ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,397, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Heat shield retaining clasp" was invented by Nicholas Edward Scaggs (Springfield, Ohio), Nathaniel J. Herrmann (Springfield, Ohio) and William G. Thorn (Winchester, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel assembly is disclosed herein. The wheel assembly includes a torque bar extending in a first direction, a retainer plate coupled to the torque bar, the retainer plate having a first side formed into a first U-channel, the first U-channel formed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a heat shield panel having a first side formed into a...