US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on May 13 for "Articulated clutch having limited coupler rotational movement" (Australian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,083, issued on May 13, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Articulated clutch having limited coupler rotational movement" was invented by Ian Ross Ferrier (Wantirna South, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clutch for lifting a concrete component and including a toroidal connector, a latch movable relative to the toroidal connector from a disengaged condition to an engaged condition, and a coupler for coupling the toroidal connector to a lifting apparatus, wherein the coupler is articulated."

The patent was filed on July 13, 2022, under Application No. 17/863,910.

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