ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,513, issued on April 21, was assigned to NAGAKI SEIKI Co. LTD. (Daito, Japan).
"Gripping tool" was invented by Takashi Ogura (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wire gripper includes a second link arm, a connection member, a stationary-side wire gripping portion, and a moveable-side wire gripping portion. The second link arm is rotatably connected by a main body. The connection member is connected to the second link arm. The moveable-side wire gripping portion is movable in a direction approaching or being spaced from the stationary-side wire gripping portion in conjunction with movement of the connection member. The wire...