Patents by Inventor Benjamin A. Sands

Benjamin A. Sands 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).

  • Publication number: 20240307940
    Abstract: Battery pack powered roll groover described herein includes a housing, an inner roller provided on the housing and configured to be received in an inner circumference of a workpiece, a groove roll provided on the housing and configured to produce a groove on the workpiece, one or more motors provided within the housing and configured to drive the groove roll, and an electronic processor electrically connected to the one or more motors. The electronic processor is configured to operate the one or more motors to perform a first operation of moving the groove roll in a radial direction, and operate the one or more motors to perform a second operation of moving the groove roll around a track in a circumferential direction. The first operation is performed to adjust a groove depth on the workpiece. The second operation is performed to produce the groove on the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy J. Radtke, Benjamin A. Sands
  • Patent number: 12011752
    Abstract: Battery pack powered roll groover described herein includes a housing, an inner roller provided on the housing and configured to be received in an inner circumference of a workpiece, a groove roll provided on the housing and configured to produce a groove on the workpiece, one or more motors provided within the housing and configured to drive the groove roll, and an electronic processor electrically connected to the one or more motors. The electronic processor is configured to operate the one or more motors to perform a first operation of moving the groove roll in a radial direction, and operate the one or more motors to perform a second operation of moving the groove roll around a track in a circumferential direction. The first operation is performed to adjust a groove depth on the workpiece. The second operation is performed to produce the groove on the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Radtke, Benjamin A. Sands
  • Publication number: 20230058084
    Abstract: A tool configured to form a groove in a pipe includes a housing, a spindle rotatable about a drive axis, a die shaft defining a die shaft axis, a die rotatably coupled to the die shaft about a die axis that is offset relative the die shaft axis, the die configured to form a groove into the pipe, and a drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a spindle drive portion configured to rotate the spindle about the drive axis and thereby rotate the tool with respect to the pipe, and a die shaft drive portion configured to rotate the die shaft to vary a distance between the die axis and the drive axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua P. Heimann, Benjamin A. Sands
  • Publication number: 20220118498
    Abstract: Battery pack powered roll groover described herein includes a housing, an inner roller provided on the housing and configured to be received in an inner circumference of a workpiece, a groove roll provided on the housing and configured to produce a groove on the workpiece, one or more motors provided within the housing and configured to drive the groove roll, and an electronic processor electrically connected to the one or more motors. The electronic processor is configured to operate the one or more motors to perform a first operation of moving the groove roll in a radial direction, and operate the one or more motors to perform a second operation of moving the groove roll around a track in a circumferential direction. The first operation is performed to adjust a groove depth on the workpiece. The second operation is performed to produce the groove on the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy J. Radtke, Benjamin A. Sands