ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,478, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Hydraulic power tool" was invented by Eric D. Norquist (Brookfield, Wis.), James G. Ballard (Waukesha, Wis.), Kris J. Kanack (Whitewater, Wis.), Luke J. Skinner (West Bend, Wis.), Robert Jensen (Brookfield, Wis.), Marc S. D'Antuono (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) and Peter Davies (Brookfield, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example hydraulic tool includes: a fluid reservoir; a pump; an electric motor; a cylinder; a piston; a first trigger button; a second trigger button; and a controller configured to perform operations comprising: receiving a first...