ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,661, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Powered fastener driver" was invented by Bryan C. Ward (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Jacob N. Zimmerman (Pewaukee, Wis.), Andrew J. Weber (Cudahy, Wis.), Marcus Wechselberger (Milwaukee) and Leonard F. Mikat-Stevens (Glendale, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener driver includes an outer cylinder having a first circular end and an opposite, second circular end, a cylindrical portion adjacent the first circular end, and a frusto-conical portion adjacent the second circular end and the cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion defining a firs...