US Patent Issued to Milwaukee Electric Tool on March 25 for "Torque wrench" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,673, issued on March 25, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Torque wrench" was invented by Caleb C. Adams (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dual-beam torque wrench with a linear display and a linear locking member is provided. The torque wrench includes a head that couples to a socket to rotate a fastener or bolt. A housing of torque wrench extends from the head to form a handle. Within the housing forming the handle are two beams: a lever beam that transmits the force from the handle to the head and a deflecting beam that couples to the head and not the handle. The deflecting beam deflects ...