ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,248, issued on June 17, was assigned to SPS TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Jenkintown, Pa.).
"Two-piece blind fastener and installation tool" was invented by Cristinel Cobzaru (Murrieta, Calif.), Brian Hoffarth (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Claude Couillandeau (Condrieu, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blind fastener for connecting workpieces includes a bolt and nut. The bolt includes a shaft, bolt head, and lug. The bolt head is between the shaft and lug and extends radially outward from the shaft. The shaft defines external threads opposite the bolt head. The lug includes a first tool engagement portion and a first frangible portion that fran...