ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,612, issued on April 7.

"Soffit saw and extension" was invented by Joseph Lutzker (Lawndale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention provides the means for construction crews to easily drill through multiple beams or soffits with the use of a hole saw that is coupled to a first drive cup using a coupling arbor. The first drive cup is attached to a first end of an extension tube and is secured using self-tapping screws. A second drive cup is attached to a second end of the extension tube with self-tapping screws where a drive coupling arbor provides a hexagonal shank that is attached to a drive device, such as a hammer dr...