Patents
US 8142125 B2: Self-attaching female fastener
- Granted
- 2012-03-27
- Filed
- 2007-08-24 application 11895368
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A self-attaching nut for attachment to a panel including a central pilot portion having a generally cylindrical outer surface, a flange portion surrounding the outer surface of the pilot portion including an annular groove surrounding the pilot portion having a substantially V-shaped bottom wall and a generally planar panel support surface surrounding the annular groove. The panel support surface includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial ribs extending into the annular groove, but spaced from the outer surface of the pilot portion. The grooves may be convex or concave or a combination of convex and concave grooves. In one embodiment, the nuts are rectangular and the back face include two pair of transverse linear grooves for interconnection by frangible wires in side to side relation.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120327.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesell International Corporation 13 patents | US company or organization | Taylor, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vrana | Rochester Hills, MI | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Shuart | Summerville, SC | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John M. Parker | Ann Arbor, MI | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16B | Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together, e.g. nails, bolts, circlips, clamps, clips or wedges; joints or jointing | F16B37/062 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-08 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the conveying party name previously recorded on reel 044417 frame 0498. assignor(s) hereby confirms the change of name. | WHITESELL FORMED COMPONENTS, INC. signed 2017-07-19 | PENN AUTOMOTIVE, INC. WILMINGTON, DE | 63930/978 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-11-10 | Name change Change of name | WHITESELL INTERNATIONAL CORP. signed 2017-07-19 | PENN AUTOMOTIVE, INC. WILMINGTON, DE | 44417/498 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-08-21 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2017-08-16 | WHITESELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION MUSCLE SHOALS, AL | 43636/507 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-07-10 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | WHITESELL FORMED COMPONENTS, INC. signed 2017-06-27 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 43140/920 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-05-12 | Name change Change of name | WHITESELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION signed 2013-12-19 | WHITESELL FORMED COMPONENTS, INC. WATERFORD, MI | 42452/702 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2007-08-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PARKER, JOHN M. signed 2007-08-10 VRANA, JOHN J. signed 2007-08-10 SHUART, DAVID M. signed 2007-08-16 | WHITESELL INTERNTIONAL CORPORATION TAYLOR, MI | 19800/260 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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