ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,063, issued on June 17, was assigned to TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP (Anderson, S.C.).

"Handle assembly for a power tool" was invented by William E. Colber Jr. (Lavonia, Ga.), Joel Harbin (Anderson, S.C.), Ronald J. Hoffman (Iva, S.C.), Christopher Holman (Clemson, S.C.) and Jordan Craven (Simpsonville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handle assembly can include a handle extending from a work portion of the power tool. The handle can include a handle member configured to be engaged by a user when operating the power tool and at least one elongated member extending between the work portion of the power tool and the handle member. A mu...