ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,773, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to KOUROS CARPENTRY CORP (Burr Ridge, Ill.).
"Vacpad tool assembly and method" was invented by Dino Kouros (Burr Ridge, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacpad tool assembly for securing a workpiece includes a body adapted to be removably attached to a surface, coupled to a vacuum source, and including a top portion and two side walls. A bore is formed in the top portion and each of the side walls, and each bore is coupled to at least one other bore within the body. In addition, a valve is disposed in the bore formed in the top portion of the body and extends onto the top portion of the body....