Patents by Inventor Craig Brouwers

Craig Brouwers 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: 20240033885
    Abstract: An illumination source disposed in a housing of a tool without the need for fasteners or snaps. The illumination source includes a number illumination elements, such as LEDs, disposed on a circuit board. A lens and the housing cooperatively direct light emitted by the illumination elements away from a user's eyes during use of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael T. Rajzer, Jason Genz, Craig Brouwers, Joshua M. Beer
  • Patent number: 11819984
    Abstract: An illumination source disposed in a housing of a tool without the need for fasteners or snaps. The illumination source includes a number illumination elements, such as LEDs, disposed on a circuit board. A lens and the housing cooperatively direct light emitted by the illumination elements away from a user's eyes during use of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael T. Rajzer, Jason Genz, Craig Brouwers, Joshua M. Beer
  • Patent number: 11412631
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) for motor and display control of a tool. The PCB is disposed within a housing portion of the tool substantially perpendicular to a display assembly of the tool. The PCB includes integrated switches adapted to engage corresponding buttons of the display assembly. The housing portion and display assembly including features to restrict movement of the PCB relative to the housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason Genz, Michael T. Rajzer, Craig Brouwers, Joshua M. Beer
  • Publication number: 20220219297
    Abstract: A display housing assembly has a base, a lens, and buttons. The base, lens, and buttons may be shaped to correspond with an external geometry of a tool housing, such as, for example, curved, arcuate or cylindrically shaped. The display housing assembly may also be assembled by molding the lens, molding the base over the lens, and molding the buttons over the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Joshua M. Beer, Jason Genz, Michael T. Rajzer, Craig Brouwers
  • Publication number: 20220088755
    Abstract: An illumination source disposed in a housing of a tool without the need for fasteners or snaps. The illumination source includes a number illumination elements, such as LEDs, disposed on a circuit board. A lens and the housing cooperatively direct light emitted by the illumination elements away from a user's eyes during use of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael T. Rajzer, Jason Genz, Craig Brouwers, Joshua M. Beer
  • Publication number: 20220088753
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a motorized hand tool having a motor with a motor front casing adapted to resist rotation of the motor with respect to a housing of the tool, without use of extra fasteners or machining operations. The motor front casing includes first and second flanges and first and second tabs that protrude radially outwardly and that are disposed proximal to respective ends of the flanges. When the motor is installed, the tabs abut a ratchet head housing and are sandwiched between the ratchet head housing and a rib if a tool housing to resist motor rotation and ensure all forces are distributed across a whole face of the rib to minimize deformation of the rib and/or tool housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Joshua M. Beer, Jason Genz, Craig Brouwers, Michael T. Rajzer
  • Publication number: 20220071041
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) for motor and display control of a tool. The PCB is disposed within a housing portion of the tool substantially perpendicular to a display assembly of the tool. The PCB includes integrated switches adapted to engage corresponding buttons of the display assembly. The housing portion and display assembly including features to restrict movement of the PCB relative to the housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason Genz, Michael T. Rajzer, Craig Brouwers, Joshua M. Beer
  • Patent number: 11213937
    Abstract: An illumination source disposed in a housing of a tool without the need for fasteners or snaps. The illumination source includes a number illumination elements, such as LEDs, disposed on a circuit board. A lens and the housing cooperatively direct light emitted by the illumination elements away from a user's eyes during use of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael T. Rajzer, Jason Genz, Craig Brouwers, Joshua M. Beer