US Patent Issued to Milwaukee Electric Tool on Feb. 3 for "Modular storage unit with electricity generating panel" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,443, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Modular storage unit with electricity generating panel" was invented by Nicholas C. Mantych (Burlington, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stackable power supply device, container or unit is provided. The power supply device includes an energy conversion module, such as a solar panel. The power supply device includes several power outlets, such as an interface to recharge rechargeable batteries for power tools, an electrical outlet, and a battery to store energy generated by the solar panel. The power supply device is stackable within a modul...