ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,943, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Samuel Son & Co. (USA) Inc. (Woodridge, Ill.).
"Handheld strapping device" was invented by Mark Kmiecik (Woodridge, Ill.), Michael A. Graef (Woodridge, Ill.), Rebecca Regan (Woodridge, Ill.), Adam Broda (Woodridge, Ill.), Traci Chapple (Woodridge, Ill.) and David Vonderhaar (Woodbridge, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Strapping devices and methods are provided. The strapping device can include a member. The strapping device can include a first actuator coupled with the member to move the member between a first position and a second position. The strapping device can include a sensor to dete...