ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,763, issued on May 26, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Powered fastener driver" was invented by Kevin Broda (Waukesha, Wis.) and Coby A. Nettleton (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered fastener driver may include a magazine configured to receive the fasteners of a first length and the fasteners of a second length. A powered fastener driver may include a nosepiece assembly defining a driver channel extending along the driving axis, the nosepiece assembly including a nosepiece member defining an opening by which the fasteners of the first length and the fasteners of the second length pass...