ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,625, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan).

"Self-powered sensing tool holder" was invented by Hao-Ching Yang (Tainan City, Taiwan) and Hsuan Yi Lu (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-powered sensing tool holder suitable for processing process is provided. The self-powered sensing tool holder includes a tool holder unit, a sensing unit, an electric power generation module, and a shell. The tool holder unit includes a base and a body disposed over the base. The sensing unit is disposed over the body and configured to detect data o...