ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,799, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Portable area light" was invented by Sullivan Dee (West Allis, Wis.), Jeffrey L. Spenner (Hubertus, Wis.), Alexis R. Taylor (McFarland, Wis.), Ashton L. Krepelka (Shorewood, Wis.) and Matthew J. Johnson (Oconomowoc, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An area light includes a base module, a mast assembly extending upward from the base module, a light assembly coupled to the mast assembly and configured to emit light, and a leg assembly coupled to the base module for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position. The leg assembly incl...