ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,764, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Andrew G. Womack (Cedar Hill, Texas).

"Locking pliers for temporary fasteners" was invented by Andrew G. Womack (Cedar Hill, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pair of cleco pliers includes a first handle defining a first receptacle at a distal end thereof. In addition, the pair of cleco pliers includes a second handle pivotably coupled to the first handle and defining a second receptacle at a distal end of the second handle, and wherein the first receptacle and the second receptacle are configured to jointly receive a temporary fastener. The pair of cleco pliers further includes one or mor...