ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,207, issued on June 2, was assigned to Lockheed Martin Corp. (Bethesda, Md.).
"Coldworking sleeve removal tools and methods" was invented by Luis Rodriguez (Fort Worth, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sleeve removal tool for removing a split sleeve embedded in a structure includes a main rod, a nose cap, a housing, and a nut. The main rod includes a main threaded portion and a neck portion. The nose cap is configured to removably couple to the neck portion of the main rod and to removably couple to a flare of the split sleeve embedded in the structure. The housing includes a non-marking foot. The housing is configured to at lea...