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

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,984, issued on March 3, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Stand light" was invented by Kyle Harvey (West Allis, Wis.), Ross McIntyre (Milwaukee), Michael Halverson (Greenfield, Wis.), Eric Mackey (Milwaukee) and Justin Dorman (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable light includes an elongate body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a longitudinal axis extending through the first and second ends, and a locking recess between the first end and the second end. The portable light further includes a movable handle that is movable between a first position and a second p...