ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,813, issued on May 19, was assigned to ERNST MANUFACTURING INC. (Sandy, Ore.).
"Tool organizer" was invented by Gregory R Ernst (Eagle Creek, Ore.), Andrew Ernst (Sandy, Ore.), Dylan G Ernst (Eagle Creek, Ore.), Katy Sanchez (Sandy, Ore.) and Josh Jury (Sandy, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool organizer provides a modular building block to allow assembly of organizers to hold multiple tools of a desired quantity. The organizers have a front tab that fits into a rearward receiver of another organizer to allow multiple organizers to be assembled together to make a multi-tool organizer block. The organizers employ tool receiving...