ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,522, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).
"Hand-held power tool comprising a striking mechanism and a damping element" was invented by Willy Braun (Neustetten, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand-held power tool includes a tool receiving area which has an inner receiving area that is designed to receive an insert tool and also includes a striking mechanism for applying striking pulses to the insert tool. A locking bolt is provided in order to lock the insert tool, wherein the locking bolt is connected to an operating element which is designed to position the locking bolt such that the ins...