ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,471, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to HANGZHOU GREAT STAR INDUSTRIAL Co. LTD. (Hangzhou, China).

"Glue gun" was invented by Yueming Li (Hangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glue gun, including: a main body with one end formed as an accommodation part for accommodating a glue cylinder; a fixed handle connected to another end of the main body; a movable handle pivotally connected to the fixed handle; a push rod with one end located in the accommodation part; a brake provided on the push rod; and a movable member provided on the main body, where the movable member is configured to lock the brake, so as to continuously app...