US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on March 24 for "Dosing lever for fastener driving tool" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,086, issued on March 24, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Dosing lever for fastener driving tool" was invented by Adam J. Frank (Gurnee, Ill.) and Ninad C. Maniar (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combustion powered fastener driving tool including a dosing lever that reduces the likelihood of causing inconsistent amounts of fuel to be dispensed by the fuel supply assembly of the tool."

The patent was filed on March 4, 2025, under Application No. 19/069,894.

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