ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,454, issued on June 24, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).
"Driving tool" was invented by Kiyonobu Yoshikane (Anjo, Japan) and Makito Teramoto (Anjo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driving tool comprises a tool main body that includes a driver for driving a U-shaped staple, and a main magazine for housing a plurality of staples that extends from the tool main body. The driving tool also comprises a sub-magazine to which a pusher and a staple guide are attachable. The pusher pushes the staples in the main magazine toward the tool main body. The staple guide is inserted between a pair of legs of the staple in the main ...