ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,408, issued on June 9, was assigned to Zhangjiagang City Xiangle Tool Co. Ltd. (Suzhou, China).

"Integrated brake structure and tensioner" was invented by Zhilong Chen (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application relates to the technical field of tensioners, and discloses an integrated brake structure and a tensioner. The brake structure includes a housing, a ratchet wheel, a handle holder, and a brake pad assembly. The handle holder is movably arranged on the housing and has a locked position and an unlocked position during movement. The brake pad assembly includes a first brake pad, a second brake pad, and a...