ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,449, issued on June 24, was assigned to GRIP HOLDINGS LLC (Brandon, Fla.).
"Foreign object removal socket adapter" was invented by Paul Kukucka (Brandon, Fla.) and Thomas Stefan Kukucka (Brandon, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foreign object removing socket adaptor includes a pusher, an adaptor, an external thread, an internal tread, and a stop. The pusher includes a drive head and a main shaft. The adaptor includes a tool body, a socket attachment body, and a main channel. The drive head and the main shaft are adjacently connected to each other. The external thread is laterally connected around the main shaft. The stop is con...