ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,954, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S. Inc. (Davidson, N.C.).
"Impact tool with split anvil" was invented by Ryan S. Amend (Bethlehem, Pa.) and Edward C. Eardley (Easton, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An impact tool having a split anvil assembly includes an internal anvil portion fixed inside a housing of the impact tool and an external anvil portion that is removably attached to the internal anvil portion and extends outside of the housing. The external anvil portion includes a retractable pin biased to an extended position to engage the internal anvil portion to secure the external anvil portion...