Did the highly revered Illinois TOOL Worx obtain the patent from the start?
This looks like yet another case of a clever home grown invention that only gets recognition overseas. This has been a highlighted for decades and our overly conservative companies here refuse to learn their lesson. Sarich engine anyone?
It makes me

seeing a prime example of a massive company from a massive economy getting this idea from a relatively small nation for themselves when they have plenty already from their own country.