US Patent Issued to MAKITA on Sept. 15 for "Screwing tool" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,648, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).

"Screwing tool" was invented by Miyabi Ito (Anjo, Japan), Akihiro Hara (Anjo, Japan) and Makoto Chikaraishi (Anjo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An indication light emitter has higher viewability. A screwing tool includes a motor, a tool holder rotatable with a rotational force generated by the motor, a cylindrical lens between the motor and the tool holder, and a light-emitting element located radially outward from the cylindrical lens to illuminate the cylindrical lens."

The patent was filed on April 12, 2024, under Application No. 18/633,718.

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