ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,511, issued on May 13, was assigned to Cordless Carpet Tools Pty Ltd (Maroubra, Australia).
"Carpet seaming iron" was invented by Kane Archie Scott (Maroubra, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carpet seaming iron comprising a heater plate arranged for contact with at least one of carpet seaming tape and carpet, and at least one electrical heating element in thermal communication with a heater plate. The carpet seaming iron may be cordless and comprise a battery in the form of a rechargeable battery."
The patent was filed on Dec. 18, 2020, under Application No. 17/786,901.
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