ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,999, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Blind rivet nut-setting tool" was invented by Dylan T. Johnson (Waukesha, Wis.), Jonathan G. Kriefall (Milwaukee), Mathew R. Rentmeester (Milwaukee), Sam L. Bertz (Fox Point, Wis.) and John C. Cameron (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blind rivet nut-setting tool for setting a rivet nut including a housing having an anvil, a pull stud for engaging the rivet nut, and an output shaft defining a drive axis. The tool includes a motor defining a motor axis. The motor is configured to transfer torque to the output shaft to rotate the pull s...