ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,145, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Acument Intellectual Properties LLC (Sterling Heights, Mich.).
"Fastening system with sealing arrangement" was invented by Max Juengel (Cumberland Furnace, Tenn.), Jeramiah Slater (Grand Blanc, Mich.) and Gary Sifferman (Grand Blanc, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deformable fastening system includes a clamped component and a fastener including a bolt having a shaft portion extending along a longitudinal axis of the fastener and a head portion having a surface including at least one engagement portion and one or more projections formed on the at least one engagement portion. The one or ...