ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,457, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Fastener" was invented by Zhilin Li (Shanghai), Haijie Yu (Shanghai) and Zhaobao Cao (Shanghai).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to the technical field of vehicle components, and in particular to a fastener for securing vehicle accessories, characterized in that the fastener includes: a fastener body, a trim panel securing portion, and an elastic member securing portion, wherein the fastener body includes a vehicle securing portion which is disposed on one end of the fastener body and can be used for securing to a vehicle b...