ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,514, issued on May 27, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Gripping hand tools" was invented by Aaron S. Blumenthal (Shorewood, Wis.), Aaron M. Williams (Milwaukee), Michael Stearns (Milwaukee) and Christopher S. Hoppe (Midvale, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of pliers and pipe wrenches are provided. Wire cutters enable a finger pivot hole to enhance the grasp of the wire cutters while rotating the tool and/or stripping wire. Pipe wrenches include different configurations of teeth to improve durability and grip on a workpiece. Pliers are provided with axial teeth to enhance grip...