US Patent Issued to Snap-on on Jan. 20 for "System and method for measuring torque and angle" (California, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,161, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Snap-on Inc. (Kenosha, Wis.).

"System and method for measuring torque and angle" was invented by Jerry A. King (Hacienda Heights, Calif.), Nathan J. Lee (Escondido, Calif.), John L. Reynertson (Geneva, Ill.), Stephen M. Bauer (Aurora, Ill.) and Jie Li (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to torque application tools, such as an electronic torque screwdriver, with a multiple axis gyroscope (such as a 3-axis gyroscope or other type of gyroscope) and torque sensor that allows for simultaneous or sequential measurement of torque and angle aroun...