ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,818, issued on March 25, was assigned to TT Technologies Inc. (Aurora, Ill.).
"Directional drill vice and method" was invented by John A. Olander (Aurora, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A directional drill vice and associated methods are shown. A directional drill and associated methods are also shown. Examples of directional drill stem configurations include gripping jaws configured with a common jaw pivot. Examples of directional drill stem configurations also include a slot in a vice frame to allow lateral insertion of a drill stem segment."
The patent was filed on July 18, 2023, under Application No. 18/223,242.
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