ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,004, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).

"Battery pack isolation system" was invented by Tyler Petrus (Baltimore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to a cordless power tool vibration isolation system. A solution to negative impacts of vibration on a removable battery pack caused by operation of a cordless power tool. Isolating the battery pack from the power tool reduces wear and tear on the battery pack including the pack housing, the pack terminals and internal pack components. A battery pack interface of the power tool including a discrete interface housing th...