ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,997, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to BLACK & DECKER INC. (Conn.).

"Hand tool having interchangeable grip" was invented by Daniel Cheveralls (Raleigh, N.C.), Peter Nguyen (Euless, Texas), Benjamin Mosher (Columbus, Ohio) and Bennett G. Records (Branford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to an interchangeable grip for a hand tool that facilitates a robust, serviceable connection between the interchangeable grip and a tool handle."

The patent was filed on March 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/182,102.

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