US Patent Issued to Techtronic Cordless TP on Sept. 15 for "Method of detecting a workpiece jam condition in a fastener tool" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,663, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Techtronic Cordless TP (Anderson, S.C.).

"Method of detecting a workpiece jam condition in a fastener tool" was invented by Ying Xiang Tan (Dongguan City, China), Hai Ling Lin (Dongguan City, China), Xi He (Dongguan City, China) and Jin Lin Zhou (Dongguan City, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pneumatic tool includes a motor, a drive mechanism connected to the motor and adapted to drive a piston, and a cylinder filled with high-pressure gas. The piston is accommodated in the cylinder and suitable for a reciprocating motion within the cylinder. The piston is connected to a striking eleme...