US Patent Issued to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL on Aug. 4 for "Trigger mechanism for power tool" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,707, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Trigger mechanism for power tool" was invented by Zachary G. Stanke (Wausau, Wis.), Daniel M. Blau (Milwaukee), Gareth Mueckl (Milwaukee), Levi D. Speckman (Elkhorn, Wis.) and Carter H. Ypma (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool including a housing, a motor, a controller, and a trigger mechanism. The housing includes a handle housing portion and a motor housing portion. The motor is supported within the motor housing portion. The controller is disposed in the housing and is configured to control operation of the motor. The trigge...