ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,572, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to CENTER STUD LLC (Temperance, Mich.).

"Carpentry tool" was invented by Harold Rainsberger (Temperance, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a carpentry tool for wall framing, the carpentry tool configured for use with a plate, a stud having an end, a tape measure, a fastening tool, and a fastener, the carpentry tool including a first end, a second end, a top side, a bottom side, a first end with a first receiver, and a second end with a second receiver, the first receiver and the second receiver aligned along a first axis, the first receiver config...