Patents by Inventor Adair Yang

Adair Yang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fastening tool
    Patent number: 9221161
    Abstract: A fastening tool includes an actuation device configured to actuate a drive engine of the tool to initiate a drive stroke. The actuation device includes a contact trip assembly operatively connected to the movable portion of the nose assembly. The contact trip assembly a lower contact arm connected to the movable portion of the nose assembly biased in the retracted position and movable to the extended position with the moveable portion of the nose assembly, and an upper contact arm operatively connected to the lower contact arm. The actuation device includes a trigger assembly that includes a trigger, a trigger arm pivotally supported by the trigger and configured to interact with the upper contact arm, and a check pawl configured to engage an opening in the upper contact arm when the upper contact arm moves downward to prevent the tool from being operated in a contact trip mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P.
    Inventors: Keven E. Miller, David M. McGee, Adair Yang, Brian C. Burke, Paul Grandstrand, Wai Ho, Donald R. Perron
  • FASTENING TOOL
    Publication number: 20150008246
    Abstract: A fastening tool includes an actuation device configured to actuate a drive engine of the tool to initiate a drive stroke. The actuation device includes a contact trip assembly operatively connected to the movable portion of the nose assembly. The contact trip assembly a lower contact arm connected to the movable portion of the nose assembly biased in the retracted position and movable to the extended position with the moveable portion of the nose assembly, and an upper contact arm operatively connected to the lower contact arm. The actuation device includes a trigger assembly that includes a trigger, a trigger arm pivotally supported by the trigger and configured to interact with the upper contact arm, and a check pawl configured to engage an opening in the upper contact arm when the upper contact arm moves downward to prevent the tool from being operated in a contact trip mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Keven E. MILLER, David M. MCGEE, Adair YANG, Brian C. BURKE, Paul GRANDSTRAND, Wai HO, Donald R. PERRON
  • Fastening tool
    Patent number: 8833626
    Abstract: A fastening tool includes an actuation device configured to actuate a drive engine of the tool to initiate a drive stroke. The actuation device includes a contact trip assembly operatively connected to the movable portion of the nose assembly. The contact trip assembly a lower contact arm connected to the movable portion of the nose assembly biased in the retracted position and movable to the extended position with the moveable portion of the nose assembly, and an upper contact arm operatively connected to the lower contact arm. The actuation device includes a trigger assembly that includes a trigger, a trigger arm pivotally supported by the trigger and configured to interact with the upper contact arm, and a check pawl configured to engage an opening in the upper contact arm when the upper contact arm moves downward to prevent the tool from being operated in a contact trip mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.
    Inventors: Donald R. Perron, Keven E. Miller, David M. McGee, Adair Yang, Brian Burke, Paul Grandstrand, Wai Ho
  • FASTENING TOOL
    Publication number: 20120074194
    Abstract: A fastening tool includes an actuation device configured to actuate a drive engine of the tool to initiate a drive stroke. The actuation device includes a contact trip assembly operatively connected to the movable portion of the nose assembly. The contact trip assembly a lower contact arm connected to the movable portion of the nose assembly biased in the retracted position and movable to the extended position with the moveable portion of the nose assembly, and an upper contact arm operatively connected to the lower contact arm. The actuation device includes a trigger assembly that includes a trigger, a trigger arm pivotally supported by the trigger and configured to interact with the upper contact arm, and a check pawl configured to engage an opening in the upper contact arm when the upper contact arm moves downward to prevent the tool from being operated in a contact trip mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Stanley Fastening Systems, LP
    Inventors: Keven E. Miller, David M. McGee, Donald R. Perron, Adair Yang, Brian Burke, Paul Grandstand, Wai Ho