ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,744,399, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Battery charger including an anti-theft mechanism" was invented by Alec C. Roberts (Milwaukee), Abed Al Fattah I. Shafie (Franklin, Wis.) and Shreyas Sridar (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery charging system includes a housing and an anti-theft mechanism. A battery pack can be coupled to the housing. The battery pack includes release buttons that allow removal of the battery from the housing. An anti-theft mechanism is coupled to the housing. The anti-theft mechanism includes an arm, a cover, and a lock. The arm extends away ...