ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,759, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Component retainer" was invented by Jordan M. Red (Martinez, Ga.), Matthew D. Wilson (Graniteville, S.C.) and Paul E. Morgan (Appling, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A component retainer, wherein the retainer comprises an annular-shaped body defining a central aperture, and a plurality of engagement tabs extending substantially orthogonally from the annular-shaped body. Each engagement tab comprises an engagement tab body and a retaining tooth integrally formed with the engagement tab body and extending radially inward toward a center of the centr...