ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,903, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Davis Tool Systems Inc. (Houston).
"Tool adapter" was invented by Eric Alain Davis (Haramont, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tool adapter assemblies are presented including: a quick release coupler including: a spindle defining a partial cylindrical cavity, the spindle including a base portion, a body portion, and an end portion where the body portion includes a number of ball stop recesses; a number of ball stops slidingly engaged with the number of ball stop recesses; and a sleeve slidingly coupled with the spindle, where the sleeve is configured to lock and release the ball stops; and...