ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,127, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Vacuum pump" was invented by Brandon W. Nowicki (Brookfield, Wis.), Samuel L. Bertz (Fox Point, Wis.), Christopher J. Derksen (Hartland, Wis.) and Parker R. Crowell (Wauwatosa, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum pump that is connectable to an external system and configured to evacuate material from the external system. The vacuum pump including a motor operable in a first mode and a second mode that is slower than the first mode, a pump assembly driven by the motor and is lubricated and cooled by a lubricant, and a temperature sensor ...