ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,471, issued on April 22, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Tool with gearless ratchet mechanism" was invented by Devin W. Herritz (Sussex, Wis.), Aaron S. Blumenthal (Shorewood, Wis.), Christian R. Braun (Milwaukee), Aaron M. Williams (Milwaukee) and Ryan C. Dick (Sussex, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various designs for a gearless ratchet mechanism and tools incorporating the gearless ratchet mechanism are described. One embodiment relates to a gearless ratchet with a design for improved performance including low or zero swing angle and/or decreased part wear. Another embodiment relates to a gea...