US Patent Issued to DOBEN on May 6 for "Automated floating insertion tool for push-in fasteners" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,890, issued on May 6, was assigned to DOBEN Ltd. (Windsor, Canada).

"Automated floating insertion tool for push-in fasteners" was invented by Simon Britton (Windsor, Canada) and Larry Koscielski (Lasalle, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of installing a push-in fastener includes the steps homing a floating tool assembly to a home position, the floating tool assembly carries a locating pin and a punch, releasing the floating tool assembly, positioning a workpiece at a target position, retrieving a fastener with the punch, engaging the workpiece with the locating pin which causes the floating tool assembly to move to a de...