ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,479, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Marking tool" was invented by Alexander N. Sonsalla (Platteville, Wis.) and Andrew M. Tuchscherer (Wauwatosa, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of a hand tool shown a carpenter pencil tool are provided. The carpenter pencil tool includes a holder and a carpenter pencil. The carpenter pencil tool includes an adjustment mechanism that allows a user to change the position of the carpenter pencil relative to the holder when the adjustment mechanism is actuated, improving a user's ability to reach the carpenter pencil. In a s...