US Patent Issued to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL on July 7 for "Staple and staple collation" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,483, issued on July 7, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Staple and staple collation" was invented by David S. Koper (Milwaukee), Nathan Bandy (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and Andrew R. Wyler (Pewaukee, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A staple includes a crown section including a first curve, a second curve, a third curve, a first straight segment extending between the first curve and the second curve, and a second straight segment extending between the first curve and the third curve. The second curve and the third curve define, respectively, opposite ends of the crown section. The staple includes a pair of ...