ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,450, 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 is removably couplable to a hose or wand of a vacuum. The vacuum tool includes a frustoconical head portion, a base portion, and fasteners. The frustoconical head portion includes a distal end of the vacuum tool, an interior support body, and an outer layer. The distal end ha...