ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,978, issued on April 14, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Reciprocating tool" was invented by Christopher M. Didier (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool includes: a housing having a handle configured to be grasped by a user; a motor supported by the housing and defining a motor axis; a driving gear rotated by the motor about the motor axis; a driven gear defining a rotation axis that is parallel to the motor axis, the driven gear engaging the driving gear to be rotated by the driving gear about the rotation axis; a crankshaft coupled to and rotatable with the driven gear; a counter...