ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,501, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Glove" was invented by Christopher S. Hoppe (Cedarburg, Wis.), Steven W. Hyma (Milwaukee), Matthew Vargo (Milwaukee) and Grant T. Squiers (Cudahy, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glove including a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and the bottom surface is configured to interface with an object being gripped by a user. The glove also includes an index finger portion configured to receive an index finger of the user. The index finger portion includes a knuckle configured to pivot about an axis. The glove further inclu...