficiently engaged the first object and that further tightening or clockwise rotation of the fastener is unnecessary.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Victor Truong, Michael C. Dill, Yongping Gong, Mark D. Latz
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Publication number: 20180156915Abstract: A measuring device that includes in various embodiments a self supporting object attacher and an electronic measuring system supported by the self supporting object attacher. The electronic measuring system is configured to determine or enable the determination of a distance of a space between a first object on which the object attacher is positioned and a second object spaced apart from the first object.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Anthony M.K. Versino, Michael Dill, Victor Truong, John W. Croll, Yash Siddhartha, Sakif B. Ferdous
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Publication number: 20180135682Abstract: Various embodiments of a fastener driveable into a substrate are provided. The fastener includes a head, a shank, and a helical thread formation. Portions of the shank and helical thread formations may be tapered. The outer diameter of the shank may decrease in a direction away from the head. An outer diameter of the thread formation may increase in a direction away from the head. The head may include a plurality of extending ribs. The helical thread formation may be formed with a plurality of grooves that are respectively each partially defined by a straight cutting edge. These improvements reduce torsional failure of the fastener from over tightening.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Yongping Gong, Victor Truong, Stanley J. Cabaj, Mark D. Latz, Michael C. Dill
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Publication number: 20170173766Abstract: A power tool adapter for both standard drills and impact drivers includes a shank or drill coupler including a head, a neck or clip retainer integrally connected to the head, and an extender integrally connected to the clip retainer; a drill bit locker integrally connected to the drill coupler and specifically integrally connected to the extender, and a sleeve engager integrally connected to the drill bit locker. The power tool adapter is configured to simultaneously hold or engage a drill bit and a torque sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Michael C. Dill, Victor Truong
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Patent number: D951080Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Victor Truong, Anthony M. Versino