US Patent Issued to Rivian IP Holdings on Oct. 20 for "Multi-directional adjustable fastener" (Michigan, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,064, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Multi-directional adjustable fastener" was invented by Stephen Kowal (Allen Park, Mich.), Curtis McNamara (Livonia, Mich.) and Daniel Calder (Ladera Ranch, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure relate to an adjustable fastener to facilitate adjustment of an assembly that allows any two or more components to be adjusted relative to each other and control an interface region there between. An adjustable fastener can include features to facilitate adjustment in multiple axes and within particular ranges. Adjustment within each of ...