ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,691, issued on Dec. 30.
"Self-releasing clamping tool" was invented by Allan Hjorth Hansen (Panama, Panama).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-releasing clamping tool includes an adapter plate and a planetary gear assembly. The planetary gear assembly includes a central gear and a plurality of adjustable-bolt-pattern gears. The adapter plate includes an inner annular body, a central opening, and a connector plate. The inner annular body is concentrically positioned within the connector plate. The inner annular body is adjacently connected onto a rear surface of the connector plate. The central opening normally traverses through the...