US Patent Issued to THE BOEING on Oct. 6 for "Fastener for use with ultraviolet light sensitive adhesive" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,786, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).

"Fastener for use with ultraviolet light sensitive adhesive" was invented by Christopher John Mills (Charleston, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener configured to be attached to a panel and to support an item. The fastener has a body constructed from a first material and with the body having an opening that extends into the body at a first end. A flange constructed from a second material is connected to the body and sized to extend laterally outward beyond the body. The first material has a higher melting point than the second material. The first ma...