ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,285, issued on July 1, was assigned to THE YOUNG ENGINEERS INC. (Lake Forest, Calif.).
"Clam shell insert utility" was invented by Patrick W. Wells (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A honeycomb sandwich panel insert that includes a housing defined by two identical halves which when joined together form a distal flange having opposed potting holes, and a central internal bore. Each of the halves includes an integrally formed laterally extending member that when joined forms a tight closed distal end of said bore. A nut is disposed within the internal bore of the housing and configured to float therein."
The patent was fil...