ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,104, issued on July 21, was assigned to JIANGSU SOHO SUMEX TOOLS CORP. LTD. (Jiangsu, China).

"Double-headed retaining ring pliers" was invented by Feng Xue (Jiangsu, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pair of double-headed retaining ring pliers, including handles, a left arm, and a right arm. Middle parts of the left arm and the right arm are hingedly connected by a hinge axle. The handles are divided into a left handle and a right handle. The handles are flipped to enable the retaining ring pliers to have two working states: One is used for installing an outer retaining ring, and the other is used for installing an inner retain...