US Patent Issued to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL on March 3 for "Log splitter" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,981, issued on March 3, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Log splitter" was invented by Evan M. Glanzer (Milwaukee), Travis S. Mergener (Horicon, Wis.), Ian C. Richards (Milwaukee) and Joseph William Miller (Waukesha, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered log splitter includes a support structure configured to support a log, a ram that is operable to engage and split the log, a hydraulic drive unit to actuate the ram, and a stand-alone motor unit to power the hydraulic drive unit. The stand-alone motor unit includes a housing, an electric motor located within the housing, and a battery pack re...