US Patent Issued to Robert Bosch on July 8 for "Slide hammer" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,800, issued on July 8, was assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Slide hammer" was invented by Robert Kochie (Dodge Center, Minn.) and Daniel Newkirk (Owatonna, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Slide hammer comprising: a shank and a weight, the weight being slidably arranged on the shank, the shank having a tool attachment section at a first axial end and a handle at a second axial end opposite from the first axial end, the handle extending away from the shank on at least a first radial side of the shank, wherein the handle comprises at least a first grip on the first radial side of the shank, wherein the at least f...