ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,941, issued on June 23, was assigned to YKK Corp. (Tokyo).
"Sheet fastener" was invented by Satoshi Nakada (Macon, Ga.) and Evan Fegan (Macon, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet fastener for fastening a pair of sheet edges includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a first fixing portion configured to engage a first edge of the pair of sheet edges and a holder continuous with the first fixing portion. The holder defines a first recess and includes a projection and a support portion that define an opening to the first recess. The second member includes a second fixing portion configured to engage a ...