ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,054, issued on May 20, was assigned to Midwest Innovative Products LLC.

"Tool holder" was invented by Bryan Nooner (Joliet, Ill.), Robert Zajeski (Homer Glen, Ill.) and Joshua Nooner (Mokena, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool holder for holding a tool includes a body and a mount. The body includes an interior region configured to receive the tool, wherein the tool defines a primary axis. The mount includes an angled portion, wherein the mount is coupled to the body, wherein the mount is configured to be secured to an object, and wherein the object defines a primary axis. The mount maintains the body in an orientation such th...