ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,787, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to DOBEN Ltd. (Windsor, Canada).
"Self-piercing clinch fastener installation press" was invented by David M. Simone (Amherstburg, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener clinching press includes a frame that supports a die having a hole that cooperates with the fastener to produce a slug from the workpiece. A ram has a head assembly that engages the fastener. A first sensor determines a ram position relative to the die. A pin is slidably supported within the head assembly and extends out of the head assembly to a tip that locates a fastener relative to the die. The pin is movable between ...