US Patent Issued to The Wooster Brush on March 11 for "Paint brush handle with integrated grip pads" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,686, issued on March 11, was assigned to The Wooster Brush Co. (Wooster, Ohio).

"Paint brush handle with integrated grip pads" was invented by John L. Scott Sr. (Wooster, Ohio) and James M. Byrne (Wooster, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paint brush having a handle that includes integrated grip pad(s). The paint brush includes a handle and bristles operatively attached to the handle. The handle includes a major portion and grip pad(s) integrated with the major portion. The major portion of the paint brush handle may be made of a first material and the grip pad(s) may be made of a second material different from the first. The f...