ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,425, issued on July 8, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Fish tape assembly" was invented by Justin Miller (Richfield, Wis.), Aaron C. Grode (Brookfield, Wis.) and Nolan J. Henton (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fish tape tool includes a housing including a base and a cover. The housing defines a chamber between the base and the cover. The base defines an exit opening and a channel extending from the chamber to the exit opening. The fish tape tool also includes a drum configured to be inserted into the chamber of the housing, the drum containing a fish tape. The drum is configured to be man...