US Patent Issued to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL on Oct. 27 for "Powered fastener driver having split gear box" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,765, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Powered fastener driver having split gear box" was invented by Andrew P. Rux (Greendale, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener driver includes a nosepiece for receiving fasteners from a magazine, a driver blade movable from a ready position toward a driven position during which a fastener positioned in the nosepiece is driven into a workpiece, a lifting mechanism operable to return the driver blade from the driven position toward the ready position for a subsequent fastener driving operation, and a drivetrain to provide toque to the li...