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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Y. Ahn, Seattle, WA (US);
Joseph D. Anderson, Seattle, WA (US);
Shane E. Arthur, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 29/00 (2006.01); F16B 13/06 (2006.01); F16B 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 29/00 (2013.01); F16B 13/06 (2013.01); F16B 31/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastener includes a sleeve, a pin, and a visual indicator. The sleeve includes a tubular body. The pin includes a shank. At least a portion of the shank of the pin is configured to extend through the tubular body of the sleeve and to facilitate deformation of a portion of the tubular body into a bulb in response to a force applied to the tubular body of the sleeve by the shank of the pin. The visual indicator is configured to provide a visual verification of correct formation of the bulb.