Inventor · Barrington, IL, US

William L. Gabriel

27Patents
11h-index
25Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 7, 1979 → Mar 31, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5733085A Fastener assembly and adhesive composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Expired
US5875538A Method and apparatus for coating fasteners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US5149237A Coated metal fastener and coating composition therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US4343579A Nail stack Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US5489179A Fastener and building assembly comprising workpiece, substrate, and fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5882405A Method and apparatus for coating fasteners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5178903A Coated metal fastener and method for making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5741104A Steel fastener having grooved shank Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5033181A Method for manufacturing nails Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6394268B1 Nail-type fastener collation strip with fastener guide rings, and combination thereof Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US5058228A Machine and methods for collating wire nails having shank keyways Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5642974A Fastener and building assembly comprising workpiece, substrate, and fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5195931A Method and apparatus for making wire nails having radially offset, fully circular heads Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US4877135A Collated nail strip Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US5476687A Coated metal fastener and coating composition therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5482420A Collated screw package formed with welded wires Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5533379A Method of forming a head on a fastener Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6604665B2 Pneumatic nailer coiled collation strip Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US5098749A Workpiece-treating system and related method Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US6000893A Angled strip of brads and method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US5476351A Method and apparatus for forming a head on a fastener and a fastener formed therefrom Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US8511961B2 Fastener and method of prolonging use of a driver blade in a fastening tool Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10197082B2 Pre-plated spline formed fastener and method for making same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US8920094B2 Apparatus and method of making an offset nail Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8100618B2 Apparatus and method of making a heel-less nail Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.