ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,315, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Zhongshan Green Guard Metal Production Co. Ltd. (Guangdong, China).

"Shearing mechanism and garden shear" was invented by Mike Ma (Guangdong, China) and Jiachang Xu (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shearing mechanism may include a mounting bracket, a first shearing assembly, a second shearing assembly and a linkage mechanism. The first shearing assembly may include a first actuating arm rotatably arranged on the mounting bracket and a first shearing portion rotatably arranged on the mounting bracket. The first actuating arm is provided with a first driving gear, and the first ...