ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,948, issued on June 30, was assigned to TRICORD SOLUTIONS INC. (Brentwood, Tenn.).

"Fastener driving apparatus" was invented by Christopher Pedicini (Brentwood, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener driving apparatus includes a gas spring piston, a first drive shaft, a second drive shaft, a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft, an actuator fixedly coupled to the drive mechanism, and an anvil moveable between a first position and a second position. During an operational cycle of the fastener driving apparatus, the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft may drive the dr...