US Patent Issued to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA on July 21 for "Torque limiting fastener" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,190, issued on July 21, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Torque limiting fastener" was invented by Alexandre Tasse Roy (Varennes, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable torque limiting fastener has a shank extending along an axis from a proximal end to a distal end. The fastener has a head at the proximal end of the shank. A torque limiter is integrated between the head and the shank. The torque limiter is operable to rotatably decouple the head from the shank when a torque applied to the head exceed a maximum torque. The maximum torque is set by a spring plunger integrated to the head f...