ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,044, issued on May 20, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).
"Driving tool" was invented by Shun Kuriki (Anjo, Japan), Kiyonobu Yoshikane (Anjo, Japan) and Masaya Nagao (Anjo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driving tool for improving shock absorbability and durability of a tubular damper, the driving tool comprising a cylinder and a piston that moves inside the cylinder owing to a gas pressure. The driving tool further comprises a driver main body to drive a driving member by moving integrally with the piston, and a lift mechanism having a wheel for the driver main body to return to original position. The driver main bo...