ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,412,936, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Battery pack and charger system" was invented by Wyatt R. Silha (Milwaukee), John G. Marx (Hartford, Wis.), Cameron R. Schulz (Milwaukee), Samuel Sheeks (Germantown, Wis.), Joel D. Snyder (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) and Jacob D. Rosenthal (Brookfield, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charger includes a housing with an interface positioned in a front wall and configured to engage a battery pack. The interface includes charging terminals positioned between a first rail and a second rail, a first groove positioned between the first rail and a wa...