ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,449, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Vacuum tools" was invented by Kyle Reeder (Waukesha, Wis.), Ellen M. Owens (Milwaukee), Jonathan Lowry (Milwaukee), Alexander J. Goodman (Milwaukee), Christopher J. Metcalf (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and Scott T. Moeller (Richfield, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum tool that is removably couplable to a hose or wand of a vacuum includes a body, funnel, gasket, and connection portion. The body includes a first end, second end, and wall extending between the first and second ends. The wall forms a work surface suction opening and a cavity in fl...