US Patent Issued to SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS PAMPUS on Aug. 19 for "Push-on fastener, assembly, and method of making and using the same" (Dutch, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,369, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS PAMPUS GMBH (Willich, Germany).

"Push-on fastener, assembly, and method of making and using the same" was invented by Benjamin Kuemmel (Kerkrade, Netherlands) and Thiemo Kuesters (Viersen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A push-on fastener including a push-on fastener body including an annular base defining an aperture, first and second opposing major surfaces, and a plurality of radial tabs extending from the annular base, the radial tabs terminating radially inwardly or radially outwardly and providing a peripheral surface; and a low friction layer ove...