ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,797, issued on March 17, was assigned to Tang Chou Industrial Co. Ltd. (Nantou County, Taiwan).

"Dual-headed pry tool with rotatable head" was invented by Mou-Tang Liou (Taichung City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dual-headed pry tool with rotatable head includes a first tool component provided with a first tool head and a first pivot connection, and a second tool component provided with a second tool head and a second pivot connection. The second pivot connection is pivotally connected to the first pivot connection. The second tool component is rotatable relative to the first tool component about a pivot axis which exten...