Patents by Inventor Daniel Robert Ertl

Daniel Robert Ertl 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: 20210078151
    Abstract: A power tool and a method of operating a power tool including a motor, a clutch collar including a plurality of settings, a wireless transceiver operable to form a wireless connection with a remote device, and a processor coupled to the clutch collar and the wireless transceiver. The processor receives, via the wireless transceiver, a mapping including a plurality of torque levels corresponding to the plurality of settings. The processor detects that the clutch collar is set to a setting of the plurality of settings. The processor is further determines the torque level for the setting from the mapping and detects, during the operation of the power tool, that a torque of the power tool exceeds the torque level. The processor is also configured to generate an indication that the torque exceeds the torque level. The indication may include flashing a light, ratcheting the motor, and stopping the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Alex Huber, Carl Benjamin Westerby, Daniel Robert Ertl, Matthew Wycklendt, Matthew Mergener, Mark Alan Kubale, Cole Conrad, Wing Fung Yip
  • Patent number: 10850380
    Abstract: A power tool and a method of operating a power tool including a motor, a clutch collar including a plurality of settings, a wireless transceiver operable to form a wireless connection with a remote device, and a processor coupled to the clutch collar and the wireless transceiver. The processor receives, via the wireless transceiver, a mapping including a plurality of torque levels corresponding to the plurality of settings. The processor detects that the clutch collar is set to a setting of the plurality of settings. The processor is further determines the torque level for the setting from the mapping and detects, during the operation of the power tool, that a torque of the power tool exceeds the torque level. The processor is also configured to generate an indication that the torque exceeds the torque level. The indication may include flashing a light, ratcheting the motor, and stopping the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Alex Huber, Carl Benjamin Westerby, Daniel Robert Ertl, Matthew Wycklendt, Matthew Mergener, Mark Alan Kubale, Cole Conrad, Wing Fung Yip
  • Publication number: 20160354888
    Abstract: A power tool and a method of operating a power tool including a motor, a clutch collar including a plurality of settings, a wireless transceiver operable to form a wireless connection with a remote device, and a processor coupled to the clutch collar and the wireless transceiver. The processor receives, via the wireless transceiver, a mapping including a plurality of torque levels corresponding to the plurality of settings. The processor detects that the clutch collar is set to a setting of the plurality of settings. The processor is further determines the torque level for the setting from the mapping and detects, during the operation of the power tool, that a torque of the power tool exceeds the torque level. The processor is also configured to generate an indication that the torque exceeds the torque level. The indication may include flashing a light, ratcheting the motor, and stopping the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Alex Huber, Carl Benjamin Westerby, Daniel Robert Ertl, Matthew Wycklendt, Matthew Mergener, Mark Alan Kubale, Cole Conrad, Wing Fung Yip