ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,346, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. (Pittsburgh).
"Tangless helically coiled insert installation system" was invented by Praneel Prithvi Lal (Lynbrook, Australia) and Diego Adolfo Rodriguez Cantor (Pakenham, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated installation system, constructed to install tangless helically coiled inserts, includes an installation tool, a track, and an insert separator device. The tool includes a nozzle body defining a through-bore extending along an insertion axis, and a mandrel adapted to reciprocate and rotate within the bore. The track defines a channel extending along ...