US Patent Issued to Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S. on Nov. 11 for "Application-targeted light on powered ratchet or right-angle power tool" (Pennsylvania, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,619, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S. Inc. (Davidson, N.C.).

"Application-targeted light on powered ratchet or right-angle power tool" was invented by Daniel M. Valanzola (Lebanon, N.J.) and Joshua O. Johnson (Allentown, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool having a handle extending along a longitudinal axis, wherein the handle is configured to house a motor. A ratchet head is connected to a first end of the handle. The ratchet head supports an output shaft having a drive square or bit that is driven by the motor. The ratchet wrench includes an application-targeted lighting system disposed ...