Patents by Inventor Daniel M. Blau

Daniel M. Blau 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: 20240113593
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a rechargeable battery pack coupled to the housing, and a motor supported by the housing. The motor includes a stator assembly having a stator frame with an opening extending therethrough and a plurality of coil windings configured to be selectively powered by the rechargeable battery pack. The coil windings are positioned adjacent the opening of the stator frame. The motor further includes a rotor assembly disposed within the stator assembly and configured to rotate as the coil windings are powered by the rechargeable battery pack. Moreover, the power tool includes an output drive assembly supported by the housing. The output drive assembly extends through the opening of the stator frame to be operably coupled to the rotor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Zachary G. Stanke, Daniel M. Blau, Christopher J. Kujawski
  • Publication number: 20240083008
    Abstract: A power tool including a housing, a motor, a controller, and a trigger mechanism. The housing includes a handle housing portion and a motor housing portion. The motor is supported within the motor housing portion. The controller is disposed in the housing and is configured to control operation of the motor. The trigger mechanism is coupled to the handle housing portion. The trigger mechanism includes a trigger contact body and a sensor configured to detect a force applied on the trigger contact body and transmit a signal to the controller to energize the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Zachary G. Stanke, Daniel M. Blau, Gareth Mueckl, Levi D. Speckman, Carter H. Ypma
  • Publication number: 20230390837
    Abstract: A power tool used to perform a coping cut including a main housing, a motor disposed within the main housing, a drive shaft driven by the motor about a rotational axis, a handle extending from the main housing, and an abrasive disc coupled to and driven by the drive shaft about the rotational axis. The motor is an outer rotor brushless direct current motor capable of rotating at 4,000 surface feet per minute at 1.5 inch-pounds of torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Kyle Reeder, James Wekwert, Daniel M. Blau, Daniel L. Parr, IV, Ryan M. McManus, Jacob R. Seifert
  • Publication number: 20220152473
    Abstract: A robot competition field assembly including field end sections, a field mid-section, and a field alignment system. The field end sections and the field mid-section include panels and sidewalls. The field alignment system is configured to align the panels so that there is a smooth transition between each of the playing surfaces of the field end sections and field mid-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew R. Baker, Daniel M. Blau, Jonathan J. Kentfield, Elisabeth C. Smith, Jay H. Kinzie