ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,146, issued on April 8, was assigned to Swinerton Inc. (San Francisco).
"Mobile and modular drill apparatus, components thereof, and methods of use" was invented by Eric Law (San Francisco), Tristen Magallanes (San Francisco) and Alex Wuebben (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus providing a platform for installing screws can include a cart with wheels, an assembly rail system mounted to the cart, and a screw assembly mounted to the assembly rail system. The screw assembly can include a screw feeding device, a screw guide tube, and a screwing device such as a drill that rotates a drive shaft that engages a screw ...