ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,816, issued on Feb. 10.

"Tension reduction paintless dent removal system, tool, and method" was invented by Chris White (Oklahoma City), Reggie Ayers (Oklahoma City), Chris Lawson (Oklahoma City) and Kevin Andrews (Oklahoma City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved paintless dent removal tool and method of use is disclosed. The paintless dent removal tool generally includes a hand-held jack member having a grip mechanism, a sleeve member, a rod member, a slide bar, a first tension adjustment knob member, a second tension adjustment knob member, a first foot member, and a second foot member. In use, the first tension reduction k...