US Patent Issued to Snap-on on Sept. 23 for "Hose clamp pliers" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,391, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Snap-on Inc. (Kenosha, Wis.).

"Hose clamp pliers" was invented by David T. Doyle (Pleasant Prairie, Wis.), George R. R. Call (Kenosha, Wis.) and Nicholas A. Gabbey (Mount Pleasant, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hose clamp pliers include a first plier half, a second plier half, and a pivot member. An inner face of the first jaw portion includes a first longitudinal groove and a second longitudinal groove. Each of the first and second longitudinal grooves include a first section extending from a front end of the first jaw portion and a second section extending at an angle from the first s...