ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,109, issued on March 18.
"Folding implement with fixed bearing surface for rotatable tool" was invented by Karl Beitzel (Canton, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A folding implement such as a knife having a handle and a blade or tool rotatably connected to the handle by a fixed bearing surface. The handle includes a first scale or side and a second scale or side, wherein a first fixed bearing surface is connected to the first scale and a second fixed bearing surface is connected to the second scale, with the blade or tool positioned between the first scale and second scale and in contact with the bearing surfaces. The bearing sur...