ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,931, issued on March 3, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).
"Power tool" was invented by Yasuhito Kawai (Anjo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool includes: a motor including a rotor that rotates about a rotation axis and a stator disposed around the rotor; a first bearing that supports the rotor in a rotatable manner; a rotating member that is rotated by the rotor; a second bearing that supports the rotating member in a rotatable manner; and a bearing holding member that holds the second bearing. The second bearing holds the first bearing via the rotating member."
The patent was filed on Feb. 27, 2025, under A...