ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,961, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Briggs & Stratton LLC (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

"Battery assembly for battery powered equipment" was invented by Jeffrey Zeiler (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Christopher Krajewski (West Allis, Wis.), Kyle Harvey (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Ryan S. Jaskowiak (Mukwonago, Wis.), Nicholas Zeidler (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Mark Noller (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and Todd Johnson (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery charging system includes a charging rack comprising multiple receptacle, multiple battery assemblies. Each of the battery assemblies includes a housing having a handle, rechargeable battery cells disposed withi...