ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,970, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Skates US Inc. (Richmond, Ind.).

"Roller-skate bearing seat truing tool" was invented by David J. Ripp (Richmond, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a roller-skate bearing seat truing tool comprising a plurality of spaced teeth, a first handle, and a second handle. The plurality of spaced teeth may be operable to true up a cylindrical surface of a roller-skate bearing seat and a vertical surface of the roller-skate bearing seat. The first handle may comprise a protrusion longitudinally extending from one end. The second handle may comprise ...