ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,485, issued on April 22, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Battery charger including a light emitting diode (LED) assembly" was invented by Matthew R. Polakowski (Greenfield, Wis.), Gareth Mueckl (Milwaukee), Justin D. Dorman (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Patrick S. Lueck (Appleton, Wis.) and Douglas G. Schwartz (Richfield, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery connector, an electrical combination and methods. The electrical combination may include a battery connector including a housing with a support portion for a battery pack, and a circuit supported by the housing, the circuit including a universal se...