ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,108, issued on July 15, was assigned to Tiger Tool International Inc. (Abbotsford, Canada).
"Clevis pin press tool" was invented by Michael Andrews (Bellingham, Wash.) and Adam Baran (Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A press tool comprises a base assembly defining a housing guide surface, a drive pin, and a guide sleeve defining a sleeve guide surface. The drive pin engages the base assembly such that axial rotation of the drive pin causes linear displacement of the drive pin relative to the base assembly. The housing guide surface engages the guide sleeve. The sleeve guide surface engages the drive pin."
The patent ...