US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force on Nov. 3 for "Kit for and method of attaching threaded fasteners in confined spaces" (Texas, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,780, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio).

"Kit for and method of attaching threaded fasteners in confined spaces" was invented by Megan Keene (Lackland AFB, Texas) and Andrew Ludwig (Robins AFB, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kit for joining two workpieces in a confined space using a threaded fastener. The kit has two plates which sandwich the workpieces. The plates have at least one pair of matched central holes through which a bolt is inserted. The bolt is captured with a hex countersink, negating the need for a tool behind the...