ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,406, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to International Truck Intellectual Property Co. LLC (Lisle, Ill.).
"Fastening assembly for a track" was invented by Cameron Cabana (Chicago), Emma Langer (Naperville, Ill.), Hector R. Kiely (Plainfield, Ill.) and Stephen Burd (Lombard, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastening assembly for a track comprises a stud having a stud base and a rod extending from the stud base, a keeper having a keeper base with an opening corresponding to the rod in a center of the keeper base, at least two members extending from the keeper base, and a nut receiving and engaging the rod to secure the stud to the...