Timothy Fitzgerald Gillis

US Patent:

20070066096, Mar 22, 2007

Filed:

Sep 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/515091

Inventors:

Timothy Gillis - Florence MA, US
Martin Riccitelli - Agawam MA, US

International Classification:

H05K 1/00

US Classification:

439076100

Abstract:

A clip for securing a board to a support member. The clip includes a body defining an aperture therethrough and a tab projecting from the body. The tab advantageously has a first position wherein the tab inner surface is disposed at a first angle to the body inner surface. In this embodiment the tab is elastically movable to a second position wherein the tab inner surface is disposed at a second angle to the body inner surface that is less than the first angle. In some embodiments the clip is adapted for use with boards having opposing, longitudinally extending protruding and inset sides. The clip is disposed over the protruding side and an elongated fastener is disposed through the clip and the protruding side and into the support member. The inset side of a second board adjacent the secured protruding side can be biased toward the support member by contact of that side with the clip tab. Also a system and method of using the clip to secure a board to a support member.

US Patent:

20110222984, Sep 15, 2011

Filed:

Oct 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/127138

Inventors:

Timothy F. Gillis - Florence MA, US
Mark Joseph Guthrie - W. Springfield MA, US
Michael W. Maziarz - Wilbraham MA, US

International Classification:

F16B 39/22
F16B 33/00
F16B 25/10

US Classification:

411190, 411368, 4113661

Abstract:

A self-drilling bolt and nut assembly includes a nut which has a window to permit visual inspection of the fastener thread upon engagement with the nut. The nut also includes a protective cap or receives a protective cap so that upon threadably engaging the fastener with the nut, the drill tip of the fastener is automatically received in the cap. The nut also has at one end a plurality of projections to enhance the locking engagement. The self-drilling bolt may have an integral washer and employ a clamping plate engageable against the washer.

US Patent:

20130306633, Nov 21, 2013

Filed:

May 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/892596

Inventors:

Timothy F. Gillis - Florence MA, US
Mark Joseph Guthrie - West Springfield MA, US

International Classification:

B65D 51/24
G01B 3/00
B25H 7/00

US Classification:

220212, 33562

Abstract:

A fastener storage assembly comprises a container and a lid. The container has a bottom and two pairs of opposed sidewalls. The lid acts as a fastener alignment guide for locating a fastener to be driven through a deck board having a width w into a joist having an engagement edge face thickness t. The fastener alignment guide has a template and a pair of aligned substantially identical wings equidistantly spaced a distance w. The template defines a pair of aligned openings each having a center and a medial axis passing through each center. Each of the wings projects perpendicular to the template and defines a recess defined by a pair of parallel edges spaced a distance t. A plane through the medial axis and perpendicular to the template is equidistantly spaced the edges.

US Patent:

20210301543, Sep 30, 2021

Filed:

Mar 26, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/213389

Inventors:

- Agawam MA, US
Mitchell T. Kraucunas - Enfield CT, US
Frederick A. Enko - Westfield MA, US
Anthony DiSanto - Holyoke MA, US
Timothy F. Gillis - Florence MA, US

International Classification:

E04F 15/02
E04B 1/00
E04B 1/41

Abstract:

Disclosed herein is a clip for positioning and securing adjacent grooved planks to a joist. The clip includes a body and a pair of legs. The body extends longitudinally from a front end to a rear end and laterally between opposite lateral edges and defining a hole. Each leg of the pair of legs extends downward from the body at a longitudinal position between the front end and rear end. Each of the front end and the rear end includes a notch in the edge between the opposite lateral edges.

US Patent:

20200340252, Oct 29, 2020

Filed:

Apr 23, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/856140

Inventors:

- Agawam MA, US
Timothy F. Gillis - Florence MA, US
Mitchell T. Kraucunas - Enfield CT, US
Peter Barenski, Jr. - Stockbridge MA, US
Frederick A. Enko - Westfield MA, US
Anthony DiSanto - Holyoke MA, US
Mark J. Guthrie - West Springfield MA, US

International Classification:

E04F 15/02
E04B 5/02

Abstract:

A hidden fastener assembly facilitates the attachment of grooved deck members to a joist. A body has an upper platform and a lower reference surface and is traversed by a central opening. A pair of tongues project from the body and are positioned and configured for reception in the grooves of the deck members. A pair of legs straddle the joist to aid in positioning. A fastener received in the opening and driven into the joist secures the deck members to the joist at a desired spacing. The fastener assemblies may be collated for usage in automatic driving tools.

US Patent:

20200284033, Sep 10, 2020

Filed:

Jul 23, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/519388

Inventors:

- Agawam MA, US
Timothy F. Gillis - Florence MA, US
Frederick A. Enko - Westfield MA, US
Mark A. Dicaire - Boylston MA, US

International Classification:

E04B 2/82
F16B 5/02
F16B 25/00

Abstract:

A floating connection fastening system employs a semi-flexible floating bushing having a sleeve with an axial slot which captures a fastener having a head, an unthreaded shank portion, a threaded portion and an intermediate reamer. An offset cap mounts to the bushing/fastener assembly and receives a driver bit. The offset cap defines an offset clearance. The floating connection is installed by driving the fastener through a non-load bearing member so as to form a bore and threadably engage a load bearing member. The floating bushing has a flange which engages the surface of the non-load bearing member, and the sleeve is entirely received in the formed bore. The offset attachment functions to provide a clearance so that upon termination of driving the fastener, the head of the fastener sits proud relative to the non-load bearing member. The installation is accomplished in essentially a one-step procedure.

US Patent:

20190360513, Nov 28, 2019

Filed:

Aug 12, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/537894

Inventors:

- Agawam MA, US
Mark A. Dicaire - Boylston MA, US
Mark J. Guthrie - West Springfield MA, US
Timothy F. Gillis - Florence MA, US
R. Timothy Irwin - Lenox MA, US

International Classification:

F16B 5/02

Abstract:

The tension bracket is configured to receive an elongated fastener to provide a connection under tension between a secondary structure and a principal support structure. The bracket has a mounting base with two substantially coplanar base sections having complementary opposed adjacent edges. The sections define a plurality of fastener openings and a profile opening. A guide member integrally extends from the sections and has parallel walls disposed above and extending perpendicular to the base sections. A pair of laterally spaced reinforcement ribs project perpendicularly from the base sections. In one embodiment, the tension bracket is formed from a single sheet of metal.

US Patent:

20190249417, Aug 15, 2019

Filed:

Apr 24, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/393089

Inventors:

- Agawam MA, US
Richard L. Belinda - Westfield MA, US
Mark J. Guthrie - West Springfield MA, US
Timothy F. Gillis - Florence MA, US
R. Timothy Irwin - Lenox MA, US

International Classification:

E04B 1/41
E04B 1/26

Abstract:

A tension tie assembly for attachment of a first building member to a second building member under tension. The assembly includes a tie with a ball on one end that attaches to a first anchoring member on the first building member and a threaded stud on the opposite end that attaches to a second anchoring member on the second building member. A cable extends between the ball and the stud. The ball may be retained in a rotatable engagement by the first anchoring member. The force of tension on the tie can be adjusted after attachment to the first and second building members. The adjustability of tension can be provided by a threaded connection between sub-elements of the tie such a nut threaded to the stud.