ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,962, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).
"Integral finger brake opening" was invented by Kuan Chieh Wang (Taichung, Taiwan), Hsuan Sung Liu (Taichung, Taiwan), Somen Jaiswal (Danbury, Conn.), Antony Orsini (Cheshire, Conn.) and Tylan A. Tschopp (Columbus, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tape measure includes a housing with first and second housing portions; a reel configured to be secured between the first and second housing portions, the reel containing a tape blade wound thereon and partially extending therefrom terminating in a hook portion; and an integral component coupled to ...