US Patent Issued to Milwaukee Electric Tool on Aug. 26 for "Operating mode detection system for rotary hammer" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,404, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Operating mode detection system for rotary hammer" was invented by Ian McConeghy (Mequon, Wis.), Bryan C. Kendall (Lisbon, Wis.), Jesse Gibb (Milwaukee), Jeffery D. Spraggon (Pewaukee, Wis.), Matt Lombardo (Muskego, Wis.), Hunter Wiehe (Milwaukee), Spencer D. Stingl (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and Alan J. Rehfeldt (Oak Creek, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary hammer includes a housing and a mode selection dial supported in the housing. The mode selection dial includes a cam. The housing supports a motor providing a rotational output. The housi...