ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,367, issued on Oct. 7, 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 including a housing defining a cylinder support portion, a drive unit support portion, and a handle portion that is spaced apart from the drive unit support portion. The powered fastener driver includes a cylinder, a piston movable within the cy...