Patents by Inventor Fred Crook

Fred Crook 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: 5153449
    Abstract: An electronic circuit device includes a metallic member composed of a thermally and electrically conductive material and comprising a unitary mass defining a heatsink and being free of mechanical or electrical transition joints. Electronic switching devices are mounted on the member and in electrical and thermal contact therewith. A control circuit and a conductor are each mounted on the member and adjacent the switching circuit devices and electrical conductors interconnect the switching circuit devices with the control circuit. The control circuit and the conductor are thermally and electrically isolated from the metallic member. The metallic member comprises a heatsink for the electronic switching devices and a conductor for currents being switched thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Fred Crook, Michael R. West, Gino P. Domenella, Kevin Glasgow