ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,040, issued on May 26.
"Fastener arrangement" was invented by Willi Ramsteiner (Bergdietikon, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener arrangement with a fastener designed for fastening to a substrate via an adhesive agent, and with an object having an object mount, whereby the object mount can be fixed to the fastener fastened to the substrate. The fastener has a reinforcement part made of a metallic material having a flat body with openings and side wall elements adjoining it. The side wall elements are mounted between a retaining ring and wall segments of a ring-shaped holder and are designed for fixing the object moun...