ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,697, issued on June 30, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Control module for inspection tool" was invented by Francisco J. Hernandez (Brookfield, Wis.) and Tyler A. Wahl (Brookfield, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand-held control module of an inspection tool includes a housing and a user interface supported by the housing and operable to control the inspection tool. The housing extends between a first side and a second side and includes a first surface at a bottom side thereof. The control module further includes a battery receptacle configured to receive a battery and a pair of grip protrusi...