ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,300, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Vacuum pump" was invented by Justin Miller (Richfield, Wis.) and Shrey M. Turakhiya (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum pump includes a motor, a pump coupled to the motor to receive torque therefrom, and a trestle including an inlet port, an outlet port, and a fluid pathway therebetween, the outlet port being fluidly connected to the pump. The vacuum pump also includes a first valve positioned within the fluid pathway and adjustable between an open state, in which an airflow induced by the pump is drawn through the inlet port, an...