ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,926, issued on May 6, was assigned to ARDISAM INC. (Cumberland, Wis.).

"Auger with anchoring device and durable bit attachment" was invented by Tyler Michael Tetzlaff (Frederic, Wis.), Scott Andrew Waldal (Hudson, Wis.) and Brandon Venzke (Rice Lake, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An auger system may include a powerhead, a bit, and an anchoring device. A collar on the bit may be attachable to a rotatable output shaft of the powerhead with a coupler that is positionable around the collar. The collar may include a passageway that does not intersect the rotation axis of the output shaft. The coupler may have a pin that is positiona...