ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,705,967, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Systems and methods for power tool activation with packaging interface system" was invented by Christopher J. Turner (Lannon, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool system and method are provided that includes a power tool device having a body, a terminal interface coupled to the body, and an electronic controller coupled to the body. The system further includes packaging containing the power tool device, and a packaging interface system. The packaging interface system includes a connection port and a power tool device connector. The ...