Abstract: A family of power tools provided, the power tools including a common back-end assembly comprising a tool housing, a motor disposed within the tool housing, a peripheral switch, and other features that are substantially the same on the common back-end assembly; and distinct front-end assemblies securely mounted to the back-end assembly. The family of power tools provide significantly high power-to-weight and power-to-volume ratios.

Abstract: A family of power tools provided, the power tools including a common back-end assembly comprising a tool housing, a motor disposed within the tool housing, a peripheral switch, and other features that are substantially the same on the common back-end assembly; and distinct front-end assemblies securely mounted to the back-end assembly. The family of power tools provide significantly high power-to-weight and power-to-volume ratios.

Abstract: A power tool includes a housing and a brushless motor with a rotor and a stator assembly. The motor defines a motor envelope bounded by a rear plane at a rearmost point of the stator assembly and rotor, a front plane at a frontmost point of the stator assembly and rotor, and a generally cylindrical boundary surrounding a radially outermost portion of the stator assembly and rotor. A rotor shaft is rotatably driven by the rotor. A transmission includes an input member rotatably driven by the rotor shaft and an output member. A first bearing supporting the rotor shaft is at least partially received within the motor envelope. A second bearing supporting the rotor shaft or a component of the transmission is at least partially received within the motor envelope. A support plate supporting a component of the transmission may be at least partially received within the motor envelope.

Abstract: A family of power tools provided, the power tools including a common back-end assembly comprising a tool housing, a motor disposed within the tool housing, a peripheral switch, and other features that are substantially the same on the common back-end assembly; and distinct front-end assemblies securely mounted to the back-end assembly. The family of power tools provide significantly high power-to-weight and power-to-volume ratios.

Abstract: A family of power tools provided, the power tools including a common back-end assembly comprising a tool housing, a motor disposed within the tool housing, a peripheral switch, and other features that are substantially the same on the common back-end assembly; and distinct front-end assemblies securely mounted to the back-end assembly. The family of power tools provide significantly high power-to-weight and power-to-volume ratios.

Abstract: A power tool is provided with a tool housing, a support plate provided within the tool housing, a rear tool cap mounted on a rear end of the tool housing, and a brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor received within the housing. The power tool has a maximum torque that is in the range of approximately 1825 inch-lbs to 2008 inch-lbs, and a length of the power tool including the BLDC motor, the transmission, the rotational impact mechanism, and the output spindle is in the range of approximately 96 mm to 110 mm.

Abstract: A power tool or a mower is provided including brushless direct-current motor having an inner stator and an outer rotor. A rotor shaft extends through a stator core of the inner stator. The motor includes a first end cap disposed on a first side of the stator and supporting the rotor shaft via a front bearing and a second end cap disposed on a second side of the stator and supporting the rotor shaft via a rear bearing. The front end cap is mounted on a housing of the power tool or a deck of the mower while the rear end cap is located fully outside the housing or the deck.

Abstract: A power tool is provided including a tool housing; a rear tool cap separately formed from the tool housing and mounted on a rear end of the tool housing; and a motor. The motor includes a stator, a rotor shaft; a rear bearing mounted on the rotor shaft and supported by a central bearing pocket of the rear tool cap, and a rotor. The rear tool cap further comprises a constraining member extending from the radial body, where the constraining member is configured to engage a portion of the stator to securely locate the stator within the tool housing and pilot the rear bearing relative to the stator independently of the tool housing.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to lubricating liquids and the application thereof to ostomy pouches. In some embodiments, an apparatus can include a container having an inner surface, and a lubricating liquid coated on the inner surface, between about 50 wt % and about 80 wt % of a primary lubricating oil, between about 0.01 wt % and about 2 wt % of an antioxidant, between about 0.1 wt % and about 10 wt % of a polymer, and between about 1 wt % and about 50 wt % of a secondary liquid, the secondary liquid configured to improve the solubility of the polymer in the primary lubricating oil. In some embodiments, the container includes an ostomy pouch. In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes a contact product disposed in the container and in contact with the lubricating liquid. In some embodiments, the contact product includes stool.

Abstract: An electric brushless DC motor is provided including a stator assembly, a rotor assembly having a rotor body and at least one rotor magnet, and a molded structure including a first mold member extending within the rotor body in contact with the at least one rotor magnet, a second mold member extending integrally from the first mold member beyond a first axial end of the rotor body to engage a first axial end surface of the at least one magnet, and a third mold member extending integrally from the first mold member beyond a second axial end of the rotor body to form a fan at or adjacent the second axial end of the rotor body. The fan generates airflow through the stator assembly with a rotation of the rotor body.

Abstract: A power tool includes a housing and a brushless motor with a rotor and a stator assembly. The motor defines a motor envelope bounded by a rear plane at a rearmost point of the stator assembly and rotor, a front plane at a frontmost point of the stator assembly and rotor, and a generally cylindrical boundary surrounding a radially outermost portion of the stator assembly and rotor. A rotor shaft is rotatably driven by the rotor. A transmission includes an input member rotatably driven by the rotor shaft and an output member. A first bearing supporting the rotor shaft is at least partially received within the motor envelope. A second bearing supporting the rotor shaft or a component of the transmission is at least partially received within the motor envelope. A support plate supporting a component of the transmission may be at least partially received within the motor envelope.

Abstract: A tool is provided including a motor, a power switch circuit disposed between a power source and the motor, and a control unit that controls the power switch circuit to drive the motor. The control unit is configured to apply a current clip threshold to a current passing through a bus line located between the power source and the power switch circuit to maintain a peak current of the bus line at approximately the current clip threshold. The control unit is further configured to variably control the current clip threshold based on the current passing through the bus line.

Abstract: Charging circuitry for charging a bootstrap capacitor that provides a gate drive voltage to a high-side switch of switching circuitry, wherein a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor receives a variable voltage, the charging circuitry comprising: current source circuitry configured to supply a charging current to the bootstrap capacitor; a charging switch for selectively coupling the current generator circuitry to the bootstrap capacitor to permit charging of the bootstrap capacitor by the current generator circuitry; and control circuitry configured to control operation of the charging switch to charge the bootstrap capacitor to at least a predefined target voltage, wherein the predefined target voltage is referenced to the variable voltage.

Abstract: Circuitry for supplying a bias voltage to a replica sense device of current sensing circuitry for a switch of a switching circuit, the circuitry comprising: multiplexer circuitry configured to receive a first voltage and a second voltage, wherein the first voltage is a floating voltage and the second voltage is a fixed voltage, wherein the multiplexer circuitry is configured to select and output one of the first voltage and the second voltage, such that the first voltage is output by the multiplexer circuitry when the switch is switched on and the second voltage is output by the multiplexer circuitry when the switch is switched off.

Abstract: An electric brushless DC motor is provided including a rotor assembly having a substantially-cylindrical metallic rotor body and at least one rotor magnet mounted on a surface of the rotor body, a stator assembly rotatably disposed relative to the rotor assembly, and a molded structure formed in contact with the rotor body. The molded structure includes a first mold portion in engagement with the rotor body that integrally forms a fan at or adjacent an axial end of the rotor body, and a second mold portion extending integrally from the first mold portion at least partially in engagement with an inner surface of the rotor body. The second mold portion engages two axial ends of the at least one magnet to axially support and retain the at least one magnet relative to the rotor body.

Abstract: A power tool is provided including a housing including a first housing half and a second housing half mating together along a mating plane, and an electric motor disposed within the housing. The electric motor includes a stator having a plurality of stator windings, a rotor shaft extending within the stator along a longitudinal axis, a rotor having a plurality of magnets and mounted on the rotor shaft within the stator, and a bearing support structure located adjacent the stator to support a bearing mounted on the rotor shaft. At least one retention clip is radially mounted on the electric motor to retain the stator relative to the bearing support structure.

Abstract: Polymers having an acrylic-olefin backbone prepared from a monomer composition comprising at least one C1-30 (meth)acrylic compound and at least on alpha-olefin having a chain length of at least 20 carbon atoms (a “C20+ ?-olefin”). The resulting polymer has at least 30 wt % of the alpha-olefin incorporated therein. The polymers may be used in rust preventative compositions to reduce rust formation on items having metal components.

Abstract: A power tool is provided including a tool housing, a motor housing, and a brushless DC motor including a stator and a rotor received within the motor housing. The stator includes a stator lamination stack, an end insulator, and stator terminals supported by the end insulator. A power circuit board including power switching elements is mounted adjacent the motor housing, and tab portion of the stator terminals extend through openings of the motor housing and are physically and electrically coupled with the circuit board.

Abstract: A disposable kit for a bioprocessing system includes a tray having a spine having a first window and a second window, at least one bioprocessing vessel received within the tray, a pinch valve manifold removably received by the spine within the first window, a first tubing segment removably received by the spine within the second window, and a second tubing segment removably received by the spine within the second window.

Abstract: A brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor for a power tool outputs a maximum power output in the range of approximately 450 to 950 watts and a continuous power output in the range of approximately 400 to 730 watts over a discharge cycle of the battery pack when the battery pack has a maximum voltage of approximately 20 volts and a capacity of approximately 5 amp·hours. The motor includes a rotor with an outer diameter that is less than or equal to approximately 16 mm. A ratio of the maximum power output of the motor to a length of the motor is in the range of approximately 8.5 to 17.5 W/mm.