US Patent Issued to c-Torq on June 30 for "Counter-torque driver tool" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,942, issued on June 30, was assigned to c-Torq LLC (Moreland Hills, Ohio).

"Counter-torque driver tool" was invented by Carl Michael Nilsson (Moreland Hills, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a tool driver device that can apply counter-torque to the device while applying torque to a target component that is engaging a target base. The example device can be operated by one hand to actuate a power input component that provides the desired torque, while providing counter-torque to offset rotation of the device. A selectably engaged counter-torque component is selected to compleme...