ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,927, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Power tool including switch wetting" was invented by Peter J. Wawer (Wauwatosa, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for removing oxidation of a contact of a trigger switch of a battery pack powered tool. The method includes receiving power from one or more battery packs coupled to the battery pack powered tool, determining, with a controller, that a trigger of the battery pack powered tool has been actuated, and providing, with a wetting circuit, power from the one or more battery packs to the contact to remove an oxidation surface fil...