ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,852, issued on May 13, was assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio).
"Smart fastener systems and methods" was invented by Gregory David Hansen (San Antonio), Andre Rene Buentello (San Antonio), Jose L. Romero Jr. (San Antonio), Nina Schuessler (San Antonio) and Galo M. Alava (Tampa, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart fastener system includes a smart fastener configured to couple two components of a structure to one another, wherein the smart fastener includes one or more sensors that are configured to monitor one or more parameters. The smart fastener system also includes one or more processors...