US Patent Issued to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL on July 7 for "Input device to control tool mode and lighting mode of a power tool" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,409, issued on July 7, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Input device to control tool mode and lighting mode of a power tool" was invented by Jonathon Jellison (Milwaukee) and Alex D. Servais (Slinger, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One example power tool includes an actuator configured to be actuated by a user to adjust a motor operating mode of a motor and a light operating mode of a work light. The power tool may also include an electronic processor configured to adjust the motor operating mode in response to determining that the actuator has been actuated in a first manner, and adjust the ligh...