Patents by Inventor Daniel P. Lopano

Daniel P. Lopano 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).

  • Patent number: 11260518
    Abstract: An ergonomic handle is disclosed for use with a power tool, the power tool having a power source, a housing containing a source of motion, and a tool holder coupled the housing and defining a tool holder axis and a forward direction toward a working end of the tool and rearward direction away from the working end of the tool. The handle includes a handle portion having a proximal end coupled to the housing and a distal end coupleable to the power source, and defining, from the proximal end to the distal end, a first region, a second region, a third region, and a fourth region, and defining a handle axis that is generally transverse to the tool holder axis. The first region includes a switch for actuating the source of motion and adapted to receive a user's thumb and forefinger when the forefinger is actuating the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Lopano, Gabriel Concari, Sion Netzler, Dustin Lee
  • Publication number: 20190314973
    Abstract: An ergonomic handle is disclosed for use with a power tool, the power tool having a power source, a housing containing a source of motion, and a tool holder coupled the housing and defining a tool holder axis and a forward direction toward a working end of the tool and rearward direction away from the working end of the tool. The handle includes a handle portion having a proximal end coupled to the housing and a distal end coupleable to the power source, and defining, from the proximal end to the distal end, a first region, a second region, a third region, and a fourth region, and defining a handle axis that is generally transverse to the tool holder axis. The first region includes a switch for actuating the source of motion and adapted to receive a user's thumb and forefinger when the forefinger is actuating the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel P. Lopano, Gabriel Concari, Sion Netzler, Dustin Lee