ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,060, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Orbital polishing tool" was invented by John Michael Q Van Treeck (Lannon, Wis.), Kyle W. Schultz (Mequon, Wis.), Jonathan E. Wojtalik (Mt. Prospect, Ill.) and Trevor L. Paff (Slinger, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool includes a housing. The housing includes a motor housing portion and a handle portion extending rearward from the motor housing portion. A motor is located within the motor housing portion. A variable speed dial is coupled to the housing, and the variable speed dial is configured to adjust a maximum rotary speed of...