ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,390, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Belt sander" was invented by James C. Sitter (Milwaukee), Jeffrey S. Holly (West Bend, Wis.), Joseph G. Bloomfield (Wauwatosa, Wis.), David A. Bierdeman (New Berlin, Wis.), Logan M. Hietpas (Glendale, Wis.), Adam N. Carter (Milwaukee), Nikos A. Gainacopulos (Milwaukee), Eric K. Farrington (Grafton, Wis.), Christopher M. Didier (Milwaukee) and Benjamin J. Ludy (Jackson, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A belt sander for sanding a workpiece and defining a center of gravity within a first plane. The belt sander includes a housing, a handle defi...