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Henry F. Phillips. Phillips screw head. Henry Frank Phillips (June 4, 1889 – April 13, 1958) was an American businessman from Portland, Oregon. The Phillips-head ("crosshead") screw and screwdriver are named after him. [1]
The Phillips screw drive (specified as an ANSI Type I Cross Recess [10] and type H in ISO documentation) was created by John P. Thompson, who, after failing to interest manufacturers, sold his design to businessman Henry F. Phillips.
Henry Phillips most commonly refers to: Henry F. Phillips (1890–1958), American businessman for which the Phillips-head screw and screwdriver is named Henry Phillips (comedian) (born 1969), American songwriter and humorist
Phillips screw head. Meanwhile, in Portland, Oregon, Henry F. Phillips patented his own invention, an improved version of a deep socket with a cruciform slot, today known as the Phillips Screw. Phillips offered his screw to the American Screw Company, and after a successful trial on the 1936 Cadillac, it quickly swept through the American auto ...
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Brennan torpedo – Louis Brennan [13] Brougham – Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux. M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle – John Browning. Büchner funnel, Büchner flask – Ernst Büchner. Bunsen burner – Robert Bunsen. Burr Arch Truss – Theodore Burr [14] Callanetics – Callan Pinckney. Cardigan – James Brudenell, 7th Earl of ...
P. L. Robertson. Illustration from the 1909 Canadian patent for the Robertson screw. Peter Lymburner Robertson (December 10, 1879 – September 28, 1951) was a Canadian inventor, industrialist, salesman, and philanthropist who popularized the square-socket drive for screws, often called the Robertson drive. Although a square-socket drive had ...
In the early 1930s American Henry F. Phillips popularized the Phillips-head screw, with a cross-shaped internal drive. [27] Later improved -head screws were developed, more compatible with screwdrivers not of the exactly right head size: Pozidriv and Supadriv. Phillips screws and screwdrivers are to some extent compatible with those for the ...