US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on April 21 for "Fastener driving tool including a nosepiece assembly and a nose positioner" (North Carolina, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,816, issued on April 21, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Fastener driving tool including a nosepiece assembly and a nose positioner" was invented by Anthony M. Versino (Charlotte, N.C.) and Daniel Pinkerton (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener driving tool including a nose positioner that enables an operator of the tool to consistently and repeatedly accurately position the tool in desired positions relative to an edge of a workpiece and to hold the tool in each of such desired positions prior to and during the firing processes. In various embodiments, the nose positioner is removably attach...