US Patent Issued to iTool Equipment Holding on June 17 for "Pulling eye for pulling a micro-conduit through a conduit of larger diameter" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,716, issued on June 17, was assigned to iTool Equipment Holding LLC (Clinton, Tenn.).

"Pulling eye for pulling a micro-conduit through a conduit of larger diameter" was invented by David S. Jordan (Knoxville, Tenn.), Michael C. Jordan (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Scott M. Jordan (Knoxville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pulling eye for use when pulling conduit, comprised for example of polyethylene, of relatively small diameter, such as a micro-conduit, through a conduit of larger diameter includes an elongated body having a head end and an externally-threaded tapered section opposite the head end which, when threaded into one end...