ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,045, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SDI Corp. (Chang Hua, Taiwan).
"Dual-mode stapler" was invented by Cheng-Yu Pai (Chang Hua, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dual-mode stapler has a first base, a second base, a magazine assembly, a hammer assembly, and a fastening mechanism. The second base, the magazine assembly, and the hammer assembly are pivotally connected with the first base. The fastening mechanism has an operating unit and an elastic unit disposed on one of the first and the second bases. The operating unit is configured to slide between a locking position and an unlocking position. When the operating unit is at...