US Patent Issued to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL on Sept. 30 for "Power tool utilizing optical fibers to output light" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,213, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Power tool utilizing optical fibers to output light" was invented by Brandon S. Bell (Shorewood, Wis.), Zachary Jankowski (Oak Creek, Wis.), Riley G. F. Jones (Waukesha, Wis.), David M. Pittman (Sussex, Wis.), Torrin T. Santy (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) and Ian C. Mckay (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool includes a primary housing, and a motor situated within the primary housing. The power tool also includes a circuit board located within the primary housing, and a light source mounted to the circuit board. The power tool also...