ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,898, issued on June 3, was assigned to 9223-1620 QUEBEC INC. (Farnham, Canada).
"Locking pliers and other gripping tools" was invented by Andrew Wanka (Hatley, Canada) and Ralph Krupkat (Montreal Nord, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool comprising an outer body with a first end and a second end, the outer body defining a longitudinal recess therein and having at least two connector link pivot points at the first end thereof, an inner body slidably received within the longitudinal recess of the outer body and having a core head extending out of the first end of the outer body, at least two jaws, each jaw having an inner pivot...