ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,089, issued on June 24, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Line launchers" was invented by Drake J. Schlosser (Hartford, Wis.), Luke A. Meyer (Milwaukee), Michael Steven Van Dyke (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Anthony J. Buxton (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Jacob M. Teitler (Milwaukee), Shane L. McCue (Greenfield, Wis.), Daniel D. Crane (West Allis, Wis.) and Seamus Joseph Doyle Herson (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A line launcher includes a launcher body extending along a longitudinal axis between a rear end and a front end. The line launcher further includes a handle, a trigger, and a removable battery. T...