ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,494, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Fan for handheld blower" was invented by Nathaniel A. Herrera (Oak Creek, Wis.), Beth E. Cholst (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Shannon C. Bartlett (Cedarburg, Wis.) and John L. Whealon (West Bend, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fan includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly from the hub and spaced circumferentially about the hub. The plurality of blades includes a reference blade, a first blade, and a second blade. The reference blade is disposed after the first blade in a circumferential direction about the hub. The secon...