ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,719,297, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Battery pack charger including a settable power level" was invented by Rebecca Siverhus (Milwaukee), Catherine K. Semon (West Allis, Wis.), Andrew S. Lentz (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Ryan Fox (Franklin, Wis.), Michael Lemberger (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Justin Saboury (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Joe Marco (Milwaukee), Joel D. Snyder (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) and Eli Zenz (Hudson, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery pack charger including a housing, a battery pack receptacle supported by the housing and configured to receive a battery pack, a charging circuit c...