ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,224,544, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Zhejiang Iwiss Electric Co. Ltd. (Yueqing, China) and Zhuji Itop Hardware Tools Co. Ltd. (Shaoxing, China).

"Clamping plier" was invented by Yuejuan Shen (Zhuji, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamping plier is disclosed, including a first and a second plier bodies. The first and the second plier bodies are connected together through a shaft, an elastic member is provided on the shaft. The first plier body includes a first handle and a first jaw and the second plier body includes a second handle and a second jaw. The first jaw is provided with a first clamping head and a first cable str...