ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,322,939, issued on June 3, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Fish tape assembly" was invented by Justin Miller (Richfield, Wis.), Aaron C. Grode (Germantown, Wis.), Nolan J. Henton (Milwaukee), Samuel J. Krohlow (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and Jacob K. Lindsey (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fish tape assembly includes a fish tape tool including a housing, a chamber defined in the housing and a motor supported by the housing. The fish tape assembly also includes a fish tape drum configured to be inserted into the chamber of the housing. The fish tape drum contains a type of fish tape and includes a rotat...