US Patent Issued to HOWMET AEROSPACE on Sept. 22 for "Multi-piece fasteners and methods of fastening" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,467, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. (Pittsburgh).

"Multi-piece fasteners and methods of fastening" was invented by James L. Wollard Jr. (Waco, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multi-piece fasteners and methods of fastening are provided. The multi-piece fastener comprises a fastening collar and a pin. The fastening collar comprises an inner collar surface defining a collar cavity, an outer collar surface, a coating on the outer collar surface, and a lubrication layer intermediate the coating and the outer collar surface. The coating comprises a resin and a metal pigment. The pin is configured to be at l...