ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,126, issued on April 15, was assigned to Techtronic Cordless GP (Anderson, S.C.).

"Accessory storage location for power tool" was invented by Grant A. Wood (Greenville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool including a housing. The housing supports a motor operably coupled to an output shaft. The housing includes a handle and a battery receptacle. The handle. The battery receptacle is disposed adjacent to the handle and is configured to receive a battery pack. The handle defines a storage space configured to support a tool accessory. The storage space is enclosed by the battery pack when the battery pack is coupled to the b...