ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,056, issued on April 15, was assigned to SETI-TEC (Collegien, France).
"Device for setting a temporary fastener" was invented by Sebastien Pereira-Santo (Charneca da Caparica, Portugal).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for setting a temporary fastener. The temporary fastener includes a body with an expandable/retractable end and a rotary element capable of being driven in rotation so as to cause the expandable/retractable end to expand/retract. The device includes a support module that is able to house a temporary fastener and has a holder for holding the temporary fastening inside the module. The holder is movable between at le...