US Patent Issued to Milwaukee Electric Tool on July 29 for "Externally configurable worksite power distribution box" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,918, issued on July 29, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Externally configurable worksite power distribution box" was invented by Matthew J. Mergener (Mequon, Wis.) and Jeremy R. Ebner (East Troy, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for configuring, with an external device, a power distribution box having priority disconnects. The power distribution box includes a housing portion and a base portion elevating the housing portion. The power distribution box receives power from an external power source and distributes the power to a plurality of alternating current (AC) output recept...