| ACUMENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, LLC Patent applications |
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| 20110048182 | TORQUE LIMITING SOCKET AND METHOD OF USING SAME - In a preferred embodiment, a driver socket is configured to provide a visual indicator on a portion of a locknut upon application of a predetermined torque to the driver socket relative to the locknut. The driver socket has a member which is positioned proximate to the first end, with a portion thereof protruding into an aperture of the driver socket. The member is configured to engage a drive configuration of a locknut in order to apply nut torque to the locknut upon rotation of the drive socket and to form a mark on the drive configuration of the locknut in order to provide a visual indicator on the locknut that the locknut has been subjected to the desired torque during initial assembly. The driver socket is preferably attached to a ratchet arm of a fastening tool which provides a mechanical advantage in applying the desired torque. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20100202856 | ISOLATOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - An isolator assembly which may be used, for example, to secure a fuel rail to a cylinder head. The isolator assembly includes a bolt, washer and compressive elements. When using the isolator assembly to mount a fuel rail, preferably initially the washer and a first compressive element are retained on the bolt. A shaft end of the bolt is then inserted into a mounting boss of the fuel rail, and a second compressive element is engaged with both the fuel rail and a threaded portion of the bolt. The bolt is then threaded into the cylinder head, causing the second compressive element to come into contact with the cylinder head and compress, along with the first compressive element. When fully installed, the first compressive element isolates the fuel rail from the bolt itself (and the washer), and the second compressive element isolates the cylinder head from the fuel rail. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20090152334 | SELF-PIERCE RIVETS AND AN ADJUSTABLE STRAP HANDLE - An adjustable strap handle that can be used in connection with a packaging frame. The strap handle provides not only that the effective length of the strap is adjustable, but also provides that no tool needs to be used to install the strap. Additionally, a dual head self-pierce rivet is described that can be used in connection with a packaging frame, specifically to secure cardboard edge pieces to thin sheet metal or cardboard corner pieces and provide structure with which strap handles can engage. The dual head self-pierce rivet has a shank and a poke at its end. The poke is configured to pierce through the cardboard edge pieces of a cube frame, advance into the edge pieces, and flare into a profiled anvil. While a lower head of the rivet seats against the cardboard, an upper head contains and holds a strap handle in a ring groove. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090003967 | LOBULAR DRIVE SYSTEM WITH INTERFERENCE FIT AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING SAME - A fastener which includes a recess that includes a plurality of alternating lobes and recesses, where each of the flutes and lobes is twisted or angled. The fastener can be driven using a conventional multi-lobular driver. Alternatively, a driver which also has angled or twisted flutes and lobes can be used to engage the recess and drive the fastener. A punch pin includes a head that has a plurality of alternating lobes and recesses that are twisted or angled. The head of the punch pin is configured to punch the recess into the head of the fastener. A device retains the punch pin such that the punch pin can rotate out of the recess after the punch pin punches the recess into the head of the fastener. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080236341 | POWDERED METAL MULTI-LOBULAR TOOLING AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A tool made of powdered metal, such as a modified T15 HSS in powdered form, and having a multi-lobular end profile for punching multi-lobular recesses into workpieces, such as into the heads of fasteners. The tool is homogenous and contains only carbides which are relatively small, such as in the 1-4 micron range. Also provided is a method of fabricating such a tool. The method requires that a powdered metal bar is cut and then the cut piece is worked to provide the multi-lobular tool. The final part is theoretically 100% dense, as opposed to being only 95-98% dense as in metal injection molded parts. In use, the final part, due to how it is fabricated, has increased column strength and increased impact resistance. | 10-02-2008 |
