Patents by Inventor Helton F. Vandenbush

Helton F. Vandenbush 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: 12076845
    Abstract: A power tool includes a soft-stop transmission having a first component and a second component. The first component is configured to receive torque from a motor to rotate the first component in a first rotational direction. The second component is connected to an output of the power tool and is configured to rotate in a first rotational direction in unison with the first component. The second component is configured to rotate in the first rotational direction relative to the first component in response to angular deceleration of the first component. A damping element is positioned between the first component and second component, and the damping element is configured to bias the first component in the first rotational direction and the second component in an opposite, second rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carmen J. Castanos, Terry L Timmons, Jarrod P. Kotes, Benjamin J. Boldt, Helton F. Vandenbush
  • Publication number: 20230398614
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a trigger, a motor supported within the housing, a saw blade interconnected to the housing by a support arm and drivably coupled to the motor, a main handle integrally formed with the housing, an auxiliary handle coupled to the housing and disposed between the saw blade and the main handle, and a battery receptacle defined by the housing and positioned beneath the main handle. The battery receptacle is configured to receive a battery pack to supply electrical current to the motor. The power tool further includes a splash guard integrally formed with the housing and positioned between the battery receptacle and the saw blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Helton F. Vandenbush, Jonathan E. Schmitz, Katie M. Cameron, Daniel R. Rumler, Gregory M. Sember, Andrew J. Paskov
  • Publication number: 20230286127
    Abstract: A power tool includes a soft-stop transmission having a first component and a second component. The first component is configured to receive torque from a motor to rotate the first component in a first rotational direction. The second component is connected to an output of the power tool and is configured to rotate in a first rotational direction in unison with the first component. The second component is configured to rotate in the first rotational direction relative to the first component in response to angular deceleration of the first component. A damping element is positioned between the first component and second component, and the damping element is configured to bias the first component in the first rotational direction and the second component in an opposite, second rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Carmen J. Castanos, Terry L. Timmons, Jarrod P. Kotes, Benjamin J. Boldt, Helton F. Vandenbush
  • Publication number: 20220410294
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a motor located within the housing, a drive assembly located within the housing and connected to an output of the motor, at least one cutting wheel coupled to the drive assembly, and at least one switch configured to control activation of the motor for directional rotation of the drive assembly in either a forward rotational direction or a reverse rotational direction. The drive assembly is configured to operate in the reverse rotational direction during dry cutting. The drive assembly is configured to operate in the forward rotational direction during wet cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Terry L. Timmons, Jonathan E. Schmitz, Helton F. Vandenbush, Andrew T. Medeiros-Nicholson
  • Patent number: D1000927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Drake J. Schlosser, Carmen J. Castanos, Helton F. Vandenbush