ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,706, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Ilsco LLC (Cincinnati).
"Crimping assembly, tool and die design" was invented by Patrick J. Keller (Burlington, Ky.), Stephen K. Mayo (West Chester, Ohio), Kelly E. Schutte (Cincinnati) and Zachary W. Strong (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A die set can be provided for use in a crimping tool to crimp a connector onto a conductor. A first die of the die set can include a mating surface and a working surface. The mating surface can selectively mate with the crimping tool. The working surface can include an indenting member that projects away from the mating surface to form an indentation...