ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,511, issued on May 27, was assigned to Snap-on Inc. (Kenosha, Wis.).
"Anti-backlash retention socket" was invented by Anup A. Gupte (Kenosha, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A socket having a working end with a work piece aperture that is adapted to receive a work piece and an opposing drive end adapted to engage a torque application tool. The socket includes a biasing member adapted to apply a biased frictional force to the work piece received in the work piece aperture and including first and second opposing ends, where the first end is restricted from moving in the radial direction, and the second end includes a bent portion a...