US 11,808,294 B2
Coated fastener
Vincent B. Thomas, Bogart, GA (US); Jason G. Peace, Newnan, GA (US); and Seth C. Glenn, Juliette, GA (US)
Assigned to Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/666,853.
Application 16/666,853 is a division of application No. 15/625,839, filed on Jun. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,495,129.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/351,572, filed on Jun. 17, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0063780 A1, Feb. 27, 2020
Int. Cl. F16B 33/00 (2006.01); F16B 33/06 (2006.01); E04B 1/62 (2006.01); E04C 2/04 (2006.01); E04B 2/74 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 13/14 (2006.01); B32B 13/02 (2006.01); B32B 13/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/08 (2006.01); B32B 7/14 (2006.01); F16B 25/00 (2006.01); F16B 43/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 33/004 (2013.01) [B32B 3/08 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 7/14 (2013.01); B32B 13/02 (2013.01); B32B 13/08 (2013.01); B32B 13/14 (2013.01); E04B 1/625 (2013.01); E04C 2/043 (2013.01); F16B 25/0031 (2013.01); F16B 33/06 (2013.01); F16B 43/001 (2013.01); B32B 2250/02 (2013.01); B32B 2255/02 (2013.01); B32B 2255/20 (2013.01); B32B 2255/26 (2013.01); B32B 2260/021 (2013.01); B32B 2260/044 (2013.01); B32B 2262/02 (2013.01); B32B 2262/101 (2013.01); B32B 2307/718 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7242 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7265 (2013.01); B32B 2307/73 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2607/00 (2013.01); E04B 2/7457 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastener, comprising:
an elongated fastener body having a first end and an opposed second end, with an external surface having an axial circumference and a length, the length extending between the first end and the second end; and
a single coating material disposed around an entirety of the axial circumference and along no more than ⅔ of the length of the external surface beginning adjacent the second end such that a reminder of the length of the external surface is uncoated,
wherein the coating material displays a viscosity of less than 1 Pa·s, measured at a shear rate of 1000 Hz and at a temperature of 150° F.