US Patent Issued to Milwaukee Electric Tool on July 14 for "Handheld augers operable in a normal mode and a breaker mode" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,388, issued on July 14, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Handheld augers operable in a normal mode and a breaker mode" was invented by Nicholas Dobernig (Brookfield, Wis.), Vishvajeet M. Ghorpade (Milwaukee) and Beth E. Cholst (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand operated auger may include a powerhead, a handle frame, and a drill bit, the drill bit extending along and rotatable about a longitudinal axis. The drill bit may be selectively operable in a normal mode and a breaker mode. The auger may further include an extension shaft disposed between the powerhead and the drill bit, whe...