ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,777,271, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Voltage detection devices and safety headwear coupling systems" was invented by Jesse J. Brown (Milwaukee), Todd Andrew Zeilinger (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Samuel L. Lombardi (Milwaukee), Brandon L. Feil (Brookfield, Wis.), Thomas S. Whitburn (Milwaukee) and Alexander S. Chirban (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of a voltage detection device and of related safety systems are provided. In various embodiments, the voltage detection device is configured to couple to safety headwear and detect a distance and/or a directio...