ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,987, issued on March 25.
"Serviceable fastener with a removable head" was invented by Pooja Narayan Menon (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and Poorni Menon Walworth (Lake Orion, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener comprising: a) a body having: i) a first cylindrical portion with a first diameter, ii) a second cylindrical portion with a second diameter, iii) a shoulder part of the first cylindrical portion, iv) an exterior threaded portion, and v) a cylindrical hole extending along an axis of the body; b) a mandrel having: i) a shank, and ii) a mandrel head at an end of the shank; and c) a head having an opening defined by an in...