ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,610, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Fastener setting tool" was invented by Morten Friis (Middelfart, Denmark) and Anders Nissen (Middelfart, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener setting tool for installing a fastener into a board structure, comprising a tool body having a bottom surface and a longitudinal axis; a spacer assembly, comprising a first abutment member, having a first engagement surface, and a second abutment member, having a second engagement surface opposingly spaced apart from said first engagement surface, each one of said first and second abutment member exte...