ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,704, issued on June 2.

"Hands free level" was invented by Marvin Thomas (St. Louis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hands free level has a body having a first end and a hook shaped end, the hook shaped end having a first laser device positioned in a horizontal orientation and a second laser device positioned in a vertical orientation, the body having a set screw opening, and a set screw for insertion into the set screw opening."

The patent was filed on Sept. 18, 2023, under Application No. 18/369,324.

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