Patents by Inventor Heather Schafer
Heather Schafer 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).
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Patent number: 11964375Abstract: A multi-speed, power-driven tool may include a transmission mechanism that transmits power from a motor to an output device. A speed selection mechanism may be coupled to the transmission mechanism, to control a speed reduction through the transmission mechanism, and an output speed of the tool. The transmission mechanism may employ a compound, stepped, planetary gear assembly, to provide for an axially compact arrangement of transmission mechanism components, to reduce an axial length of the tool. The speed selection mechanism may employ a multi-staged grounding device, corresponding to the reduced axial length of the transmission mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: BLACK & DEKCER INC.Inventors: Robert S. Gehret, David C. Tomayko, Heather Schafer, Joseph Patrick Kelleher, Joseph Carl Biser, Trevor J. Koenig
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Publication number: 20240123518Abstract: A power tool chuck includes a body with a central bore extending along an axis and configured to receive a tool bit, a plurality of angled passageways, and a plurality of jaws received in the passageways and moveable between an axially forward and radially inward clamping position and an axially rearward and radially outward retracted position. At least one jaw has a rear end lying in a first plane transverse to the axis. A first key drive member coupled to a tail portion of the body is configured to be engaged by a second key drive member on a power tool output shaft to non-rotationally couple the body to the output shaft. The first key drive has a forward end lying in a second plane transverse to the axis. The second plane is axially forward of the first plane when the jaws are in the retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Joseph P. Kelleher, William F. Gallagher, Louis M. Vasiliades, Trevor J. Koenig, Heather Schafer
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Publication number: 20240044483Abstract: A power tool includes a housing containing a motor, an output member configured to be driven by the motor to perform an operation on a workpiece, and a handle having a first end portion coupled to the housing and a second end portion. A base is coupled to the second end portion of the handle. A light emitting assembly is pivotably coupled to the base. The light emitting assembly is configured to be operable in a first mode to illuminate a workpiece and a second mode to indicate a condition of the power tool responsive to the power tool signaling the condition to the light emitting assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Brian E. Friedman, Joseph Patrick Kelleher, David Irwin, Richard Dizon, Heather Schafer, Michael Sikora, Abraham Lozier
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Patent number: 11878355Abstract: A power tool chuck includes a body with a central bore extending along an axis and configured to receive a tool bit, a plurality of angled passageways, and a plurality of jaws received in the passageways and moveable between an axially forward and radially inward clamping position and an axially rearward and radially outward retracted position. At least one jaw has a rear end lying in a first plane transverse to the axis. A first key drive member coupled to a tail portion of the body is configured to be engaged by a second key drive member on a power tool output shaft to non-rotationally couple the body to the output shaft. The first key drive has a forward end lying in a second plane transverse to the axis. The second plane is axially forward of the first plane when the jaws are in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Joseph P. Kelleher, William F. Gallagher, Louis M. Vasiliades, Trevor J. Koenig, Heather Schafer
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Patent number: 11835217Abstract: A power tool includes a housing containing a motor, an output member configured to be driven by the motor to perform an operation on a workpiece, and a handle having a first end portion coupled to the housing and a second end portion. A base is coupled to the second end portion of the handle. A light emitting assembly is pivotably coupled to the base. The light emitting assembly is configured to be operable in a first mode to illuminate a workpiece and a second mode to indicate a condition of the power tool responsive to the power tool signaling the condition to the light emitting assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Brian E. Friedman, Joseph Patrick Kelleher, David Irwin, Richard Dizon, Heather Schafer, Michael Sikora, Abraham Lozier
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Publication number: 20230278185Abstract: A power tool includes a housing; an electric motor; an electronic clutch; and a clutch setting assembly that includes a variable resistive element, a clutch selector, and a contact assembly. The contact assembly includes a spring coupled to the clutch selector and a contact member with a leg configured to be insertable into an opening in the clutch selector so that the spring and the contact member are non-removable from the clutch selector and the spring biases the contact member against the variable resistive element. The contact member has a head configured to engage the variable resistive element to generate a resistance signal that corresponds to a position of the clutch selector. The controller is configured to receive the resistance signal and, based on the resistance signal, look-up, receive, or generate the torque threshold value for the power tool operation parameter that corresponds to the selected clutch setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Trevor J. KOENIG, Joseph P. KELLEHER, Rick J. HEAVEL, Heather SCHAFER, Thomas DELMONT
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Publication number: 20220357031Abstract: A power tool includes a housing containing a motor, an output member configured to be driven by the motor to perform an operation on a workpiece, and a handle having a first end portion coupled to the housing and a second end portion. A base is coupled to the second end portion of the handle. A light emitting assembly is pivotably coupled to the base. The light emitting assembly is configured to be operable in a first mode to illuminate a workpiece and a second mode to indicate a condition of the power tool responsive to the power tool signaling the condition to the light emitting assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Brian E. Friedman, Joseph Patrick Kelleher, David Irwin, Richard Dizon, Heather Schafer, Michael Sikora, Abraham Lozier
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Publication number: 20210170564Abstract: A multi-speed, power-driven tool may include a transmission mechanism that transmits power from a motor to an output device. A speed selection mechanism may be coupled to the transmission mechanism, to control a speed reduction through the transmission mechanism, and an output speed of the tool. The transmission mechanism may employ a compound, stepped, planetary gear assembly, to provide for an axially compact arrangement of transmission mechanism components, to reduce an axial length of the tool. The speed selection mechanism may employ a multi-staged grounding device, corresponding to the reduced axial length of the transmission mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Robert S. GEHRET, David C. TOMAYKO, Heather SCHAFER, Joseph Patrick KELLEHER, Joseph Carl BISER, Trevor J. KOENIG
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Publication number: 20200276650Abstract: A chuck for a power tool includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis, a central bore extending along the longitudinal axis and configured to receive a tool bit, a plurality of angled passageways defined in the body, and a plurality of jaws at least received in the passageways and moveable between an axially forward and radially inward clamping position to clamp a tool bit and an axially rearward and radially outward retracted position. At least one jaw has a rear end lying in a first plane transverse to the longitudinal axis. A first key drive member is coupled to a tail portion of the body and configured to be engaged by a second key drive member on an output shaft of a power tool to non-rotationally couple the body to the output shaft. The first key drive member extends axially from a rearward end to a forward end that lies in a second plane transverse to the longitudinal axis. The second plane is axially forward of the first plane when the jaws are in the retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Joseph P. Kelleher, William F. Gallagher, Louis M. Vasiliades, Trevor J. Koenig, Heather Schafer