ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,294, issued on April 15, was assigned to HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. (Pittsburgh).
"Blind fasteners and methods of fastening" was invented by Troy Don Pierce (Hewitt, Texas), Robert B. Wilcox (McGregor, Texas) and Justin Branch (Waco, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Blind fasteners and methods of fastening are provided. A blind fastener comprises a sleeve and a mandrel. The sleeve is adapted for installation into a threaded bore in a structure. The sleeve comprises a head portion configured to receive a torque, a first sleeve end, a second sleeve end, an elongate portion extending intermediate the first sleeve end and the second sleeve...