Adhesive Encapsulated Patents (Class 411/82.3)
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Patent number: 10228007Abstract: A panel fastener and panel fastening system are provided. The panel fastener includes a body having a collar and an elongated shank extending from the collar. The elongated shank defines an interior space and having a penetrating tip disposed at an end opposite of the collar. The panel fastener also includes a substrate fastening portion configured to be driven into a substrate and a holding mechanism connected to the substrate fastening portion and configured to engage the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Nicolas Gyurkovics, Jr., So Nguyen Lam
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Patent number: 8920087Abstract: An adhesive package and use thereof with an anchoring element is disclosed. The adhesive package includes a tubular foil pouch for receiving a multi-component adhesive mass having at least one hardener component and one reactive resin component that is separate from the hardener component. The reactive resin component has at least one first compound and one second compound which harden at different rates and which are arranged in succession in the tubular foil pouch. The reactive resin component has an additional polymerizable compound which is arranged behind the second compound on an end of the foil pouch that is opposite from the first compound. The additional polymerizable compound hardens more slowly than the second compound and provides a leak protection for the second compound and/or the hardener component.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Astrid Buder, Kolja Wieczorek
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Patent number: 8920088Abstract: A self-sealing roofing nail for reducing or preventing roof leaks. The self-sealing roofing fastener includes a pointed fastener shaft and a fastener head. A small sleeve having a rupturing shell containing a volume of sealant is disposed over the fastener shaft and adjacent the fastener head. When the self-sealing roofing fastener is driven into a structure using a hammer or a nail gun, the shell ruptures and releases the sealant between the fastener head and a structure. The released sealant seals the puncture caused by driving the roofing fastener into the structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Inventor: Christopher P. Garvin
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Patent number: 8894333Abstract: The present invention relates to a fastening means, in particular a nail, a profiled nail, a nail-screw or a screw, the fastening means being coated at least partially with a coating composition containing a polymer bonding agent. Furthermore, the invention relates to a coating composition for finishing a fastening means and moreover to the use of the coating composition according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Raimund Beck Nageltechnik GmbHInventor: Stefan Siemers
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Patent number: 8869579Abstract: A fastener suitable for use in airplane manufacture or repair that is coated with a pre-mixed moisture cure sealant. The sealant layer is coated with a frangible moisture barrier that will break apart when the fastener is installed, thus exposing the sealant to atmospheric moisture. Once exposed to moisture, the sealant will begin to cure. Preferred embodiments also provide a moisture indicator that provides a visual indication that the outer moisture resistant layer has been damaged.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Systems & Materials Research CorporationInventors: Alan V. Bray, Denise Dama Deppe, Gary Schmidt, John Lee Massingill, Pulinkumar Navinbhai Patel, Clois E. Powell, Vijaykumar Madhawrao Mannari
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Patent number: 8814486Abstract: A lubricated screw device lubricates threads as a threaded shaft is screwed into an object. The device includes a screw having a head and a shaft extending from the head. Threading is on the shaft. The threading extends from a distal end of the shaft towards the head. A frangible liner has a perimeter edge. The perimeter edge is coupled to the shaft. The liner forms a pouch around the distal end of the shaft. A lubricant is positioned in the pouch wherein the lubricant is configured to be dispensed from the pouch onto the threading as the shaft is screwed into a structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Inventor: Charles W. Pryor
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Patent number: 8689409Abstract: A fastener for mounting a panel to a supporting structure includes a fastener part having a base with an upper and lower side. A connector is adapted to engage with another fastener part projecting from the upper side of the base. The lower side of the base is adapted to be adhesively connected to a substrate and incorporating a surface configuration that promotes a mechanical connection with an adhesive. The lower side surface configuration includes a protrusion extending from the base to a crown. The protrusion includes an undercut portion configured to form a mechanical connection with the adhesive. In use adhesive fills between the protrusions and forms a mechanical connection with the undercut portions when hardened.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Fastmount LimitedInventors: Ronald Charles Hanley, Gregory John Kelly
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Patent number: 8534972Abstract: A waterproof screw bolt comprising: a head having a bottom surface; and a threaded shank extending from the bottom surface, the threaded shank defining a first ring-shaped groove in the bottom surface around the threaded shank, the head defining a through hole, the through hole running through the head and being in communication with the first ring-shaped groove, the through hole configured to introduce a glue into the first ring-shaped groove.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chun-Hao Shao
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Patent number: 8517641Abstract: An anchoring adhesive combination includes a slug or package of chemical anchoring adhesive having a proximal end and a distal end and a rod which can be a penetrator having a pointed proximal end, and open distal end, and a threaded or corrugated outer surface. The pointed proximal end of the penetrator is connected to the distal end of the slug or package of chemical anchoring adhesive so that the pointed proximal end is at least partially surrounded by chemical anchoring adhesive. The open distal end of the penetrator receives a proximal end of an anchor pin to form a combination of anchor pin, penetrator and slug or package of anchoring adhesive in series.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: William Dubon, Stanley J. Cabaj, Owen J. McGarel, Robert L. Turck, Andrew J. Rourke, Deepak H. Mehta
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Patent number: 8511953Abstract: A system includes a nut plate and a polymer sleeve passing through the nut plate. The polymer sleeve contains adhesive for attachment of the nut plate to a substrate. The interior of the sleeve includes an epoxy and a catalyzing agent initially separated from one another, but mixed by kneading the sleeve. A portion of the sleeve can be used to apply the adhesive to a bottom surface of the nut plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Rolls-Royce CorporationInventors: Patrick Roosa, Norman Austin, Edward Claude Rice
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Patent number: 8464494Abstract: In an anchor for use in a construction panel which includes upper and lower cover plates, wherein the anchor includes a cylinder body, a displacement body and a cement container provided with desired rupture locations and installed in the cylinder body and the cylinder body is provided with engagement elements for extending behind the upper cover plate, the cement container includes at least two chambers separated by an intermediate wall and is provided with an upper and a lower opening each closed by a thin-walled rupturable foil, with the intermediate wall being also rupturable by the displacement member upon movement thereof into the cylinder body.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer, Rüdiger Walz
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Patent number: 8454286Abstract: A system includes a nut plate and a polymer sleeve passing through the nut plate. The polymer sleeve contains adhesive for attachment of the nut plate to a substrate. The interior of the sleeve includes an epoxy and a catalyzing agent initially separated from one another, but mixed by kneading the sleeve. A portion of the sleeve can be used to apply the adhesive to a bottom surface of the nut plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Rolls-Royce CorporationInventors: Patrick Roosa, Norman Austin, Edward Claude Rice
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Patent number: 8359715Abstract: A trim clip for securing a panel to a structural part is disclosed herein. The trim clip includes: a captivating part having an anchor; a body part having a cavity for receiving the anchor; and means for locking the captivating part to the body part. Wherein the body part is engageable with the structural part and has a first flange for seating against the structural part. Wherein the captivating part has a second flange for seating against the panel. Wherein the captivating part and the body part in an unlocked state have a lateral float, an axial float, and an angular tilt float therebetween. Wherein the captivating part and the body part in a locked state have substantially no lateral float, no axial float, and no angular tilt float therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Phillip M. Turner, Yueh-Se J. Huang, Pei-Chung Wang, Sharon K. Martin
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Publication number: 20120282059Abstract: An adhesive package and use thereof with an anchoring element is disclosed. The adhesive package includes a tubular foil pouch for receiving a multi-component adhesive mass having at least one hardener component and one reactive resin component that is separate from the hardener component. The reactive resin component has at least one first compound and one second compound which harden at different rates and which are arranged in succession in the tubular foil pouch. The reactive resin component has an additional polymerizable compound which is arranged behind the second compound on an end of the foil pouch that is opposite from the first compound. The additional polymerizable compound hardens more slowly than the second compound and provides a leak protection for the second compound and/or the hardener component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Astrid BUDER, Kolja WIECZOREK
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Patent number: 8250828Abstract: In an anchor for use in a lightweight construction panel including a support core provided at opposite sides with upper and lower cover plates, wherein the anchor comprises a cylindrical body having a bottom and including a cement containment and a displacement body for moving, upon insertion of the displacement body, engagement elements of the cylindrical body outwardly and causing the cement to be released from the containment and be directed via passages provided by the anchor into areas next to the top and bottom plates of the lightweight construction panel, where the cement solidifies for firmly connecting the anchor to the lightweight construction panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer, Rüdiger Walz
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Patent number: 8171697Abstract: In an anchor for use in a lightweight construction panel having upper and lower cover plates with a support core disposed therebetween, which anchor comprises a cylinder body including a cement container with rupture areas and having engagement elements which, upon insertion of a displacement body into the cylinder body, spread the engagement elements outwardly below the upper cover plate and push liquid cement out of the cement container into the areas of the upper and the lower cover plates, the displacement body is coupled to the cylinder body for rotation therewith and the cylinder body has a bottom with broaching elements for cleaning the contact area of the lower bottom plate in front of the anchor upon rotation of the displacement body during anchor installation.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
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Patent number: 8128328Abstract: A fastening element (11) for anchoring in a borehole (7) with a hardenable compound (31) has a shaft (13) extending along a longitudinal axis (12), a mixing element (22), and a profiling element (26) with radially protruding profiling sections.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventor: Herbert Ginter
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Patent number: 8092128Abstract: A fastener suitable for use in airplane manufacture or repair that is coated with a pre-mixed moisture cure sealant. The sealant layer is coated with a frangible moisture barrier that will break apart when the fastener is installed, thus exposing the sealant to atmospheric moisture. Once exposed to moisture, the sealant will begin to cure. Preferred embodiments also provide a moisture indicator that provides a visual indication that the outer moisture resistant layer has been damaged.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2008Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Inventors: Alan V. Bray, Denise Dama Deppe, Gary Schmidt, John Lee Massingill, Clois E. Powell, Pulinkumar Navinbhai Patel, Vijaykumar Madhawrao Mannari
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Patent number: 8046964Abstract: In an anchor for the attachment to construction panels including two cover plates and an intermediate support core layer wherein the anchor comprises an expansion body and a wedge body which inserted into the expansion body and includes an opening for screwing or pounding in a mounting means, the installed anchor is disposed in an opening of the panel which extends through the first cover plate and the intermediate support core plate. The expansion body has locking zones and engagement elements which are spreadable by wedge elements. With the anchor installed, a wedging zone spreads out the engagement elements of the expansion body behind the cover plate and the locking zones are interlocked.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
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Patent number: 7878744Abstract: A fibrous microencapsulated washer is provided for sealing and retaining a fastener. The fibrous microencapsulated washer includes a substrate and a coating of a microencapsulated material on the substrate. The fibrous microencapsulated washer includes an aperture extending therethrough to receive a fastener, whereby a radial installation of the fastener causes the microencapsulated material to react on the substrate to form a seal and to adhesively secure the fastener to a workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: ND Industries, Inc.Inventors: Gerald F. Snow, Raymond G. Batura
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Patent number: 7833620Abstract: A device for attaching an object to a substrate by means of glue includes at least one part (21) provided with a breakable sealed cavity, each containing one of the glue components, and one or more cavities (22) in the device (20), which are filled with the remaining glue components, where the parts (20, 21) are movable relative to each other like a piston pump, which makes the glue components flow towards a gluing surface (24, 42) through a system of channels (29, 30) and optionally through mixing chambers (31) and where the breakable seal (26) is broken by this movement. In order not to obstruct an equal flow of glue components, the device according to the invention comprises a cam (27) and a seal storing chamber (35) to store the seal away from the flow after it is broken.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: IR. A.R. Enserink Holding BVInventors: Anton Rudolf Enserink, Sander Schulp
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Publication number: 20100284762Abstract: A self-drilling, chemically anchorable fastening element includes a hollow cylindrical receiving body (12) in which an ejectable, hardenable multi-component mass (26) is located and which includes a hardener (27) and a two-formulation reactive resin (28) hardenable in a mixed, with each other, condition, with the formulations (29, 30) being arranged one after another in the receiving body and with the second formulation (30), which hardens rapidly in a mixed condition with the hardener (27), being located, in a setting direction (S) of the fastening element (11), behind a first formulation (29) of the reactive resin (28) which hardens slower in a mixed condition with the hardener.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Kolja Wieczorek, Astrid Buder
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Patent number: 7708500Abstract: The resin anchor comprises an apertured tubular envelope designed to be compressed by a traction element, characterized in that it includes, on the inside of the envelope, a resin component and a hardener component that are intended to be mixed together and to cure under the action of the compression of the envelope, in order to fasten the anchor. The traction element is a stud having a threaded rod part that cooperates with a tapped traction element firmly attached to the end of the bushing. The anchor is fastened both mechanically and chemically, for either solid material or hollow material.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2007Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Societe de Prospection et d'Inventions Techniques SpitInventors: Barbara Buquet, Gilles Caille, Alain Gauthier
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Publication number: 20100084079Abstract: An insert for forming an end connection in a uni-axial composite material, and an end connection comprising at least one insert, is disclosed. The insert comprises a sleeve which comprises a plurality of fibres having a multi-axial arrangement. At least a portion of the interior surface of the sleeve comprises a thread formation. A method of forming an end connection in a uni-axial composite material is also disclosed. The method comprises providing a sleeve comprising a plurality of fibres having a multi-axial arrangement and providing a thread formation on at least a portion of the interior surface of the sleeve. The sleeve is positioned and secured within the uni-axial composite material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2008Publication date: April 8, 2010Inventors: Paul Trevor Hayden, David Anthony Whiley, Peter Anthony Broome
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Publication number: 20090290952Abstract: A fastening element (11) for anchoring in a borehole (7) with a hardenable compound (31) has a shaft (13) extending along a longitudinal axis (12), a mixing element (22), and a profiling element (26) with radially protruding profiling sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventor: Herbert Ginter
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Patent number: 7563506Abstract: A fastening arrangement comprises a fastening element provided with a fastening portion having a planar outer side surface, and a hot-melt adhesive that can be melted in order to fasten the fastening element to a substrate. The fastening element is provided with a receiving recess that is open in the direction of the planar outer side surface. A retaining structure is provided in the region of the receiving recess. The hot melt adhesive is configured as a compact whose shape is adapted to the retaining structure such that the compact can be connected to the fastening element. The fastening arrangement can thus be prefabricated without incipient melting of the hot-melt adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2005Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: A. Raymond et CieInventors: Michel Bremont, Yves Papirer, Mathias Haensel, Ysuki Takenaka
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Publication number: 20090158678Abstract: An anchor tube for an injection-securable anchor includes a through-opening (13) for receiving a fastening element (8) and at least first connection element (32) provided on at least first end (14) of the anchor tube (12) for securing, on the anchor tube (12), a further part of the injection-securable anchor (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Herbert Ginter, Christian Plockross, Martin Reuter
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Patent number: 7309199Abstract: A sprue dowel has a radially projecting embeddable portion (12) and an attachment portion (21) formed as a hollow cylindrical shaft (24) provided with a plurality of spaced from each other, furrowed retaining projections (26, 27) formed on an outer circumference of the shaft and extending parallel to a longitudinal axis (25) of the sprue dowel (11).Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2005Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventor: Thomas Ayrle
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Patent number: 7195437Abstract: The present invention provides a screw comprising a head and a threaded shank, wherein the shank is covered with a coating at least 60% of the length thereof from the end, the coating includes microcapsules that contain a viscous fluid with an appropriate level of viscosity. Shavings, including powdered shavings due to friction and exfoliations that may be generated during the screwing process, will be held, so that they will not fall, at the surface of the shank by the viscous fluid coming out of the microcapsules.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2003Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: Nitto Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Sakamoto
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Patent number: 7070376Abstract: A fastener adapted for anchoring into a masonry structure, such as a concrete block, employs an epoxy resin system so that the fastener is both mechanically engaged and bonded to the structure. In one preferred configuration, the bead is composed of a hardener, a resin and a nylon powder and has a cardioid-shaped configuration which subtends substantially 360° around the shank at an intermediate position of a threaded portion of the fastener. Various configurations are disclosed, including a fastener wherein adhesive in microencapsulated form is also applied to a lower intermediate portion. In addition, wings may extend from the shank.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventor: Alex S. Toback
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Patent number: 7048486Abstract: An insert part (1) for insertion in an opening in a wall has a neck (7) to pass through the opening and a flange (4) arranged on the neck (7) and comprising a depression (5) on the under side facing the neck (7). The depression (5) is bounded on the outside by an elevated circumferential edge and contains a body (17) of adhesive capable of being brought into a flowable state by heating. To secure the insert part in the opening of the wall, catches (8) are attached to the neck (7). The body (17) is of such size that it is completely accommodated by the depression (5), and the insert part (1) is of such conformation that, in the installation position in which it is secured by the catches (8) in the opening of the wall, the circumferential edge (6) of the flange (4) is firmly pressed into contact with the wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2003Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Newfrey LLCInventor: Harald Schäty
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Patent number: 6837018Abstract: A connection, and a method of forming a connection, that adhesively fixes and bonds a fastening element or anchor in bore hole, particularly in a soft substrate or substrate with an interior cavity or void where the anchor is to be set in vertical wall or set upwardly into a ceiling. To make the connection, an accessory is used that has the form of a sleeve having a closed or partially blocked insertion end and an open anchor receiving end and apertures running along its length. The accessory helps to ensure that the anchor is surrounded with mortar or adhesive, and the mortar or adhesive contacts the wall of the bore. The cylindrical wall of the sleeve has apertures along its length. The sleeve can be formed with larger apertures formed near the anchor receiving end of the sleeve and smaller apertures formed near the insertion end of the sleeve. The sleeve is formed by inserting an open-ended cylindrical mesh tube into a frame that holds the tube along its length at a select location.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2003Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Joel M. Houck
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Patent number: 6705804Abstract: An anchor, which is secured in a bore with a mortar, has an anchor member (12) located in the bore, a load application member (11) projecting out of the bore, at least one mixing element (13, 13′) for mixing components of the mortar, a drive element (20, 20′) provided on the anchor member (12) for setting in motion the at least one mixing element (13, 13′), and a trigger (21) for actuating the drive element (20, 20′) which automatically sets in motion the mixing member (15) upon actuation of the trigger (21).Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2003Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventor: Sascha Dierker
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Patent number: 6688822Abstract: In a plastic injection anchoring sleeve having an essentially cylindrical sleeve body with a closed front end and an open opposite end for the insertion of an anchoring bolt, the sleeve wall has a plurality of openings closed by flaps which are formed integrally with the sleeve and pivotally supported thereby at their front ends, the flaps being provided with axially extending ribs projecting radially inwardly and having inclined front and rear end portions forming ramps for lifting the flaps outwardly and out of the openings when the sleeve body is removed axially from a molding core after injection molding, or when an anchor bolt is inserted into the sleeve body.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Ritter GmbHInventors: Frank Georg Ritter, Gerald Brendel
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Patent number: 6537006Abstract: A fastener system for adhesively coupling non-threaded components comprises, in combination a rigid bolt. The bolt has a head externally. The bolt has a shaft internally. The head has a generally hemispherical exterior end with a cental axis. The head also has a generally planar interior end. The head further has a top and a bottom. The shaft is in a generally cylindrical shape with a central axis. The fastener system also comprises a nut. The nut has a generally hemispherical exterior end. The nut has a generally planar interior end. The nut further having a top and a bottom. The exterior end of the nut has a radially circular flat region. A recess is provided in the circular flat region of the exterior end. The recess is adapted to receive the shaft. An adhesive provides a secure coupling between the nut and bolt.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2001Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Inventor: Robert G. Clark
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Patent number: 6468010Abstract: A fastening element including a cylindrical body (1) having, in its end portion remote from an end facing in a setting direction, a longitudinal bore (22) for receiving a mortar mass, and having, at it end facing in the setting direction, at least one through-opening (5) connecting the longitudinal bore (22) with an outer surface of the body (1), and a mixing device (8) located in the longitudinal bore (22) between the mortar mass and the through-opening (5).Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2001Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Lutz Achim Sager, Astrid Buder