Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Boldt

Benjamin J. Boldt 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).

  • Patent number: 12202165
    Abstract: A handheld punch tool includes a housing, a die holder coupled to the housing, a die supported by the die holder, the die and the die holder defining a feed slot therebetween for receiving a workpiece to be cut, a punch configured to reciprocate within the die holder along a punch axis, an electric motor disposed within the housing and having a motor shaft configured to rotate about a motor axis to reciprocate the punch, and a flywheel mass coupled for co-rotation with the motor shaft about the motor axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob C. Strachan, Benjamin J. Boldt, Gerald A. Zucca
  • Publication number: 20240383018
    Abstract: A drain cleaning device is configured to be used in a pipe defining a pipe diameter. The drain cleaning device includes a frame, a reservoir supported by the frame, a drum assembly supported by the frame, and a flexible hose positioned at least partially within the drum assembly. The flexible hose is configured to be extended from and retracted into the drum assembly. The flexible hose defines a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end is coupled to the reservoir. The drain cleaning device further includes a flexible scrubber adjacent the second end of the flexible hose. The flexible hose includes a first nozzle angled in a direction away from the flexible scrubber and a second nozzle angled in a direction toward the flexible scrubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Dayton J. Aardema, Benjamin J. Boldt, Van N. Heyer, Ameya Sanjay Kulkarni, Brandon L. Yahr, Julia L. Savich
  • Publication number: 20240344673
    Abstract: A work light comprising a body, a light panel, a clamp, and a magnet. The body includes a first side, a second side, and an interface to couple to a battery. The light panel is moveably coupled to the first side of the body and is electrically coupled to the interface. The clamp is extendable from the second side of the body and is configured to selectively couple the work light to an external structure. The magnet is supported on the second side of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Ameya Sanjay Kulkarni, Seamus J. Herson, Richard M. Schieber, Brandon L. Yahr, Benjamin J. Boldt, Ellen M. Owens, Austin F. de Veer
  • Patent number: 12076845
    Abstract: A power tool includes a soft-stop transmission having a first component and a second component. The first component is configured to receive torque from a motor to rotate the first component in a first rotational direction. The second component is connected to an output of the power tool and is configured to rotate in a first rotational direction in unison with the first component. The second component is configured to rotate in the first rotational direction relative to the first component in response to angular deceleration of the first component. A damping element is positioned between the first component and second component, and the damping element is configured to bias the first component in the first rotational direction and the second component in an opposite, second rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carmen J. Castanos, Terry L Timmons, Jarrod P. Kotes, Benjamin J. Boldt, Helton F. Vandenbush
  • Publication number: 20240083065
    Abstract: A handheld punch tool includes a housing, a die holder coupled to the housing, a die supported by the die holder, the die and the die holder defining a feed slot therebetween for receiving a workpiece to be cut, a punch configured to reciprocate within the die holder along a punch axis, an electric motor disposed within the housing and having a motor shaft configured to rotate about a motor axis to reciprocate the punch, and a flywheel mass coupled for co-rotation with the motor shaft about the motor axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob C. Strachan, Benjamin J. Boldt, Gerald A. Zucca
  • Publication number: 20240084927
    Abstract: A pipe fitting stand includes a central support post, a fixed support structure disposed on the central support post, a sliding support structure disposed on the central support post, a telescoping post extending at least partially into the central support post, a cradle engaged with the telescoping post that is configured to support a portion of a pipe, at least three legs extending from the fixed support structure, and a leg support extending between each of the at least three legs and the sliding support structure, wherein as the sliding support structure is moved along the central support post in a first direction, the at least three legs are drawn inward to a folded state and as the sliding support structure is moved in a second direction the at least three legs splay outward to a deployed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Boldt, Manas Mahaddalkar
  • Patent number: 11820038
    Abstract: A handheld punch tool includes a housing, a die holder coupled to the housing, a die supported by the die holder, the die and the die holder defining a feed slot therebetween for receiving a workpiece to be cut, and a punch configured to reciprocate within the die holder, with a main body defining a first longitudinal axis extending centrally through the main body and a punch element extending from the main body along a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The punch element is configured to cut a first distance into the workpiece per stroke of the punch when the feed slot faces a first side of the punch and to cut a second distance into the workpiece per stroke when the feed slot faces a second side of the punch opposite the first side. The first distance is greater than the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob C. Strachan, Benjamin J. Boldt, Gerald A. Zucca
  • Publication number: 20230286127
    Abstract: A power tool includes a soft-stop transmission having a first component and a second component. The first component is configured to receive torque from a motor to rotate the first component in a first rotational direction. The second component is connected to an output of the power tool and is configured to rotate in a first rotational direction in unison with the first component. The second component is configured to rotate in the first rotational direction relative to the first component in response to angular deceleration of the first component. A damping element is positioned between the first component and second component, and the damping element is configured to bias the first component in the first rotational direction and the second component in an opposite, second rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Carmen J. Castanos, Terry L. Timmons, Jarrod P. Kotes, Benjamin J. Boldt, Helton F. Vandenbush
  • Publication number: 20230241660
    Abstract: A powered conduit bending tool is configured to bend conduit. The tool comprises a housing, a motor contained within the housing, and a battery removably coupled to the housing to provide power to the motor. An output shaft extends from the housing and is driven by the motor to rotate about an axis. A head is coupled to the output shaft for rotation therewith. The head includes a curved channel for receiving the conduit. A guide is coupled to the housing and supported opposite the curved channel of the head. The guide includes a latching handle movable between a closed position and an open position. The motor drives the head to rotate relative to the housing so that the curved channel and the guide cooperate to bend the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Brandon L. Yahr, James Wekwert, Matthew N. Thurin, Dayton J. Aardema, Van N. Heyer, Ameya Sanjay Kulkarni, Benjamin J. Boldt
  • Publication number: 20220111548
    Abstract: A handheld punch tool includes a housing, a die holder coupled to the housing, a die supported by the die holder, the die and the die holder defining a feed slot therebetween for receiving a workpiece to be cut, and a punch configured to reciprocate within the die holder, with a main body defining a first longitudinal axis extending centrally through the main body and a punch element extending from the main body along a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The punch element is configured to cut a first distance into the workpiece per stroke of the punch when the feed slot faces a first side of the punch and to cut a second distance into the workpiece per stroke when the feed slot faces a second side of the punch opposite the first side. The first distance is greater than the second distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Jacob C. Strachan, Benjamin J. Boldt, Gerald A. Zucca