US Patent Issued to Snap-on on March 31 for "Tool attribute management in automated tool control systems" (Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,481, issued on March 31, was assigned to Snap-on Inc. (Kenosha, Wis.).

"Tool attribute management in automated tool control systems" was invented by David C. Fly (Maumelle, Ark.), Matthew J. Lipsey (Sherwood, Ark.), Preston C. Phillips (Conway, Ark.), Traig E. Born (Beebe, Ark.), Frederick J. Rogers (North Little Rock, Ark.), Joseph Chwan (Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Gavin Pavlick (Lake Bluff, Ill.) and Cody Houston (Conway, Ark.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inventory control system comprises a tool storage device including a drawer, a tray, or a shelf having a plurality of storage locations for storing a plurality of objects which de...