US Patent Issued to ATLAS COPCO INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUE on May 13 for "Vacuum arrangement for a tightening tool" (Swedish Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,444, issued on May 13, was assigned to ATLAS COPCO INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUE AB (Stockholm).

"Vacuum arrangement for a tightening tool" was invented by Carl Johan Erik Wallgren (Stockholm).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a power screw driver comprising a housing. The housing encloses a motor and a bit drive spindle at a front end for driving a bit. The power screw driver is at the front end connectable to a vacuum adapter having screw pick-up functionality by which a screw to be mounted is brought into engagement with the bit. The power screw driver further comprises an in the housing integrated vacuum sens...