Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Velderman
Matthew J. Velderman 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: 11737587Abstract: A wall panel system including a first wall panel, the first panel including at least a first panel hook portion. The system also including a second wall panel having a different configuration than the first wall panel. The second panel includes at least a second panel hook portion and a third panel hook portion opposing the second panel hook portion. The first wall panel is configured to engage with the second wall panel to create a wall panel assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Velderman, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Sean Bailey, Steven J. Phillips, Daniel J. White, Thomas Delmont, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Julian Olyansky, Shalin Chikhalkar
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Publication number: 20230238910Abstract: A battery-powered motor may include an electric motor, a controller, and a housing. The electric motor may be wound to enable the battery-powered motor to achieve a non-limited motor maximum motor revolutions per minute (RPM) for at least one specified battery. The controlling current may include limiting current to the electric motor at lower RPMs, and limiting the current to prevent the RPM of the electric motor from exceeding a limited maximum motor RPM which is lower than the non-limited motor maximum RPM. The housing may enclose the electric motor and the controller and the specified battery. The housing may have a form factor to engage with a machine that engages with an internal combustion engine that has a maximum engine RPM that is approximately the same as the limited maximum motor RPM.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Daniel J. WHITE, Matthew J. VELDERMAN, Andrew E. SEMAN, JR., Ryan H. PELOQUIN, William A. RIGDON, Harry X. ZHONG
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Publication number: 20230231395Abstract: A battery system including a removable battery pack, including a plurality of battery cells and an interface for electrically and mechanically coupling to a load bearing device; a vehicle, including a power station for providing power to drive the vehicle, the power station including a port for accepting the removable battery pack; and a power tool including a port for accepting the removable battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: MATTHEW J. VELDERMAN, Daniel J. White
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Publication number: 20230223634Abstract: A battery pack having a battery housing that defines a cavity for receiving a plurality of battery cells. The battery pack cavity is sealed from the air outside the battery pack housing to prevent water and other contaminants from reaching the plurality of battery cells. The battery pack may include a sealing material to create a seal between an upper housing and a lower housing of the battery housing. The battery pack also include a sealing material to create a seal around a terminal block of the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Matthew J. Stanton, Matthew J. Velderman, Daniel J. White, Kevin Alston
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Publication number: 20230211450Abstract: A power tool is provided including a housing defining a cavity therein, where the housing includes a motor case and a handle portion extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing from the motor case; an electric motor having a drive shaft and mounted within the motor case; a partitioning wall extending radially and separating the motor case portion from the non-motor case portion of the housing; and a bearing pocket with an open end facing the motor case portion formed in the partitioning wall and a main body extending away from the electric motor for receiving a rotor bearing. The handle portion includes two elongate walls extending from the partitioning wall, a circuit board supported by the two elongate walls and including a motor drive circuit, and two covers secured to the two elongate walls to cover the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Zollie W. PRIVETT, JR., Craig A. OKTAVEC, David J. SMITH, Matthew J. VELDERMAN, Colin C. CROSBY, Pradeep PANT, Kyle J. CHRISTOPHERSEN, Daniel F. NACE, James H. STILES, III, Floyd E. MORELAND, IV
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Publication number: 20230144738Abstract: A commercial grade job site charging system is presented. The charging system may include a large container, for example a large metal box. The enclosure may be designed and configured to receive, via a temporary connection, relatively high input power, e.g., 480V, 3-phase, 60 A, for receiving a plurality of rechargeable, removable battery packs. The charging system may include a plurality of interior chargers of relatively lower power, e.g., 120V single phase, 15 A. The charging system may include a high power transformer to adapt the relatively high input power voltage to that of the lower power chargers. The charging system may simultaneously charge a plurality of battery packs, e.g., 32 battery packs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: James Robert CARBERRY, II, Thomas C. KOHLER, Karl PALM, Rebecca SUN, Matthew J. VELDERMAN
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Publication number: 20230107795Abstract: A theft deterring system includes a power tool with a motor connectable to a power source, a switch connected to the motor, a controller controlling to the switch for controlling an amount of power provided to the motor, and a state circuit having a memory for storing a state value. The controller activates the switch to provide power to the motor when the state value stored in the memory equals a desired value. The system may also include a tag programmer for changing the stored value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Daniele C. Brotto, Nathan J. Cruise, Jeremy D. Ashinghurst, Jason K. Leh, Richard Haggarty, Michael J. Stoller, Brice D. Farrell, Regina Gracia C. Cunanan, Raghavendra R. Byatnal, Matthew J. Velderman
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Patent number: 11621662Abstract: A battery-powered motor may include an electric motor, a controller, and a housing. The electric motor may be wound to enable the battery-powered motor to achieve a non-limited motor maximum motor revolutions per minute (RPM) for at least one specified battery. The controlling current may include limiting current to the electric motor at lower RPMs, and limiting the current to prevent the RPM of the electric motor from exceeding a limited maximum motor RPM which is lower than the non-limited motor maximum RPM. The housing may enclose the electric motor and the controller and the specified battery. The housing may have a form factor to engage with a machine that engages with an internal combustion engine that has a maximum engine RPM that is approximately the same as the limited maximum motor RPM.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. White, Matthew J. Velderman, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Ryan H. Peloquin, William A. Rigdon, Harry X. Zhong
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Patent number: 11611124Abstract: A battery pack having a battery housing that defines a cavity for receiving a plurality of battery cells. The battery pack cavity is sealed from the air outside the battery pack housing to prevent water and other contaminants from reaching the plurality of battery cells. The battery pack may include a sealing material to create a seal between an upper housing and a lower housing of the battery housing. The battery pack also include a sealing material to create a seal around a terminal block of the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Stanton, Matthew J. Velderman, Daniel J. White, Kevin Alston
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Patent number: 11597050Abstract: A power tool is provided including a motor case and a handle portion. An electric motor having a drive shaft is mounted within the motor case. A circuit board is disposed in the handle portion to accommodate a motor drive circuit. The motor drive circuit includes a rectifier configured to receive an alternating current from an alternating current (AC) power source and convert it to a direct current supplied to a DC power bus, and a bridge circuit having motor switches connected between the rectifier and the electric motor. A bus capacitor is mounted on the circuit board and coupled across the DC power bus. An auxiliary capacitor having higher capacitance than the bus capacitor is switchably coupled across the DC power bus. The handle portion includes a support member protruding radially outwardly to accommodate the auxiliary capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Zollie W. Privett, Jr., Craig A. Oktavec, David J. Smith, Matthew J. Velderman, Colin C. Crosby, Pradeep Pant, Kyle J. Christophersen, Daniel F. Nace, James H. Stiles, III, Floyd E. Moreland, IV
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Patent number: 11601084Abstract: When providing alternating current (AC) power to operate AC powered devices such as power tools (such as drills, table saws, miter saws), equipment (such as lawn mowers), and consumer products (such as refrigerators, television, lights) without being tied to a fixed utility power supply typically requires a generator (such as an internal combustion engine based generator) or a battery powered inverter. In order to meet power and runtime needs for these devices, a battery powered inverter must be relatively large and expensive. This simple fact prohibits their use in many environments.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Matthew J. Velderman, Daniel J. White
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Publication number: 20230045811Abstract: An electronic switch module for a power tool is provided including a module body, a trigger moveable relative to the module body, a magnet being moveable relative to the module body with the trigger along a movement axis, and a linear Hall sensor fixed relative to the module body and intersecting the movement axis of the magnet. The linear Hall sensor magnetically detects a linear position of the magnet along the movement axis and outputs a voltage signal based on the detected linear position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventor: Matthew J. Velderman
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Patent number: 11557187Abstract: A theft deterring system includes a power tool with a motor connectable to a power source, a switch connected to the motor, a controller controlling to the switch for controlling an amount of power provided to the motor, and a state circuit having a memory for storing a state value. The controller activates the switch to provide power to the motor when the state value stored in the memory equals a desired value. The system may also include a tag programmer for changing the stored value.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Daniele C. Brotto, Nathan J. Cruise, Jeremy D. Ashinghurst, Jason K. Leh, Richard Haggarty, Michael J. Stoller, Brice D. Farrell, Regina Gracia C. Cunanan, Raghavendra R. Byatnal, Matthew J. Velderman
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Patent number: 11522411Abstract: An electronic switch module for a power tool is provided including a housing, a trigger moveable relative to the housing, a magnet being moveable relative to the housing with the trigger along a movement axis, and a linear hall sensor fixed relative to the housing and intersecting the movement axis of the magnet. The linear hall sensor magnetically detects a linear position of the magnet along the movement axis and outputs a voltage signal based on the detected linear position.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventor: Matthew J. Velderman
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Publication number: 20220385225Abstract: A battery pack including a first subset of battery cells and a second subset of battery cells, set of switches, a DC output port and an AC output port. The battery pack may provide both a DC output signal at the DC output port and an AC output signal at the AC output port by selectively activating the switches of the set of switches. The battery pack may couple the first subset of battery cells and the second subset of battery cells in a parallel configuration or a series configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Andrew E. SEMAN, Matthew J. VELDERMAN, Daniel J. WHITE
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Publication number: 20220330722Abstract: A wall panel system including a first wall panel, the first panel including at least a first panel hook portion. The system also including a second wall panel having a different configuration than the first wall panel. The second panel includes at least a second panel hook portion and a third panel hook portion opposing the second panel hook portion. The first wall panel is configured to engage with the second wall panel to create a wall panel assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Matthew J. VELDERMAN, Oleksiy SERGYEYENKO, Sean BAILEY, Steven J. PHILLIPS, Daniel J. WHITE, Thomas DELMONT, Andrew E. Seman, JR., Julian Olyansky, Shalin Chikhalkar
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Patent number: 11466815Abstract: A combustion powered tool uses a fuel canister with a refillable hydrogen storage vessel containing metal hydride. The fuel canister includes a valve assembly with at least one valve to release hydrogen fuel gas. The valve assembly is removable from the refillable hydrogen storage vessel. A coupling device includes a first coupler attached to the refillable hydrogen storage vessel and a second coupler attached to the valve assembly. An outlet adapter is attached to the valve assembly to supply hydrogen fuel gas to the power tool.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: William Rigdon, Daniel J. White, Gary Hill, Anthony Romano, Derek Marchanti, Matthew J. Velderman, Jr., Andrew Seman
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Patent number: 11451185Abstract: When providing alternating current (AC) power to operate AC powered devices such as power tools (such as drills, table saws, miter saws), equipment (such as lawn mowers), and consumer products (such as refrigerators, television, lights) without being tied to a fixed utility power supply typically requires a generator (such as an internal combustion engine based generator) or a battery powered inverter. In order to meet power and runtime needs for these devices, a battery powered inverter must be relatively large and expensive. This simple fact prohibits their use in many environments.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Matthew J. Velderman, Daniel J. White
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Publication number: 20220255490Abstract: A method of manufacturing a battery pack including the creation of a support board for enabling conversion of the battery pack from providing a first voltage to providing a second voltage. The support board is created by injection molding about a precut set of power traces for coupling a converting element to a plurality of battery cells. The power traces couple the plurality of battery cells to a set of battery pack terminals. The support board may be mechanically coupled to a battery cell holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Daniel J. WHITE, Matthew J. Velderman, Michael Varipatis, Nathan J. Osborne
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Patent number: 11406203Abstract: A wall panel system including a first wall panel, the first panel including at least a first panel hook portion. The system also including a second wall panel having a different configuration than the first wall panel. The second panel includes at least a second panel hook portion and a third panel hook portion opposing the second panel hook portion. The first wall panel is configured to engage with the second wall panel to create a wall panel assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Velderman, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Sean Bailey, Steven J. Phillips, Daniel J. White, Thomas Delmont, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Julian Olyansky, Shalin Chikhalkar