ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,072, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to WURTH INTERNATIONAL AG (Chur, Switzerland).

"Screw-in aid for screwing in a long screw" was invented by Udo Cera (Schwabisch Hall, Germany) and Lukas Wildhagen (Waiblingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Screw-in aid for screwing a long screw in a defined screw-in angle in an underground, with at least one ground engaging portion for placing at the underground and at least one screw placing portion for placing the screw on it, wherein the screw-in angle is formed between them, characterized in that at the screw placing portion, a screw holder is, in particular detachably, arranged, whic...