ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,740, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. (Danboro, Pa.).
"Fastener installation tool" was invented by Michael J Maloney (Doylestown, Pa.) and Brian G. Bentrim (Furlong, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clinch-in fastener with a cylindrical body having a top, a bottom, sides and an axial internal bore. The fastener has a single shank at the bottom end of the body having a top surface orthogonal to the bore and a chamfer tapering to the bottom of the body. The top surface of the shank is adapted for receiving the cold flow of material surrounding a receiving hole of a workpiece. The shank may h...