ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,102, issued on July 15, was assigned to Laizhou Hongyuan Bench Vice Manufacture Co. Ltd. (Laizhou, China).

"Multi-functional bench vice with quick-change jaw" was invented by Tao Wang (Laizhou, China), Shujun Zhao (Laizhou, China), Kai Zhang (Laizhou, China), Xiaoguang Lin (Laizhou, China) and Maodou Li (Laizhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-functional bench vice with a quick-change jaw includes a movable vice body, a fixed vice body, a screw rod, and a handle. The fixed vice body is provided with a fixed jaw. A quick-change assembly and a movable jaw assembly are installed on the movable vice body. The quick-change a...