USPTO Fastener Patents from June 2021
Fastener Assembly Having a Leak Resistant Threaded Insert
United States Patent 11,009,060, Issued May 18, 2021
Inventor: Dale W. Petty, Wallingford, CT, USA
Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT, USA
A fastener assembly may be configured to mount structures in a gas turbine engine. The fastener assembly may comprise a fastener and a leak resistant insert. The leak resistant insert may be configured to at least partially reduce fluid leakage between the coupling of the fastener and the leak resistant insert.