ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,890, issued on Dec. 30.
"Lumber torque tools and methods" was invented by Paul George Smith (Rapid River, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a lumber torque tool used for straightening of warped lumber during the fabrication of wood frame assemblies. This warpage is known as crook and twist. The lumber torque tool comprises: an elongate lever arm comprising an inner lever face, an alignment plate comprising a medial face facing and spaced from the inner lever face, and a torque link extending and fixed between the medial face and the inner lever face. The inner lever face, the medial face and the torque link def...