US Patent Issued to Snap-on on June 24 for "Tool housing and method for making the same" (Tennessee, North Carolina, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,457, issued on June 24, was assigned to Snap-on Inc. (Kenosha, Wis.).

"Tool housing and method for making the same" was invented by John D. Schiltz (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), Nathan H. Purcell (Murphy, N.C.) and Joshua M. Beer (Racine, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool housing and method for making the same are disclosed. The tool housing can include upper and middle portions that are fully machined and coupled to one another. The tool housing can also include a lower housing that is partially machined, coupled to the remaining housing portions, and then fully machined. In doing so, the machining operation is eased and the porti...