ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,624, issued on July 8, was assigned to Echo Inc. (Lake Zurich, Ill.).
"Portable tool with adjustable gripping assembly" was invented by Brent Peterson (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) and Peter D. Kim (Vernon Hills, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable tool having an upright starting orientation in which the portable tool has a top and bottom, a front and rear, and laterally spaced sides. The portable tool has an elongate frame and is configured to be held with the user engaging: a) a first back region of the portable tool with one of the user's hands; and b) a second region of the portable tool forward of the first back region with th...