Patents Assigned to Black & Decker Inc.
  • Nosepiece latch mechanism for a fastening tool
    Patent number: 11679480
    Abstract: A fastening tool having a latch mechanism that performs a tool-free jam release of a jammed fastener in the nosepiece. The latch mechanism includes a latch plate that is secured to the nose portion of a nosepiece assembly by a latch member and is pivotably releasable from the nose portion by a user's fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Peng, Yao-Te Yang
  • Bidirectional air inlet valve assembly
    Patent number: 11673250
    Abstract: In an improved air inlet valve assembly, a flow of air along a first or second flow path may be controlled by a position of air inlet guide surfaces of a rotatable valve relative to air inlet guide slots of a fixed valve sleeve. Air flowing along the first flow path may rotate a motor in a first direction to operate the tool in a forward mode. Air flowing along the second flow path may rotate the motor in the second direction to operate the tool in a reverse mode. In the forward mode, as air flows along the first flow path, air may be discharged along a primary discharge path, with a portion of the second flow path providing a secondary discharge path. In the reverse mode, as air flows along the second flow path, air may be discharged along the primary discharge path, with a portion of the first flow path providing the secondary discharge path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Sandipkumar D. Patel, Ross A. Billings, Andrew J. Birkel
  • Nosepiece and magazine for power screwdriver
    Patent number: 11673241
    Abstract: A magazine is configured to be removably coupled to a power tool housing of a power tool. The magazine has a housing configured to be rotatably attachable to the power tool housing. An advancing mechanism is received in the magazine housing, and is configured to advance a strip of collated fasteners into position to be driven by the power tool. An indexing ring has a plurality of recesses and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the power tool housing. A detent is biased to removably engage one of the plurality of recesses, and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the magazine housing. The detent removably engages the recesses to allow for indexed tool-free rotation of the magazine housing relative to the power tool housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: James Dunlap Hays, John P. Zellinger, Rex A. Marshall, Jr., Wesson Charles, Joseph P. Kelleher, John K. Horky
  • Outer rotor brushless motor stator mount
    Patent number: 11670977
    Abstract: A brushless direct-current motor is provided includes an inner stator and an outer rotor. A rotor shaft extends through a stator core of the inner stator. A first end cap includes a radial back plate disposed on a first side of the stator and a front center opening through which the rotor shaft is supported via a front bearing. A second end cap includes an inner annular body extending axially inwardly and forming a rear center opening, an outer annular body, and a main body extending on a second side of the stator. The inner annular body includes a first portion that extends at least partially into an opening of the stator core and supports the rotor shaft via a rear bearing, and a second portion rearward of the first portion that received a rear end of the rotor shaft therein and houses a sensor board therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Fogle, Dustin Jeffries, Michael R. Marjomaa, Kevin L. Pulley, Vincent W. Zou, Jarrett A. Dunston, David J. Smith, Rene Thieme, Tim Heimrich, Tobias Heep, Daniel Bernhart, Dieter Schmidtfrerick
  • Laser level
    Patent number: 11668565
    Abstract: A laser level system including a laser level, the laser level projecting at least one laser line. The system also includes a bracket on which the laser level is mounted and a battery pack. The bracket includes a battery pack receptacle into which the battery pack is removably coupled. The battery pack powers the laser level. The battery pack has a maximum initial battery pack voltage (measured without a workload) of at least 18 volts. The system also includes at least one electrical conductor which delivers power from the battery pack in the battery pack receptacle to the laser level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Muhammad Bahauddin Khan, Kun Chang, Wei Chen, Jun Liu
  • Laser level
    Patent number: 11668566
    Abstract: A laser level system including a laser level, the laser level projecting at least one laser line. The system also includes a bracket on which the laser level is mounted and a battery pack. The bracket includes a battery pack receptacle into which the battery pack is removably coupled. The battery pack powers the laser level. The battery pack has a maximum initial battery pack voltage (measured without a workload) of at least 18 volts. The system also includes at least one electrical conductor which delivers power from the battery pack in the battery pack receptacle to the laser level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Muhammad Bahauddin Khan, Kun Chang, Wei Chen, Jun Liu
  • Power and home tools
    Patent number: 11664703
    Abstract: A hand-held tool that includes a housing. The housing includes a handle. A tool also includes a motor assembly, a battery assembly and a circuit board. The motor assembly includes a motor, the motor including a rotatable motor output shaft, a motor positive terminal and a motor negative terminal. The motor assembly also includes a first rigid conductive electrical connector having a first end fixed to the motor positive terminal and a second end fixed to the circuit board. The battery assembly includes a battery cell with a battery cell positive terminal and a battery cell negative terminal. The battery assembly further includes a second rigid conductive electrical connector having a first end fixed to the battery cell positive terminal and a second end fixed to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy W. French, Jr., Tyler Knight, David Proudlock, Graham Bone, Jonathan Priestley, Andrew Walker, Shaun Lovelass
  • Ergonomic grip for striking tool
    Patent number: 11660738
    Abstract: A striking hand tool includes a grip component where an external surface has a front arc half and a rear arc half, wherein an area of the grip is smaller in a first cross sectional plane further from a head of the tool than a second plane closer to the head portion. A ? value of the front arc half in the first cross sectional plane is less than approximately 0.45. A measurement from a first axis to a frontmost point in the first cross sectional plane is between 17.5 mm and 19 mm. A ? value of the front arc half in the second cross sectional plane is less than approximately 0.5. A measurement from the first axis to a frontmost point in the second cross sectional plane is between 18.5 mm and 20 mm. Methods of manufacturing and striking hand tools having desirous durometer measurements are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Allen Vogado Cate, Robert Ian Stein
  • Brushless motor system for power tools
    Patent number: 11654543
    Abstract: A stator for a brushless DC (BLDC) motor includes a stator core having stator teeth extending radially inwardly towards a center bore, stator windings respectively wound around the stator teeth, and insulating inserts having substantially the same longitudinal length as the stator core. The insulating inserts are longitudinally received between adjacent stator windings at or near inner tips of the adjacent stator teeth to substantially seal the center bore of the stator assembly from the stator windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Craig A. Oktavec, David J. Smith, Jarrett A. Dunston, Andrew M. Palich, Michael R. Marjomaa, Kevin L. Pulley
  • Space saving sleeve for a cast in place anchor
    Patent number: 11655629
    Abstract: A connection sleeve for a cast-in-place anchor. The cast-in-place anchor including a suspension plate having a threaded opening. The cast-in-place anchor also including an externally threaded rod with a head. The threaded rod threadably connected to the suspension plate so that the rod and plate are perpendicular. A sleeve between the rod and plate allows the rod to be securely connected to the plate by simply urging the rod axially toward and into the sleeve to securely lock with and engage with the plate. The assembly resulting in an X shaped cast-in-place anchor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Mark Ziegler, Robert La Barbera, Jack Dunning, Mark Serokosz
  • Snap nut concrete anchor assembly
    Patent number: 11655846
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an anchor device for receiving and securing a shaft thereto. The device includes an outer housing within which a jaw assembly is secured. The outer housing of the device may in turn be secured to or within a support structure such as a building component. Jaw components of the jaw assembly may be threaded. Furthermore, the jaw assembly has at least two configurations. In a first configuration, at least one jaw component is positioned away from a central shaft axis against the biasing force of a biasing member. A removable or reconfigurable holding member or stop member selectively secures the at least one jaw component in its position. In as second configuration, the holding member is reconfigured by the inserted shaft to trigger movement of the at least one jaw component toward the central shaft axis and into contact with the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Manfred Droste, Benjamin Schramm
  • Brushless motor for a power tool
    Patent number: 11646626
    Abstract: A brushless motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatably received within the stator, the rotor including a rotor shaft, a rotor body mounted on the rotor shaft and including axial slots, permanent magnets disposed within the axial slots, and a rotor end cap provided at an end of the rotor body to axially retain the permanent magnets within the slots. The rotor end cap includes an outer planar portion that is in contact with the end of the rotor body, and ribs angularly extending from the outer planar portion towards a center portion forming openings therebetween to allow passage of air between adjacent openings in thermal contact with the end of the rotor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Colin M. Crosby, Ryan F. Schroeder
  • Cordless compressor
    Patent number: 11635070
    Abstract: A cordless compressor has an air storage tank, a pump for pressuring air within the air storage tank, a motor driving pump, a power tool battery pack connected to the motor, a discharge port connected to the air storage tank, and a regulator disposed between the discharge port and the air storage tank. The pump can raise the air pressure within the air storage tank from 0 psi to about 135 psi in less than 135 seconds. With such arrangement, a compressor having an air pressure within the air storage tank of 135 psi set at a 70 psi setting can power an 18 gauge nailer connected to the compressor to drive more than 1200 nails on a single battery charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Lance S. Hathcock, Christina M. Wilson, Gary D. White, William R. Stumpf
  • Safety device for tackers
    Patent number: 11633839
    Abstract: A safety device for tackers includes a safety slide slidably connected to the outlet of the tacker and the safety slide has a stop protruding from the inside thereof. The rod has one end contacts the stop and the other end of the rod has a plastic tip connected thereto. An ignition spring is connected between the plastic tip and a safety switch. A recovery spring is connected to another position of the rod to position the rod. The safety slide is slidably connected to grooves of the tacker. When the safety slide contacts against an object to be stapled, the rod is pushed by the stop and activates the ignition spring to activate the safety switch so as to reduce the impact of the rod and the safety switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Pelletier
  • Dust collection box
    Patent number: 11627863
    Abstract: A dust collection box for a dust extractor includes first and second air inlet chambers, an air inlet aperture through which air is drawn into the first air inlet chamber, an air outlet aperture through which air is dawn out of the second air outlet chamber, an air intermediate chamber formed in the housing, and a filter mounted within the housing. The filter includes a first part through which air passes from the air inlet chamber to the air outlet chamber, and a second part through which air passes from the air inlet chamber to the air intermediate chamber. An ambient air aperture is formed in the wall of the housing. A valve disposed proximate the ambient air aperture is switchable to connect the air intermediate chamber to only one of the air outlet chamber or the ambient air aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Uwe Nemetz, Klaus-Dieter Arich, Martin Herbst, Arther Lauer
  • Tape measure
    Patent number: 11624600
    Abstract: A tape measure comprises a housing containing a tape, spring, reel, and hub, with first seal(s) to seal between the reel cartridge and the hub and/or to seal between the reel and the housing and/or a part fixed to the housing. An outermost coil of the spring may extend out of an opening in the reel and be attached to an innermost coil of the tape, and a second seal may be provided on the reel, to seal between the spring and the reel where the spring extends from the reel. Alternatively, the spring may be contained within the reel, and an outermost coil of the spring may be attached to an interior of the reel. An exterior of the reel may include an attachment portion to which an innermost coil of the tape is attached. The housing may be openable to enable contaminants to be removed from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Ting Wen, Yo-Wen Hsiao, Chirag Kamani, Daniel R. Seymour, Hui-Ting You
  • Battery and motor system for replacing internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 11621662
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. White, Matthew J. Velderman, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Ryan H. Peloquin, William A. Rigdon, Harry X. Zhong
  • Handle
    Patent number: D987404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventor: Timothy J. Payne
  • Battery pack
    Patent number: D988985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventor: Mark Colton
  • Saw
    Patent number: D989585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Peter Thompson, James R. Standaloft, Gary Spratt, Mark James Baxter, Tylan A. Tschopp