ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,470, issued on Sept. 22.
"Zipnut systems" was invented by Gordon Stout (Rice, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus, the zipnut an alternative solution for a nut on a bolt. The main advantage is that it can fit many sizes of bolts where common nuts must be exact for each bolt. The device contours to the bolt as it is being pushed/threaded through."
The patent was filed on March 14, 2024, under Application No. 18/605,317.
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