ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,264,694, issued on April 1, was assigned to PIOLAX INC. (Kanagawa, Japan).
"Fastener" was invented by Ryosuke Ozaki (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener made of a metal material and for attaching a component to an attachment hole of an attachment member includes first and second leg pieces facing each other, and a connecting portion connecting base ends of the first and second leg pieces. The first leg piece includes a locking portion configured to be locked to an edge of the attachment hole, and a claw portion configured to retain the fastener to the component. The claw portion extends from a tip end side of the fi...