ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,594, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Level with rotating vial and locking assembly" was invented by Joseph William Burge (Milwaukee), Bryant Deakins (Kansasville, Wis.) and Michael Wyatt (Waukesha, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A level including a rotating level vial is provided. The level includes a locking mechanism that utilizes an actuator that engages a brake to lock the rotating vial into the desired position. The locking mechanism may include a spring element that is compressed by the actuator during locking, and the spring element in turn pushes against the brake fac...