ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,759, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to NEAPCO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC (Farmington Hills, Mich.).
"Snap ring expander" was invented by Heladio Sanchez Arcos (Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico) and Edgar Martinez Carlos (Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A manufacturing assembly for installing a snap ring into a bore of a multi-axial joint includes a ram tool configured to axially force the snap ring through the bore towards a retention groove with the snap ring in a constricted configuration. An axially distal end of the ram tool includes one or more engagement elements having a tapered engagement surface co...