ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,801, issued on April 22, was assigned to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, N.H.).
"Collet for multiple wire elements" was invented by Matthew D. Thoren (Pelham, N.H.) and John C. Cobb (Plymouth, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collet for multiple wire elements is disclosed. In an example, the collet has a body made of a polymeric material and extends along a central axis from a first end to a second end. The body defines a first passageway extending axially through the body, the first passageway in communication with the environment via a first insertion opening extending along an entire l...