ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,608, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Wallmek i Kungalv AB (Kungalv, Sweden).

"Tool for removing a constant velocity joint" was invented by Martin Hasselskog (Karna, Sweden) and Sten Johansson (Lycke, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for removing a constant velocity (CV) joint from a driveshaft. The tool can include a frame with a first end arranged at a vehicle side of the CV joint and a second end arranged at a wheel side of the CV joint. The tool can further include an engagement member arranged at the first end of the frame. The engagement member can at least partly enclose the driveshaft and can engage with an inne...