ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,584, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Techtronic Cordless GP (Anderson, S.C.).
"Rotary tool with axial adjustment mechanism" was invented by Tyler H. Knight (Greenville, S.C.), Edward A. Pomeroy (Piedmont, S.C.) and Elton L. Watson (Greenville, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary tool including a tool body defining an axis extending between a rear end and an opposite working end, a motor configured to receive power from a power source, a drive shaft coupled to the motor with the motor, a chuck coupled to the drive shaft, and an axial adjustment mechanism. The axial adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment shaft having...