ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,656, issued on July 29, was assigned to HYTORC Division UNEX Corp. (Mahwah, N.J.).
"Apparatus for tightening threaded fasteners" was invented by Peter E. Fortoloczki (Essex Fells, N.J.), Eric P. Junkers (Mahwah, N.J.), Thomas F. McLoughlin (Montclair, N.J.), Randall A. Reagan (Morristown, N.J.) and Michael R. Wood (Randolph, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable torque power tool is disclosed herein and includes: a motor to generate a turning force; a drive to transfer the turning force; a turning force multiplication mechanism assembly to multiply the turning force; a shifter assembly to shift the tool between a lower speed...