ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,257, issued on June 17, was assigned to Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG (Waiblingen, Germany).
"Handheld work apparatus having a work tool" was invented by Felix Oberhofer (Stuttgart, Germany), Marcus Jenke (Weil der Stadt, Germany), Franziska Kern (Stuttgart, Germany), Thomas Maier (Ostfildern, Germany), Verena Mann (Remshalden, Germany), Lars Bathke (Rudersberg, Germany), Roland Mandel (Stuttgart, Germany) and Benedikt Posner (Stuttgart, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld work apparatus includes a work tool. The work apparatus defines a longitudinal plane and includes a handle having a longitudinal axis. The blocking lever...