ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,248, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Ridge Tool Co. (Elyria, Ohio).
"Powered drain cleaner with flex shaft" was invented by Alex Michael Cole (Columbia Station, Ohio), Jeffrey Szucs (Columbia Station, Ohio), Jacob Schneider (Elyria, Ohio) and Michael J. Rutkowski (North Royalton, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Drain cleaners are described that include rotatable drums which retain drain cleaning cable. Mounted on the rotatable drum is a motor and optional gearbox for imparting rotation to the drain cleaning cable. The drain cleaners can also include a cable clamp mounted on the rotatable drum. The drain cleaners are configured...