US Patent Issued to Milwaukee Electric Tool on June 17 for "Battery pack with handle" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,579, issued on June 17, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Battery pack with handle" was invented by Wyatt R. Silha (Milwaukee), Zachery Meyer (Hartland, Wis.) and John G. Marx (Hartford, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery pack includes a housing, at least one battery cell, and a handle assembly. The battery cell is disposed within the housing. The handle assembly is coupled to the housing. The handle assembly includes a first handle catch, an elongate flexible member, a second handle catch, and a grip layer. The elongate flexible member has a first end and a second end. The elongate flexibl...