Patents by Inventor Evan Brown

Evan Brown 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: 20250229388
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion and a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion. The motor housing portion and the handle portion are defined by cooperating first and second clamshell halves coupled together along a parting plane. A motor is supported within the motor housing portion and includes an output shaft defining an axis. A gear assembly includes a ring gear directly supported by the first and second clamshell halves, a pinion gear coupled for co-rotation with the output shaft, and planet gears meshed with the pinion gear and the ring gear. The power tool has an overall length measured along the axis from a rear end of the housing to a front end of the anvil between 106 mm and 125 mm, and is capable of delivering at least 500 foot-pounds of fastening torque to a workpiece through the anvil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Joseph T. Lottes-Paukner, Jacob P. Schneider, Mackenzie J. Nick, Kentez L. Craig, Evan Brown, Joseph J. Drees, Benjamin J. Skelton
  • Publication number: 20250135561
    Abstract: A power tool is disclosed and includes a housing and a motor disposed within the housing. The power tool further includes a first blade and a second blade movable relative to the first blade by the motor. During operation, a cutting stroke length of the first blade relative to the second blade is selectively adjustable based on a direction of rotation of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Carmen J. Castanos, Kallol Barai, Hans T. Banholzer, Evan Brown, Julia C. Marsh, Coby A. Nettleton, Dominick S. Ropella, Troy C. Thorson, Terry L. Timmons, Kailie M. Romanski, Justin T. Bickman, Jacob R. McDonald
  • Patent number: 12263563
    Abstract: A power tool includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion, a motor directly mounted between the housing portions with an output shaft defining an axis, and a gear assembly supported within the housing and including a ring gear directly supported by the housing portions, a pinion gear coupled for co-rotation with the output shaft, and planet gears meshed with the pinion gear and the ring gear. The power tool also includes a drive assembly operably coupled to the gear assembly with a camshaft, an anvil, a hammer configured to reciprocate along the camshaft to impart rotational impacts to the anvil, and a spring biasing the hammer towards the anvil. The ring gear includes lugs engaged with the first housing portion and the second housing portion to rotationally constrain the ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph T. Lottes-Paukner, Jacob P. Schneider, Mackenzie J. Nick, Kentez L. Craig, Evan Brown, Joseph J. Drees, Benjamin J. Skelton
  • Publication number: 20250091181
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing with a motor housing portion, a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion, and a battery receptacle configured to receive a battery pack. An electric motor is supported in the motor housing portion. A trigger extends from the handle portion. An actuator is located on a top surface of the housing opposite the battery receptacle and includes a magnet. A sensor is positioned adjacent the actuator to detect a position of the magnet and output an actuator signal representative of a position of the actuator based on the detected position of the magnet. A controller is configured to control the electric motor based on the actuator signal received from the sensor such that the electric motor rotates in a first direction when the actuator is in the first position and rotates in an opposite direction when the actuator is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Mark A. Kubale, Evan Brown, Andrew J. Weber, Jacob P. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20250091191
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing enclosing a motor and a sensor. The sensor is configured to control operation of the motor. The power tool includes an output device driven by the motor, a mount coupled to the sensor, and an actuator removably coupled to the mount. The actuator is slidable along the mount to couple the actuator to the mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Keys, Kyle Marten, Brinn Blum, Evan Brown, Ian Turner, Nick Cera, Jordan P. Gilsinger, Josh Navin
  • Publication number: 20250091180
    Abstract: A powered ratchet tool includes a handle housing, a motor disposed within the handle housing, the motor including a motor shaft rotatable about a first axis, a head extending from the handle housing, a ratchet mechanism supported by the head and including a crankshaft and a yoke coupled to the crankshaft such that the yoke is pivotable in a reciprocating manner in response to rotation of the crankshaft, an output drive coupled to the yoke such that the output drive is configured to rotate about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis in response to reciprocation of the yoke, and a coupling assembly coupled to the motor shaft and to the crankshaft such that the motor shaft and the crankshaft are coupled together for co-rotation about the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Evan Brown, Kyle Marten
  • Publication number: 20250001572
    Abstract: An anvil configured to be impacted by a hammer in an impact wrench. The anvil defines a rotational axis. The anvil includes an anvil lug having a driven surface engageable with the hammer. The driven surface includes an involute profile. The involute profile is formed by a base cylinder defining a central axis. The central axis is offset from the rotational axis of the anvil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Jacob P. Schneider, Braden A. Roberts, Troy C. Thorson, Evan Brown
  • Publication number: 20240410803
    Abstract: Implementations described herein are directed to leveraging odor sensor(s) of client device(s) in responding to user request(s) and/or in generating notification(s). Processor(s) of a given client device can receive a request to identify an odor in an environment of the given client device, process an odor data instance generated by the odor sensor(s) of the given client device, identify the odor based on processing the odor data instance, generate a response that identifies the odor and/or a source of the odor, and cause the response to the request to be rendered via the given client device. Processor(s) of the given client device can additionally, or alternatively, establish baseline odor(s) in the environment and generate a notification when an odor is detected that does not correspond to the baseline odor(s) and/or exclude the baseline odor(s) in generating the response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventor: Evan Brown
  • Publication number: 20240399545
    Abstract: A ratchet assembly is configured to rotate a fastener in both a clockwise and counter-clockwise direction. The ratchet assembly includes a yoke, a drive, a left pawl, a right pawl, and a shuttle assembly. The yoke defines a fastening hole. The drive is rotatably coupled to the yoke and is supported in the fastening hole. The left pawl is supported in the yoke and is biased toward the drive by a first biasing member. The right pawl is supported in the yoke and is biased toward the drive by a second biasing member. The shuttle assembly is rotatably supported in the yoke between the left and right pawls and selectively engages the left and right pawl. The directional knob is coupled to the shuttle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Evan Brown, Jordan P. Gilsinger, Fanbin Zeng, Jian Huang, Hong Feng Liu, Zipei Zhang
  • Patent number: 12157208
    Abstract: An impact tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion and an impact housing portion. The impact housing portion has a front end defining a front end plane. An electric motor is supported in the motor housing, a battery pack is supported by the housing for providing power to the motor, and a drive assembly is supported by the impact housing portion. The drive assembly includes an anvil extending from the front end of the front housing portion with an end defining an anvil end plane. The drive assembly also includes a hammer rotationally and axially movable relative to the anvil for imparting the consecutive rotational impacts upon the anvil, and a spring for biasing the hammer in an axial direction toward the anvil. A distance between the front end plane and the anvil end plane is greater than or equal to 6 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark A. Kubale, Evan Brown, Andrew J. Weber, Jacob P. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20240342890
    Abstract: An impact tool including an electric motor, a housing containing the electric motor, a battery receptacle including a cylindrical damper pocket, and an isolation member disposed within the battery receptacle and configured to selectively receive a battery pack to electrically connect the battery pack to the electric motor. The isolation member including a damper post. An elastomeric damper is coupled to the damper post and received within the damper pocket. The elastomeric damper has a cylindrical shape coinciding with the cylindrical damper pocket, wherein during operation of the impact tool, the elastomeric damper attenuates relative motion between the damper post of the isolation member and the damper pocket of the battery receptacle in both axial and radial directions of the damper post which, in turn, attenuates vibration from being transmitted from the housing to the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Scott R. Fischer, Evan Brown, Michael R. Sande
  • Publication number: 20240342874
    Abstract: A rotary impact tool including a motor housing, an electric motor supported in the motor housing, and a drive assembly for converting a continuous torque input from the motor to consecutive rotational impacts upon a workpiece. The drive assembly includes an anvil including an anvil lug, and a hammer that is both rotationally and axially movable relative to the anvil. The hammer includes a hammer lug for imparting the consecutive rotational impacts upon the anvil lug. The rotary impact tool further includes a first printed circuit board assembly including an anvil sensor, a first carrier supporting the first printed circuit board assembly, a second printed circuit board assembly including a hammer sensor, and a second carrier supporting the second printed circuit board assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob P. Schneider, Evan Brown, Benjamin J. Farley, Nathan P. Sievers, Braden A. Roberts, John S. Dey, IV
  • Patent number: 12117463
    Abstract: Implementations described herein are directed to leveraging odor sensor(s) of client device(s) in responding to user request(s) and/or in generating notification(s). Processor(s) of a given client device can receive a request to identify an odor in an environment of the given client device, process an odor data instance generated by the odor sensor(s) of the given client device, identify the odor based on processing the odor data instance, generate a response that identifies the odor and/or a source of the odor, and cause the response to the request to be rendered via the given client device. Processor(s) of the given client device can additionally, or alternatively, establish baseline odor(s) in the environment and generate a notification when an odor is detected that does not correspond to the baseline odor(s) and/or exclude the baseline odor(s) in generating the response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Evan Brown
  • Publication number: 20240308046
    Abstract: A rotary impact tool including a housing, a motor, a gear assembly, and a drive assembly. The motor includes a shaft configured to rotate about an axis. The gear assembly is operably coupled to the motor. The drive assembly is configured to convert continuous torque received from the shaft through the gear assembly into periodic rotational impacts upon a workpiece. The drive assembly includes a camshaft, an anvil, a hammer, and a thrust bearing. The camshaft is operably coupled to the gear assembly. The anvil is positioned adjacent to a forward end of the camshaft. The hammer is configured to reciprocate along the camshaft to impart rotational impacts to the anvil in response to rotation of the camshaft. The thrust bearing is engaged with the camshaft such that the thrust bearing is configured to at least partially support the camshaft in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Mackenzie J. Nick, Peter J. Davies, Evan Brown, Joseph T. Lottes
  • Patent number: 12053870
    Abstract: An impact tool includes an electric motor and a housing containing the electric motor, the housing including a battery receptacle. The battery receptacle includes an isolation member configured to selectively and detachably couple to a battery pack to electrically connect the battery pack to the electric motor. The isolation member includes opposed rails configured to be received into sliding engagement with channels formed in the housing. The battery receptacle also includes an elastomeric damper supported within the housing. During operation of the impact tool, the isolation member is configured to translate relative to the housing and impact the elastomeric damper which, in turn, is configured to attenuate the transmission of vibration from the housing to the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott R. Fischer, Evan Brown, Michael R. Sande
  • Publication number: 20240227131
    Abstract: An impact tool includes a housing including a front housing coupled to a motor housing portion, a motor supported within the motor housing portion, a battery pack supported by the housing for providing power to the motor, the battery pack having a nominal capacity of five Amp-hours and a nominal output voltage of at least 18-Volts, and a drive assembly supported within the housing and configured to convert continuous torque from the motor to consecutive rotational impacts upon a workpiece capable of developing at least 1,700 ft-lbs of fastening torque. The drive assembly includes a camshaft driven by the motor for rotation about an axis, an anvil extending from the front housing, and a hammer configured to reciprocate along a travel portion of the camshaft between a rearmost position and a forwardmost position to deliver rotational impacts to the anvil in response to rotation of the camshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob P. Schneider, Evan Brown, Leonard Mikat-Stevens, Connor Temme
  • Patent number: 11951596
    Abstract: A rotary impact tool includes a motor housing, an electric motor supported in the motor housing, and a drive assembly for converting a continuous torque input from the motor to consecutive rotational impacts upon a workpiece. The drive assembly includes an anvil including an anvil lug and a hammer that is both rotationally and axially movable relative to the anvil. The hammer includes a hammer lug for imparting the consecutive rotational impacts upon the anvil lug. The rotary impact tool further comprises a printed circuit board assembly including a sensor that is configured to detect rotation of the anvil. The printed circuit board assembly is spaced from the anvil to define an axial gap therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob P. Schneider, Evan Brown, Benjamin J. Farley, Nathan P. Sievers, Braden A. Roberts, John S. Dev, IV
  • Patent number: 11938594
    Abstract: An impact tool includes a housing including a motor housing portion and a front housing coupled to the motor housing portion, a motor supported within the motor housing portion, a battery pack supported by the housing for providing power to the motor, and a drive assembly supported within the housing and configured to convert continuous torque from the motor to consecutive rotational impacts upon a workpiece capable of developing at least 1,700 ft-lbs of fastening torque. The drive assembly includes a camshaft driven by the motor for rotation about an axis, an anvil extending from the front housing, and a hammer configured to reciprocate along a travel portion of the camshaft between a rearmost position and a forwardmost position to deliver rotational impacts to the anvil in response to rotation of the camshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob P. Schneider, Evan Brown, Leonard Mikat-Stevens, Connor Temme
  • Publication number: 20230405775
    Abstract: A power tool includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion, a motor directly mounted between the housing portions with an output shaft defining an axis, and a gear assembly supported within the housing and including a ring gear directly supported by the housing portions, a pinion gear coupled for co-rotation with the output shaft, and planet gears meshed with the pinion gear and the ring gear. The power tool also includes a drive assembly operably coupled to the gear assembly with a camshaft, an anvil, a hammer configured to reciprocate along the camshaft to impart rotational impacts to the anvil, and a spring biasing the hammer towards the anvil. The ring gear includes lugs engaged with the first housing portion and the second housing portion to rotationally constrain the ring gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph T. Lottes, Jacob P. Schneider, Mackenzie J. Nick, Kentez L. Craig, Evan Brown, Joseph J. Drees, Benjamin J. Skelton
  • Patent number: 11772245
    Abstract: An impact tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion and an impact housing portion, an electric motor supported in the motor housing, a battery pack supported by the housing for providing power to the motor; and a drive assembly supported by the impact housing portion. The drive assembly includes an anvil extending from the impact housing portion, a hammer that is both rotationally and axially movable relative to the anvil for imparting consecutive rotational impacts upon the anvil, and a spring for biasing the hammer in an axial direction toward the anvil. The impact tool further includes a boot covering the impact housing portion, a front retainer arranged on the boot, a plurality of lenses in the front retainer, a plurality of LEDs respectively arranged within one of the lenses, and a rear retainer arranged between the boot and the impact housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott R. Fischer, Evan Brown, Maxwell A. Casper