ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,335, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).
"Power tool with enhanced air flow" was invented by Colin M. Crosby (Baltimore), Joseph P. Kelleher (Parkville, Md.), Ryan F. Schroeder (Hampstead, Md.), Joseph C. Baybrick (Parkville, Md.) and Richard Dizon (Towson, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool includes a housing extending generally along a tool axis with opposing lateral side surfaces separated by a first distance, a motor contained in the housing, and an end cap coupled to a rear end of the housing, the end cap having opposed lateral wings extending radially outward from the side sur...