ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,091, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Powered fastener driver" was invented by Jason M. Julius (Waukesha, Wis.), Rosalie C. Phillips (Milwaukee), Ivan N. Zozulya (Waukesha, Wis.), Jacob N. Zimmerman (Pewaukee, Wis.), Alex D. Servais (Slinger, Wis.) and Mitchell T. Neuhoff (Waukesha, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered fastener driver includes a housing defining cylinder support portion, a drive unit support portion, and a handle portion that is spaced apart from the drive unit support portion. The handle portion defines a handle axis. A piston is movable within a cylinder f...