ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,089, issued on March 4, was assigned to BRAHMA INDUSTRIES LLC (Jackson, Wyo.).

"Insert for palm stapler, a palm stapler and a method of use thereof" was invented by Mark Ferris (Jackson, Wyo.), Eric A. Miller Jr. (Wellesley, Mass.), John D. Fiegener (Marblehead, Mass.), Marcus R. Hanna (South Boston, Mass.), Ryan Thompson (Somerville, Mass.) and William P. Liteplo (Middleton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery-operated palm stapler, an insert for holding a fastener, and a method of installing a fastener using the palm stapler. The stapler includes a housing with a telescoping barrel extending outwardly therefrom. An inser...