ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,600, issued on Sept. 9.
"Log marking device with a setting unit for the striking head" was invented by Bengt Sorvik (Uppsala, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A log marking device (1) comprising a log marking tool (2) with a striking head (10) provided with adjustable marking members, and a setting unit (3) with setting members for setting the marking members in desired positions or states. The setting unit also comprises: -a housing (30) with a seat (31) for receiving the striking head; -actuators for controlling the movements of the setting members; and-an electronic control unit for controlling the actuators. The striking he...