ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,272, issued on June 17, was assigned to HYTORC Division UNEX Corp. (Mahwah, N.J.).
"Apparatus for tightening threaded fasteners" was invented by Eric P. Junkers (Mahwah, N.J.), Peter Fortoloczki (Essex Fells, N.J.), Thomas F. McLoughlin (Montclair, N.J.) and Richard J. Raska (River Edge, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pneumatic fluid directional valve assembly for pneumatic torque tools controls and optimizes directional airflow for tightening and loosening threaded fasteners. The assembly includes an outer pneumatic valve portion, an inner pneumatic valve portion, and a push button rod assembly. The outer and inner valve port...