ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,628, issued on Oct. 20.

"Resistance multi purpose welder attachment" was invented by Joran Olsson (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A resistance welding device is configured for use in combination with a resistance welder having a translating welding electrode. A first arm of the welding device is in a translating rotational engagement with a second arm thereof. The first arm of the device is engageable to a translating electrode from the resistance welder. Translation of the welding electrode of the resistance welder moves first and second electrodes to contact metal therebetween and spot weld the metal."

The patent ...