Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Endean

Daniel E. Endean 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 INCLUDING FALL DETECTION AND AUTOSTOP
    Publication number: 20250121469
    Abstract: A power tool including a motor configured to produce an output, and a sensor configured to measure an acceleration of the power tool along at least one of three spatial axes and generate an output signal related to the acceleration. The power tool further including a controller configured to receive the output signal related to the acceleration of the power tool from the sensor, compare the acceleration of the power tool to a free-fall acceleration threshold, initiate a timer when the acceleration of the power tool corresponds to the free-fall acceleration threshold, compare the timer to a free-fall timer threshold, and stop the motor from producing the output when the timer is greater than or equal to the free-fall timer threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Abbott, Hannah E. Phipps, Carter H. Ypma, Daniel E. Endean, Nicholas J. LePar, Grace Whitmore, Niladri Basu Bal, Arhum M. Zafar
  • INSPECTION TOOL INCLUDING AUTOMATIC FEATURE DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION
    Publication number: 20240371138
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a classification from image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kathleen M. Keegan, Paige Lincoln, Jonathan E. Abbott, Christian U. Martinez, Daniel E. Endean
  • Power tool including fall detection and autostop
    Patent number: 12134155
    Abstract: A power tool including a motor configured to produce an output, and a sensor configured to measure an acceleration of the power tool along at least one of three spatial axes and generate an output signal related to the acceleration. The power tool further including a controller configured to receive the output signal related to the acceleration of the power tool from the sensor, compare the acceleration of the power tool to a free-fall acceleration threshold, initiate a timer when the acceleration of the power tool corresponds to the free-fall acceleration threshold, compare the timer to a free-fall timer threshold, and stop the motor from producing the output when the timer is greater than or equal to the free-fall timer threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Abbott, Hannah E. Phipps, Carter H. Ypma, Daniel E. Endean, Nicholas J. LePar, Grace Whitmore, Niladri Basu Bal, Arhum M. Zafar
  • Power Tool Pack Adapter Having Audio and Video Components
    Publication number: 20240347286
    Abstract: Adapters for a power tool are backwards compatible with a variety of different power tools, battery packs, and other power tool devices. The power tool pack adapter fits between a power tool and a battery pack (or other such power tool devices) and provides extra functionality (e.g., voice control, cameras, machine learning, etc.) to a power tool or other power tool device. The added functionality can be implemented by a dedicated electronic controller and/or processor in the power tool pack adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Abbott, Christian U. Martinez, Daniel E. Endean, Colin J. Roberts
  • POWER TOOL INCLUDING FALL DETECTION AND AUTOSTOP
    Publication number: 20230271289
    Abstract: A power tool including a motor configured to produce an output, and a sensor configured to measure an acceleration of the power tool along at least one of three spatial axes and generate an output signal related to the acceleration. The power tool further including a controller configured to receive the output signal related to the acceleration of the power tool from the sensor, compare the acceleration of the power tool to a free-fall acceleration threshold, initiate a timer when the acceleration of the power tool corresponds to the free-fall acceleration threshold, compare the timer to a free-fall timer threshold, and stop the motor from producing the output when the timer is greater than or equal to the free-fall timer threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Abbott, Hannah E. Phipps, Carter H. Ypma, Daniel E. Endean, Nicholas J. LePar, Grace Whitmore, Niladri Basu Bal, Arhum M. Zafar