ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,581,588, issued on March 17, was assigned to Tesla Inc. (Austin, Texas).
"Press-fit fasteners for securing components together" was invented by Rameez Hasan (San Leandro, Calif.), Christopher Tilton (San Mateo, Calif.) and Jonathan Frydman (Mountain View, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Press-fit fasteners for securing components together are provided. In one aspect, an electronic system assembly includes a first component comprising a first hole, a second component comprising a second hole, and a press-fit fastener configured to be inserted into the first hole and the second hole in a single motion. The press-fit fastener is conf...