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Screw type fastener having an unthreaded shank

Granted 17 May 2011 · no office action yet

Current assignee: The AZEK Company Inc. · originally AZEK Building Products, Inc.

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Inventors: Michael A. Dotsey · Examiner: Holly Baynham · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/369,633
filed 10 Sep 2010
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US D637896
granted 17 May 2011

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of my…

FIG. 1 is a front view of my screw type fastener having an unthreaded shank;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/387

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USthis patentUS-D637896-SS117 May 201110 Sep 2010grantedScrew type fastener having an unthreaded shank
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CACA-137596-SS12 May 201121 Oct 2010grantedScrew with partially unthreaded shank
TWTW-D146576-SS21 Apr 201218 Nov 2010publishedScrew type fastener having an unthreaded shank

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