ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,475, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to National Nail Corp. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
"Board pusher tool and related method of use" was invented by Todd E.A. Schwartzkopf (Hudsonville, Mich.) and Roger A. Vandenberg (Hudsonville, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A board pusher tool is provided to hold one or more boards in a readied position and orientation relative to one another and an underlying joist. The pusher can include a base, a magnet joined with the base to secure the base in a fixed position relative to an underlying joist constructed from a magnetic material, a bumper reciprocally joined with the base, a guide joined with...