ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,946, issued on May 6, was assigned to HUOXIONG GUANGZHOU TECHNOLOGY COMPANY Ltd. (Guangzhou, China).
"Tool structure facilitating the adjustment of blade tension" was invented by Liang Zhang (Foshan, China) and Yue Dong (Shanghai).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A folding knife comprises a shank, a blade, a sleeve, a T-shaped lock lever, a cover plate, and an adjusting screw. The shank comprises a left handle and a right handle defining a storage slot. The sleeve has a guide hole and a guide slot. The T-shaped lock lever has a button lever and a guide lever, and the guide lever comprises a first lock catch and a second lock catch. The ...