ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,986, issued on Feb. 17.
"Powered wire skinner" was invented by Joseph Altieri (Goshen, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered wire skinner is configured with a skinner assembly that circumferentially attaches to a wire and a drive assembly that engages with a gear on the skinner to cause a portion of the skinner to rotate about the wire while cutting its exterior skin. The drive includes a drive shaft that engages with an electric drill's chuck. The rotation of the electric drill at the drive shaft translates to the rotational movement of the skinner assembly, thereby cutting the wire's skin to ultimately remove a portion of t...