ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,912, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Shadowless lighting system for a handheld power tool" was invented by Mackenzie J. Nick (Theresa, Wis.), Benjamin J. Farley (Milwaukee) and Kentez L. Craig (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One example power tool includes a primary housing. A motor may be situated within the primary housing. The power tool may further include a transmission mechanism configured to transmit rotational energy from the motor to an output unit of the power tool. The power tool may further include a secondary housing in which at least a portion of the trans...