ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,070, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS (Velizy-Villacoublay, France).
"Device for connecting mechanical parts with axial clearance" was invented by Dominique Chauvet (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Luis Ferreira Da Silva (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Philippe Mosnier (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Christophe Rioux (Moissy-Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connecting device for connecting two mechanical parts includes a rod having a section between a stop and a threaded portion. The rod is inserted into the parts, and a nut is screwed onto the threaded portion in order to hold the parts between the stop ...