ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,508, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Brushless DC motor configuration for a power tool" was invented by Andrew T. Beyerl (Pewaukee, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool with a combined printed circuit board (PCB) having a doughnut shape and located coaxially with a motor shaft. The combined PCB is secured to a heat sink on one end of the motor and a metal end piece is positioned on an opposite end of the motor. The metal end cap and heat sink are secured to one another via fasteners to provide a rigid coupling. A tabbed end piece is provided between the heat sink and t...