Patents by Inventor D. Blake Besser

D. Blake Besser 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).

  • Pressing tool and method for a re-pressing operation
    Patent number: 11236849
    Abstract: A pressing tool includes a motor, a sensor, and a microcontroller coupled to the motor and the sensor. The microcontroller is configured to cause the motor to operate in a first direction, and obtain a motor parameter from the sensor. The microcontroller is further configured to determine an occurrence of a fault condition of the motor when the motor parameter satisfies a threshold. In response to determining the fault condition, the microcontroller is further configured to cause the motor to change from operation in the first direction to operate in a second direction, pause operation of the motor in the second direction, and resume operation of the motor in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
    Inventors: D. Blake Besser, Julia H. Moylan, Brent N. Gregorich, James A. Patton, Tyler J. Rowe
  • PRESSING TOOL AND METHOD FOR A RE-PRESSING OPERATION
    Publication number: 20210062942
    Abstract: A pressing tool includes a motor, a sensor, and a microcontroller coupled to the motor and the sensor. The microcontroller is configured to cause the motor to operate in a first direction, and obtain a motor parameter from the sensor. The microcontroller is further configured to determine an occurrence of a fault condition of the motor when the motor parameter satisfies a threshold. In response to determining the fault condition, the microcontroller is further configured to cause the motor to change from operation in the first direction to operate in a second direction, pause operation of the motor in the second direction, and resume operation of the motor in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: D. Blake Besser, Julia H. Moylan, Brent N. Gregorich, James A. Patton, Tyler J. Rowe