ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,711, issued on July 14, was assigned to Mallory Designs LLC (Pittsburgh).

"Wrench apparatus" was invented by Timothy Mallory (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wrench apparatus is provided. The wrench apparatus includes a handle portion having a first end and a second end located opposite the first end, and a body portion extending from the first end. The body portion has a first gripping portion and a second gripping portion located concentric with respect to the first gripping portion. The first and second gripping portions are each configured to engage a first closure and a second closure, respectively, of a first contai...