ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,328,087, issued on June 10, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Power tool having stamped brake resistor" was invented by David Rose (Pewaukee, Wis.), Daniel J. Tomcheck (Denmark, Wis.) and Vincent M. Zornow (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for braking a power tool using a stamped brake resistor. The power tool includes a motor, a trigger configured to be actuated, and a brake switch coupled to the motor. A brake resistor assembly is selectively coupled to the motor via the brake switch and includes a stamped brake resistor. The stamped brake resistor includes a terminal portion...