US Patent Issued to Raytheon on Nov. 3 for "Fastener for engaging threaded openings" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,787, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Raytheon Co. (Waltham, Mass.).

"Fastener for engaging threaded openings" was invented by Brent Carper (Tucson, Ariz.) and Eric P. Huelsmann (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener for engaging a threaded opening includes two shaft elements extending from a cap end to a shaft end and having a partially cylindrical shape, an internal alignment shaft surrounded by a central cavity, a releasable constriction mechanism, a releasable expansion mechanism, and a cap which can engage the cap ends of the shaft elements such that the shaft elements move relative to the internal alignment sh...