ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,162, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Atlas Tube Connections LLC (Chicago).

"Multiple fastener restrainer and methods implementing the same" was invented by Edward Goldstein (Douglaston, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nut restrainer includes a mobile portion; and a fixed portion. The mobile portion may include at least one cavity configured to accept insertion of a nut and prevent rotation of the nut with respect to the mobile portion."

The patent was filed on Nov. 9, 2022, under Application No. 17/983,927.

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