ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,634, issued on June 3, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Tape measure" was invented by Wade F. Burch (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Scott R. Fischer (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), Michael S. Steele (Pewaukee, Wis.) and Abhijeet A. Khangar (Pewaukee, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tape measure includes a housing having a wall defining an internal cavity and a tape port, a coilable measuring tape disposed within the internal housing and having a first end extendable out of the housing, and an end hook member including an attachment portion and a hook portion. The attachment portion is arranged to engage the first e...