ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,385, issued on March 18.
"Ratcheting tool for oil filters and caps" was invented by Mark Pettus (Croydon, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ratcheting tool for oil filters and caps including a wrench assembly and a socket assembly. The wrench assembly includes a wrench. The wrench has a movable head. The movable head rotates up and down with respect to said wrench. The movable head has an interchangeable drive. The drive is an oil pan drain plug or a square socket drive. The wrench is a ratcheting wrench. The socket assembly includes a socket. An uppermost end of said socket is connected to said drive. A reservoir cap is engaged ...