ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,616, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Modular concrete tool" was invented by James Wekwert (Whitefish Bay, Wis.), Kyle Reeder (Waukesha, Wis.) and Colin J. Roberts (Brookfield, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular concrete tool includes a modular power unit that has a housing with a motor housing portion and a front housing portion coupled to the motor housing portion, a battery receptacle configured to removably engage a battery pack, a handle extending from the motor housing portion, a motor disposed within the motor housing portion, the motor configured to provide torque ...