ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,990, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Safety switch for a battery pack powered trowel" was invented by Brennen M. Gleason (Milwaukee), Caleb R. Hendryx (Waukesha, Wis.), Michael C. Reed (Milwaukee) and Julio C. Armendariz (Durango, Mexico).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for controlling a power trowel. A power trowel includes a handle including a speed control input, a housing, a shaft connecting the handle and the housing, a safety mechanism located on the shaft, a blade assembly positioned below the housing, a motor located within the motor housing and coupled to ...