ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,412, issued on March 11, was assigned to JS Products Inc. (Las Vegas) and GTI Energy (Des Plaines, Ill.).

"Removal tool kit and removal tool therefor" was invented by Chungeng Chen (Las Vegas), Travis Cottle (Glenview, Ill.), Frank Hennessey (Des Plaines, Ill.), Joseph Irwin (Algonquin, Ill.) and Jim McNelis (Naperville, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A removal tool is provided. The removal tool includes a wrench apparatus having a body having a handle, wherein a portion of the body is structured to engage a securing member. The removal tool also includes a locking tool assembly and a transfer assembly. The locking tool assembl...