ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,084, issued on March 24, was assigned to Tiger Tool International Inc. (Abbotsford, Canada).

"Drive plate systems, methods, and apparatus for a press tool" was invented by Michael Andrews (Bellingham, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive plate assembly for a king pin removal tool comprising a drive member, the drive plate assembly comprises a drive plate and an insert. The drive plate defines a main opening and a flange recess. The insert comprises a shaft portion and a flange portion and defining a drive opening. The insert is arranged such that the shaft portion is within the main opening, the flange portion is within the ...