ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,065, issued on Nov. 4.

"Multi-axis alignment tool" was invented by Steven Franklin Barton (Holland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-axis alignment tool including: a main body, a primary base, a puck, a first puck adjuster, a second puck adjuster, a puck retainer, a secondary base, a first pivot pin, a second pivot pin, a pivot block, a clamp head, an adjustment pin, a lock-down spacer, a first clamp finger, and a second clamp finger, wherein the multi-axis alignment tool is configured for to at least one of clamp, align, and position a work part in three axes."

The patent was filed on Aug. 29, 2017, under Application No....