ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,764, issued on May 26, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Power tool" was invented by Hunter T. Kollmann (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered fastener driver includes a housing defining a cylinder support portion and a motor housing portion, a cylinder within the cylinder support portion, and a piston movable within the cylinder. The piston is moveable from a top-dead-center (TDC) position to a bottom-dead-center (BDC) position along a driving axis. A stroke length is measured between the TDC position and the BDC position along the driving axis. The fastener driver also includes a driver ...