ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,403, issued on April 21, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.) and Graco Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Power tool with battery pack enclosure" was invented by Steven Jay Wrobel (Rogers, Minn.), Diane Leigh Olson (Elk River, Minn.), David John Thompson (Oak Grove, Minn.), David Keith Esslinger (Timonium, Md.) and Michael Varipatis (Fallston, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool battery pack enclosure is configured to be coupled to battery pack receptacles of a plurality of power tools, each battery pack receptacle configured to removably receive a plurality of power tool battery packs. The enclosure includes a fi...