ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,489, issued on March 17, was assigned to National Nail Corp. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
"Plug tool and related method of use" was invented by Roger A. Vandenberg (Hudsonville, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plug tool is provided that can retrieve, hold and/or install plugs in holes defined by a substrate such as a board. The tool can include a handle including an upper portion and a lower portion, a tube extending from the lower portion, the tube sized to receive a plug therein, and an ejector configured to eject a plug from the tube. A method of using the tool can include placing the tube over a plug having a plug face, a plug ...