US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA on Sept. 23 for "Method for achieving a target joint preload" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,389, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Fla.).

"Method for achieving a target joint preload" was invented by Daniel P. Hess (Lutz, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for achieving a target joint preload can include applying a tightening torque to the second fastener element and measuring that torque as a trial tightening torque. The method can further include applying a loosening torque to the second fastener element and measuring that torque as a trial removal torque. Additionally, the method can include calculating a required tightening torque that is required to be applied to the sec...