Patents by Inventor Daniel Amos Odean HEGARTY

Daniel Amos Odean HEGARTY 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).

  • Power tool and light unit
    Patent number: 10207380
    Abstract: A power tool (e.g., a pneumatic tool) includes a tool housing, a motor disposed in the tool housing, and a switch coupled to the tool housing and configured to control operation of the motor. A light unit includes a light unit housing removably coupleable to the tool housing. The light unit includes a light disposed in the light unit housing, a controller, and a sensor. The sensor is configured to sense actuation of the switch, and the controller is configured to cause the light to turn on when the sensor senses that the switch is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Ross A. Billings, David Beers, Andrew Birkel, Daniel Amos Odean Hegarty, Floyd E. Moreland, David Muti, Sandip Patel, Kevin Wang
  • POWER TOOL AND LIGHT UNIT
    Publication number: 20180161951
    Abstract: A power tool (e.g., a pneumatic tool) includes a tool housing, a motor disposed in the tool housing, and a switch coupled to the tool housing and configured to control operation of the motor. A light unit includes a light unit housing removably coupleable to the tool housing. The light unit includes a light disposed in the light unit housing, a controller, and a sensor. The sensor is configured to sense actuation of the switch, and the controller is configured to cause the light to turn on when the sensor senses that the switch is actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Ross A. BILLINGS, David BEERS, Andrew BIRKEL, Daniel Amos Odean HEGARTY, Floyd E. MORELAND, David MUTI, Sandip PATEL, Kevin WANG