US Patent Issued to BLACK AND DECKER on Sept. 8 for "Wire guide and retention unit for power tool" (Maryland, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,732,055, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to BLACK AND DECKER INC. (New Britain, Conn.).

"Wire guide and retention unit for power tool" was invented by Madhur M. Purohit (Ellicott City, Md.), Alastair G. Valentine (Baltimore), Anjali Garg (Gambrills, Md.), John B. Fogle (White Hall, Md.), Timothy A. Smith (Perry Hall, Md.) and William J. Lennon (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool includes a housing including a motor case and a handle; a motor disposed within the motor case and having motor lead wires; a battery receiving portion provided on an end of the handle configured to receive a removable battery pack; a con...