ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,840, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Techtronic Power Tools Technology Ltd. (Tortola, British Virgin Islands).
"Pocket hole jig" was invented by Thomas Evatt (Six Mile, S.C.) and Clinton C. Thackery (Clemson, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pocket hole jig includes a body with a base surface positionable against a workpiece and a recess extending into the body from the base surface, a gimbal pivotally coupled to the body and including a gimbal aperture extending therethrough, and a drill guide received by the gimbal aperture and including a drill guide aperture extending therethrough. The drill guide aperture defines a guide...