ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,144, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to CENTRIX AEROSPACE LLC (Kent, Wash.).
"Fastener with clutch mechanism and fastener operating method" was invented by Kelly Childers (Kent, Wash.) and Cameron Ralphs (Kent, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for a fastener. The fastener, in one example, includes a clutch mechanism configured to transition to a disengaged configuration responsive to a clamping force of the fastener exceeding a threshold value. The clutch mechanism includes a drive nut that is configured to mate with a head of a screw in an engaged configuration and a spring configured to interact with the scr...