ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,274, issued on July 8, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Axial blower" was invented by Nathaniel A. Herrera (Oak Creek, Wis.), Adam F. Czerwonka (Mukwanago, Wis.), Marcus T. Jenkins (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Shannon C. Bartlett (Cedarburg, Wis.), John L. Whealon (West Bend, Wis.) and Drake J. Schlosser (Hartford, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An axial blower includes a fan, housing, and intake grate. The fan has a rotational axis. The housing surrounds the fan. The housing includes an inlet, fluid intake volume, outlet, and battery interface. The inlet is disposed at a position along the rotational axis...