Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,674,244 · App. 08/641,207
Locking device on a pliers-shaped tool
Inventor:
Robert Mathys
Patented Case
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Granted: Oct 7, 1997
Filed: Apr 30, 1996
Inventor
Robert Mathys
Assignee (at issue)
Synthes USA, LLC
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