ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,410, issued on March 11, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).
"Electric power tool" was invented by Akira Mizutani (Anjo, Japan), Ryosuke Otani (Anjo, Japan) and Fumiyoshi Saito (Anjo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric power tool. The electric power tool may include: a motor; a control device configured to control the motor; a power transmission mechanism connected to the motor; a housing that houses the motor, the control device and the power transmission mechanism; an end tool holder connected to the power transmission mechanism; an accessory configured to be detachably attached to the housing; and a detector...