Patents by Inventor Gerald Satterfield

Gerald Satterfield 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: 9427859
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, an output shaft supported by the housing for rotation about an axis, a battery terminal selectively operable to receive a DC power supply from a battery, and a receptacle selectively operable to receive an AC power supply from an AC power source. The power tool further includes a motor operable in a first power mode, in response to receipt of the DC power supply, to rotatably drive the output shaft, and also operable in a second power mode, in response to receipt of the AC power supply, to rotatably drive the output shaft. The power tool also includes a mechanical interlock movable between a first position in which the interlock inhibits the flow of the AC power supply to the motor and a second position in which the interlock inhibits the flow of the DC power supply to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: TECHTRNOIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Rafael Máynez, G. Michael Hornick, Gerald Satterfield, Matthew H. Malone, Sr., John W. Olson
  • Publication number: 20140265654
    Abstract: An electric motor comprising a motor body formed by a set of laminations defining a longitudinal axis, the laminations defining a plurality of slots and a plurality of poles extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. Each of the slots includes a winding positioned therein and a heat sink member positioned within a portion of the slots. The heat sink member is a single continuous member that passes through the portion of the slots. Alternatively, the electric motor can include a plurality of heat sink members and a common heat sink member, with a portion of the slots including at least one heat sink member. Each of the heat sink members is coupled to the common heat sink member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: TECHTRONIC POWER TOOLS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Gerald Satterfield