ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,020, issued on April 14, was assigned to Joseph Powell Craven (Castle Pines, Colo.).
"Staple set tool" was invented by Joseph Powell Craven (Castle Pines, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for holding a fastener during an alignment and setting operation may include a body structure that defines a first alignment channel configured to receive therein an object to be fastened to a workpiece. A first staple retention feature may be positioned at an end of the first alignment channel and configured to align a first staple relative to the first alignment channel such that opposite legs of the first staple are on opposite sides ...