ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,288,889, issued on April 29, was assigned to Techtronic Cordless GP (Anderson, S.C.).
"Tripod system" was invented by Brianna E. Williams (Greenville, S.C.), J. Luke Jenkins (Williamston, S.C.), Robert Andrew Patrick (Simpsonville, S.C.), Austin Clark (Seneca, S.C.) and John D. Schaalje (Williamson, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tripod for use with an accessory device and a battery pack includes a main body, a battery receptacle, and a head. The main body includes a center column having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a longitudinal axis extending through the first end and the second end. The main body also i...