ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,856, issued on June 3, was assigned to THE ESAB GROUP INC. (North Bethesda, Md.).
"Telescoping torch" was invented by Auston Maynard (East Thetford, Vt.), Michael Nadler (Wilmot, N.H.) and Douglas Smith (Florence, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torch having an adjustable length. The torch may include a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The second housing portion may be slidably coupled to the first housing portion. The second housing portion may be configured to slide along a longitudinal direction of the torch to adjust a length of the torch."
The patent was filed on Feb. 7, 2022, under Application No. 17/66...