ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,176, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to CETRES HOLDINGS LLC (Jackson, Wyo.).
"Hydraulic expandable connector" was invented by Thomas M. Espinosa (Snohomish, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic expandable connector for taking up a slack in a tie rod in a hold-down system includes an inner cylindrical body disposed within an outer cylindrical body; a first actuation spring operably attached to the inner cylindrical body and the outer cylindrical body to urge relative motion between the inner cylindrical body and the outer cylindrical body such that the connector expands axially to take up the slack; a first chamber and a s...