ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,689,256, issued on July 21, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Brushless motor for a power tool" was invented by Matthew R. Bailey (Racine, Wis.), Keith M. Klosterman (Gurnee, Ill.), Keith Boulanger (Kenosha, Wis.), Jeffrey C. Hessenberger (Neosho, Wis.), Andrew T. Beyerl (Pewaukee, Wis.) and Jorge L. Ibarra (Broomfield, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Power tools described herein include a housing, a brushless direct current (DC) motor, a non-conductive terminal mount, and a plurality of terminals. The housing has a motor housing portion, a handle portion, and a battery pack interface. The brushless D...