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Fastening Method And Fastening System - EP3612737

The patent EP3612737 was granted to Hilti on Feb 22, 2023. The application was filed on Apr 18, 2018 under application number EP18718157A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3612737

HILTI
Application Number
EP18718157A
Filing Date
Apr 18, 2018
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jan 20, 2023
Publication Date
Feb 22, 2023
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Patent Summary

A fastening method and system that achieves high holding force in a blind hole by displacing substrate material in the depth direction as the fastener is driven in, resulting in a weld at the peripheral surface. The method involves producing a blind hole with a diameter smaller than the fastener's face diameter, and driving the fastener into the hole while displacing substrate material. The resulting heat causes the fastener to weld to the substrate at the peripheral surface. The system comprises a substrate and a fastener with a shank that displaces substrate material as it is driven into the hole, resulting in a weld at the peripheral surface.

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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
LOCKE INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY TIANJINNov 17, 2023NEDERLANDSCH OCTROOIBUREAUADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (18) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

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EXAMINATIONEP2157322
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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJPS5830510
OPPOSITIONDE102004059625
OPPOSITIONDE102015112679
OPPOSITIONDE1625383
OPPOSITIONDE20209675U
OPPOSITIONEP0337813
OPPOSITIONEP2157322
OPPOSITIONJP2010190342
OPPOSITIONJPS5830510
OPPOSITIONKR101543167B
OPPOSITIONKR101660801B
OPPOSITIONUS2008101857
OPPOSITIONUS2016038993
OPPOSITIONUS2020049179
OPPOSITIONWO2006061203
OPPOSITIONWO2016124647

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