Patents by Inventor Colin W. Hines

Colin W. Hines 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).

  • BATTERY TEMPERATURE BASED TOOL POWER REDUCTION
    Publication number: 20240250551
    Abstract: A power tool may include a power tool housing. A power tool may include a drive unit located within the power tool housing. A power tool may include a power tool controller located within the power tool housing, the power tool controller configured to: receive a signal from battery pack, the signal indicative of a temperature of the battery pack, and do not limit a drive unit power if the temperature is less than a temperature threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Feldkamp, Grzegorz Kondro, Colin W. Hines, Mathew Tang, Nikolas F. Mika
  • Battery temperature based tool power reduction
    Patent number: 11955830
    Abstract: A power tool system including a battery pack and a power tool. The power tool includes a power tool housing, a drive unit located within the housing, and a power tool controller located within the housing. The power tool controller is configured to receive a signal from the battery pack (for example, a battery pack controller), the signal indicative of a temperature (for example, a temperature of the battery pack); determine whether the temperature is between a lower temperature threshold and an upper temperature threshold; and limit a power to a drive unit if the temperature is between the lower temperature threshold and the upper temperature threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Feldkamp, Grzegorz Kondro, Colin W. Hines, Mathew Tang, Nikolas F. Mika
  • BATTERY TEMPERATURE BASED TOOL POWER REDUCTION
    Publication number: 20220344961
    Abstract: A power tool system including a battery pack and a power tool. The power tool includes a power tool housing, a drive unit located within the housing, and a power tool controller located within the housing. The power tool controller is configured to receive a signal from the battery pack (for example, a battery pack controller), the signal indicative of a temperature (for example, a temperature of the battery pack); determine whether the temperature is between a lower temperature threshold and an upper temperature threshold; and limit a power to a drive unit if the temperature is between the lower temperature threshold and the upper temperature threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Feldkamp, Grzegorz Kondro, Colin W. Hines, Mathew Tang, Nikolas F. Mika