ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,048, issued on May 20, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).

"Handle for use with power tool" was invented by Yu Eto (Anjo, Japan), Yoshinori Sasaki (Anjo, Japan) and Luyen Van Tong (Anjo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handle for use with a power tool includes a handle body, a beam and a weight. The handle body includes a mounting part and a grip part. The handle body is configured to be removably secured to a tool body of a power tool. The grip part is formed in an elongated hollow shape. The beam is supported by the handle body in a cantilever manner and extends within the grip part. The weight is supported by the be...