ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,255, issued on Sept. 1.

"Multipurpose rotational tool" was invented by Mark C. Philbrook (North Saanich, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a multipurpose rotational tool. The multipurpose rotational tool comprises a screwdriver and a wire nut driver. The screwdriver defines a longitudinal axis. The wire nut driver being coaxially and slideably positioned over at least a portion of the screwdriver. In a first configuration, the wire nut driver is unlocked from the screwdriver, and slidingly and rotatably positioned proximal to a rear end of the screwdriver. In a second configuration, the wire nut driver is slid...