US Patent Issued to Stanley Black & Decker on March 31 for "Multi-headed power tool and fastening system for same and systems for fastening heads thereon" (Pennsylvania, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,477, issued on March 31, was assigned to Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).

"Multi-headed power tool and fastening system for same and systems for fastening heads thereon" was invented by Dennis A. Bush (Dillsburg, Pa.), James Batterden (Timonium, Md.), Matthew Masison (Towson, Md.), Lukas Purasson (Towson, Md.) and Joseph P. Kelleher (Parkville, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool includes a head interface coupled to a forward end of an output shaft and a tool head element for engagement on the head interface. The tool head element has a housing including an input shaft configured to removably couple with...