ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,341, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Howmet Aerospace Inc. (Pittsburgh).
"Blind fastener" was invented by Luke L. Haylock (Culver City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes inserting a machining tool through a hole of at least one workpiece that includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and extends from the first surface to the second surface. The hole forms an inner wall. The machining tool includes a shaft and a cutting tip proximate to one end of the shaft. The cutting tip includes a cutting portion. The method includes positioning the cutting portion of the cutting tip to abu...