ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,990, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Truewerk Inc. (Denver).
"Individualized socket holders" was invented by Brian Ciciora (Denver) and Michael Edwin Munter (Ashland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The inventive subject matter is directed to socket holders that feature through holes in their bases to facilitate stringing multiple socket holders together. Individual socket holders feature a base portion and a cylindrical portion extending therefrom. The base portion can include one or more concave surfaces that improve user grip, while also featuring a through hole that a flexible member such as a string made from any appropri...