NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2009 - LoggerHead Tools received a 2009 Breakthrough Innovation Award from Popular Mechanics magazine on October 8th at the Hearst Tower in New York City for its newly designed ...

Why have I never seen his before? It's called the Bionic Wrench, and it's an adjustable wrench that appears to actually work. You've been there. You need to remove a bolt and you're either too lazy or ...

The father and son behind a Palos Park tool company thought Sears Holdings’ Craftsman brand locking wrench looked a lot like their patented Bionic Wrench — in fact, a little too much. A federal jury ...

The Palos Park tool company behind the Bionic Wrench is no longer in line to receive millions of dollars in damages after Sears and its supplier prevailed in a patent lawsuit. A federal jury in ...

Editor’s note: This tour of small businesses across the country highlights the imagination, diversity, and resilience of American enterprise. Afterward, Brown’s lawyers spoke to the jurors. “They said ...

The inventor of the two patents-in-suit is Dan Brown, Sr., president and founder of LoggerHead. He also teaches engineering at Northwestern University’s Segal Design Institute. Brown came up with the ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Chalk it up as a win for the little guy. Nearly five years ...

Last Christmas, Sears had a brisk seller in the Bionic Wrench, an award-winning, patented tool with spiffy lime green accents. This holiday season, though, Sears has a special display for its own ...