US Patent Issued to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL on Feb. 10 for "System of interconnectable portable lighting devices with locking hasps" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,444, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"System of interconnectable portable lighting devices with locking hasps" was invented by Jason D. Thurner (Menomonee Falls, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable lighting device includes a body having an input port supported on an exterior surface of the body and an output port supported on the exterior surface of the body. The input port is operable to receive power from a power source and the output port is operable to transfer power to an external device. The portable lighting device also includes a support cable coupled to the body...