US Patent Issued to MADI on April 15 for "Lineman's flip socket" (West Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,121, issued on April 15, was assigned to MADI LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Lineman's flip socket" was invented by Aaron Shropshire (Hedgesville, W.va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flip socket is disclosed. The flip socket including a socket body having a central section extending between a first socket positioned on a first end of the central section and a second socket positioned on a second end of the central section, wherein a centerline extends through a longitudinal axis of the socket body; and a coupler adapted to engage one of the first and second sockets, the coupler connecting the flip socket to a driving device to drive a fa...