ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,832, issued on June 3, was assigned to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies LLC (Kansas City, Mo.).
"Die assembly tool" was invented by Joseph Reyes (Gladstone, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for handling a die assembly, the tool including a rocker and a swivel. The rocker includes a foot and a backrest. The foot engages a base of the die assembly when the tool is upright and stabilizes the die assembly as the tool is leaned from being upright to reclined. The backrest extends vertically from the foot when the tool is upright. The swivel supports an outer shell and other components of the die assembly on the backr...