ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,141, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Hanlong Industrial Co. Ltd. (New Taipei, Taiwan).
"Cable tie removal tool" was invented by Chien-Chou Liao (New Taipei, Taiwan) and Hsiu-Ru Lu (New Taipei, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable tie removal tool includes a first jaw, a first cutting member, a second jaw, and a second cutting member. The first cutting member is connected to the first jaw. The first cutting member and the first jaw have a first included angle formed therebetween. The first cutting member includes a first cutting edge and a first convex portion. The first convex portion is disposed at one end of the first cut...