ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,694, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to AMAX Inc. (North Kingstown, R.I.).
"Titanium hammer" was invented by Vincent Cook (Milford, Conn.) and Dennis Danville (Chepachet, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld titanium hammer including a handle with a transverse hoop at one end, and a hammer head inserted therein. The hoop at the front-facing edge includes a notch. The hammer head includes a flange with a nub and an intermediate portion with a downward facing sloped surface and a recessed bed. A wedge having an upward facing angular surface fits into the hoop from the back end and pushes against the sloped surface of the inte...