ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,779, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).
"Driving tools" was invented by Kiyonobu Yoshikane (Anjo, Japan) and Tatsuya Ikedo (Anjo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driving tool includes a plate-like driver having rack teeth (engaged portions). The lifter engages the rack teeth. The lifter allows the driver to move. A striker is connected to a tip of the driver. The striker strikes the driven member. An area of a striking surface of the striker is larger than an area of the tip of the driver."
The patent was filed on Nov. 15, 2024, under Application No. 18/949,130.
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