Frank J Cosenza

US Patent:

6454502, Sep 24, 2002

Filed:

Apr 4, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/825711

Inventors:

Frank J. Cosenza - Santa Barbara CA
Luke L. Haylock - Culver City CA

Assignee:

Fairchild Holding Corp. - Dulles VA

International Classification:

F16B 1304

US Classification:

411 43, 411 34, 411 55

Abstract:

A blind fastener with an improved drive nut and assembly process. The blind fastener of the present invention includes a screw, a sleeve, a nut, and a drive nut. The new drive nut of this invention has protruding nibs that mate precisely with a driving recess located in the nut head. The protruding nibs of the new drive nut are not deformable and serve to replace the deformable annular ridge that was used in previous drive nut assemblies. The configuration of the protruding nibs and the recess in the nut head can be of many forms, so long as both parts are capable of being mated. Once the new assembly process for the blind fastener has been completed, the drive nut will have been mated with the nut head to prevent any rotation of the nut during installation of the blind fastener. The assembly process will now include placing the sleeve over the threads of the screw to a position adjacent the screw head. The nut is then partially threaded onto the screw until the internal threads within the region of the enlarged nut head have not been completely threaded onto the screw.

US Patent:

6537004, Mar 25, 2003

Filed:

Nov 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/997500

Inventors:

Frank J. Cosenza - Santa Barbara CA
Luke L. Haylock - Culver City CA
Ernest Marhenke - Hildesheim, DE

Assignee:

Huck Patents, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

F16B 1304

US Classification:

411 34, 411 55, 411286

Abstract:

A blind fastener with an improved drive nut and assembly process. The blind fastener includes a screw, a sleeve, a nut, and a drive nut. The drive nut has a smooth bore and protruding nibs that mate precisely with a driving recess located in the nut head. An end of the drive nut opposite the nibs is deformed to retain the drive nut on the screw against the nut. Once the new assembly process for the blind fastener has been completed, the drive nut will have been mated with the nut head to prevent any rotation of the nut during installation of the blind fastener. The assembly process will now include placing the sleeve over the threads of the screw to a position adjacent the screw head. The nut is then threaded onto the screw adjacent the sleeve. The drive nuts protruding nibs are next aligned and physically engaged into the driving recess of the nut head by sliding the smooth bore over the screw. The end of the drive nut is deformed by an axial force applied by a hollow mandrel having a nosepiece thereby displacing a portion of the drive nut into the threads of the screw.

US Patent:

6547500, Apr 15, 2003

Filed:

May 4, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/849184

Inventors:

Frank J. Cosenza - Santa Barbara CA
Luke L. Haylock - Culver City CA

Assignee:

Huck Patents, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

F16B 1304

US Classification:

411 34, 411 55

Abstract:

A blind fastener with an improved drive nut and assembly process. The blind fastener includes a screw, a sleeve, a nut, and a drive nut. The drive nut has a smooth bore and protruding nibs that mate precisely with a driving recess located in the nut head. A retaining device is used to retain the drive nut on the screw against the nut. Once the new assembly process for the blind fastener has been completed, the drive nut will have been mated with the nut head to prevent any rotation of the nut during installation of the blind fastener. The assembly process will now include placing the sleeve over the threads of the screw to a position adjacent the screw head. The nut is then threaded onto the screw adjacent the sleeve. The drive nuts protruding nibs are next aligned and physically engaged into the driving recess of the nut head by sliding the smooth bore over the screw. A retaining device is placed over the screw adjacent the drive nut to retain the drive nut to the screw.

US Patent:

6619898, Sep 16, 2003

Filed:

Mar 13, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/097515

Inventors:

Frank J. Cosenza - Santa Barbara CA

Assignee:

Huck Patents, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

F16B 2118

US Classification:

411353, 411520, 411521, 411999

Abstract:

A fastener assembly having an elongated shaft with an exterior surface defining a plurality of open-ended longitudinaily-extending splines on one end of the shaft and a second plurality of longitudinally-oriented closed-ended spline circumferentially spaced from the first splines. The assembly includes a substantially triangular retaining ring having an inwardly directed tab is positioned in the middle of each side of the ring. Cross-over slots interconnect the first and second splines and are sized to require the retaining ring tabs to flex to permit transition of the ring tabs between the first splines and the second splines.

US Patent:

6808348, Oct 26, 2004

Filed:

Apr 9, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/410078

Inventors:

Frank J. Cosenza - Santa Barbara CA
Luke L. Haylock - Culver City CA

Assignee:

Alcon Global Fasteners, Inc. - Torrance CA

International Classification:

F16B 3922

US Classification:

411280, 411324, 4119371

Abstract:

A threaded locking beam nut having a plurality of locking beams configured such that the inside edge surface of each locking beam has a radially inwardly angled surface thereby forming substantially a V-shaped channel between adjacent beams.

US Patent:

6908395, Jun 21, 2005

Filed:

Sep 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/933662

Inventors:

Frank J. Cosenza - Santa Barbara CA, US
Luke L. Haylock - Culver City CA, US

Assignee:

Alcoa Global Fasteners, Inc. - Torrance CA

International Classification:

B21D053/24
B21H003/08

US Classification:

470 19, 470 28, 470 88, 470106

Abstract:

A threaded locking beam nut having a plurality of locking beams configured such that the inside edge surface of each locking beam has a radially inwardly angled surface thereby forming substantially a V-shaped channel between adjacent beams.

US Patent:

7377735, May 27, 2008

Filed:

Mar 23, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/087834

Inventors:

Frank J. Cosenza - Santa Barbara CA, US
Luke L. Haylock - Culver City CA, US

Assignee:

Alcoa Global Fasteners, Inc. - Torrance CA

International Classification:

F16B 21/18

US Classification:

411517, 411521, 411353

Abstract:

A retaining ring for use with a fastener is disclosed. The retaining ring comprises a plurality of substantially t-shaped internal tabs that oppose one another and are about twice as thick as the exterior of the ring. The ring is installed onto a fastener having at least two longitudinally-oriented slots by locating a tab into one of the slots and snapping another tab into another slot, thereby momentarily elongating during installation. The tabs substantially reduce the possibility of accidental removal of the retaining ring. In addition, resistance and damage to the internal tabs of the retaining ring is substantially reduced when the retaining ring slides axially in the longitudinal slots of the fastener. Since only the longitudinally-oriented slots are required for installation, the axially-oriented entry slots and cross-over slots of some fastener embodiments can be eliminated, thereby significantly reducing fastener cost and manufacturing time.

US Patent:

8506224, Aug 13, 2013

Filed:

Jun 14, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/159584

Inventors:

Frank Cosenza - Santa Barbara CA, US
Luke Haylock - Culver City CA, US
Rodrigo Pinheiro - Riverside CA, US
Edgar Frias - Huntington Beach CA, US

Assignee:

Alcoa Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

F16B 21/18

US Classification:

411353, 411383, 411424, 411517, 411521, 411943

Abstract:

A fastener including a bolt and a grommet assembly attached to the bolt for fastening to a work piece. The grommet assembly includes an upper grommet, a lower grommet attached to the upper grommet, a retainer ring, and a housing that houses the retainer ring within the lower grommet. The upper grommet is inserted into a hole at one side of the work piece and the lower grommet is attached to the upper grommet through the hole at an opposite side of the work piece. The retainer ring is inserted into the lower grommet and encapsulated by the housing. The bolt is inserted into the grommet assembly, and the retainer ring engages the bolt such that a plurality of pressure pads extending from a plurality of corresponding spring beam elements of the retainer ring reside in an annular groove of the bolt. The grommet assembly captivates the bolt onto the work piece, while providing a positive hold out of the bolt.