US Patent Issued to MAKITA on July 29 for "Auxiliary grip for impact tool" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,667, issued on July 29, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).

"Auxiliary grip for impact tool" was invented by Hajime Takeuchi (Anjo, Japan), Yoji Inoue (Anjo, Japan) and Hiroki Takesashi (Anjo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An auxiliary grip for an impact tool capable of enhancing a shock absorbing function, comprising a grip shaft extending orthogonally to the impact direction, a tubular grip body covering the grip shaft, and a connecting mechanism for connecting the grip body at one end of the grip shaft."

The patent was filed on June 29, 2023, under Application No. 18/215,984.

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