ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,110, issued on July 15, was assigned to Koki Holdings Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Driving tool" was invented by Koji Shioya (Ibaraki, Japan) and Takashi Ueda (Ibaraki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driving tool capable of making a second engaging portion engage with a first engaging portion which is an original engaging target when a rotating portion is rotated in a state where a striking unit is stopped between a first position and a second position is provided. The driving tool includes a striking unit 12, a wheel 50 configured to actuate the striking unit 12, a plurality of first engaging portions provided on the striking unit 12,...