ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,722, issued on March 24, was assigned to Federal Bureau of Investigation (Washington).
"Press device" was invented by Ian B. Vabnick (Fredericksburg, Va.) and Phillip R. Quillen (Huntsville, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A press device having a cradle, a base plate, a fracturing device, an actuator, a switch, and a body. The base plate is located at a first end of the cradle. The fracturing device is proximally located at a second end of the cradle. The cradle is adapted to work in communication with the base plate to maintain alignment between the baseplate and the fracturing device. The actuator is proximally located to the ...