ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,333, issued on July 22, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Coupling platform for utility module" was invented by George Barton (Mequon, Wis.), Aaron S. Blumenthal (Shorewood, Wis.), Honesto D. Camposagrado (West Allis, Wis.) and Matthew A. Lownik (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of the coupling platforms described herein are usable to couple storage units, such as modular storage units, to structures, such as to the undersides of benches or tables. One or more of the coupling platforms described herein facilitate the user supporting a newly-disengaged support unit. Fo...