ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. D1,119,140, issued on March 17, was assigned to Emerson Electric Co. (St. Louis).

"Vacuum cleaner accessory tool" was invented by Christopher Burch (St. Louis), Liam McGreal (St. Charles, Mo.), Ryan Johnson (Saint Jacob, Ill.), Devdatta Namdev Shingate (Pune, India), Christopher James Hemker (Bartelso, Ill.), Rohan Laxman Mendhekar (Pune, India), Pankaj Pandurang Kale (Wadegaon, India) and Steven Carrow (Chesterfield, Mo.).

The patent was filed on Dec. 7, 2023, under Application No. D/920,027.

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