US Patent Issued to International Business Machines on April 8 for "Vibration isolation fastener system" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,017, issued on April 8, was assigned to International Business Machines Corp. (Armonk, N.Y.).

"Vibration isolation fastener system" was invented by Budy Notohardjono (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), Richard M. Ecker (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), Suraush Khambati (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and Shawn Canfield (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener system includes a bar, a knob, a bushing, and a washer. The bar extends along an axis and includes a catch at one end and a head at the other end, where the head includes an inclined face. The knob is configured to engage with the catch to prevent relative rotation between the knob and the bar ...