ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,539, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP (Anderson, S.C.).
"Hand tool with shear assembly" was invented by Rony Chan (Simpsonville, S.C.) and Samuel Nelson (Greenville, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand tool includes a first handle forming a channel, and a second handle including a cutting member. A linkage is attached in pivotal arrangement to the first handle at the channel and to a cutting blade. The cutting blade is attached in pivotal arrangement to the second handle. The first handle is pivotally attached to the second handle via a fastener. The first handle includes a first portion, and a second ...