US Patent Issued to Newfrey on June 10 for "Pin and grommet fastener including pin and grommet having panel retention fingers and pin retention fingers that cooperate with one another to define pin receptacle for receiving the pin" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,163, issued on June 10, was assigned to Newfrey LLC (New Britain, Conn.).

"Pin and grommet fastener including pin and grommet having panel retention fingers and pin retention fingers that cooperate with one another to define pin receptacle for receiving the pin" was invented by Kranthi Santapuri (Troy, Mich.), Tien T. Diep (West Bloomfield Township, Mich.), Oday Amer Safry (Farmington Hills, Mich.) and Naga Battini (Troy, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pin and grommet fastener includes a grommet and a pin. The grommet includes a base, panel locking fingers, and pin locking fingers. The locking fingers project from the base an...