Patents by Inventor Ian A. Duncan

Ian A. Duncan 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: 20250136577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that are MALT1 inhibitors. The compounds have the structural formula I defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with MALT1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Ian Duncan Linney, Nicholas Charles Ray, Martin John Watson, Paul Matthew Blaney, Oliver Thomas Kern, Simon Osborne, Martin Amber, Chido Mpamhanga
  • Publication number: 20250091188
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion and a handle portion extending therefrom. An electric motor is positioned within the motor housing portion. The power tool also includes trigger switch configured to activate and deactivate the motor. The power tool further includes a non-contact mode selector switch that is separate from the trigger switch and configured to adjust an operational mode of the tool. The non-contact mode selector switch is positioned in a foot of the handle portion opposite the motor housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Maxwell L. Merget, Jingyuan Liang, Michael R. Sande, Michael Halverson, Ian Duncan, Nicholas C. Mantych, Alex Huber
  • Publication number: 20250048538
    Abstract: A power tool may include a compartment in its housing and a first printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing and electrically coupled to a first connector. An insertable wireless communication device may include a second electronic processor and an antenna that are each mounted to a second PCB. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to be received in the compartment and may include a second connector configured to electrically and physically couple to the first connector. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device. When the insertable wireless communication device is inserted into the compartment, a first conductive layer of the first PCB may be configured to be electrically coupled to the antenna via the first connector and the second connector such that the first conductive layer of the first PCB serves as a ground plane of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: John B. Lienau, Anthony M. Davis, Ian A. Duncan, Benjamin Gordon, Stephen Matson, Steven M. Smith
  • Patent number: 12208501
    Abstract: A rotary power tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion and a handle portion extending therefrom. An electric motor is positioned within the motor housing portion. The rotary power tool further includes a trigger switch configured to activate and deactivate the motor. The rotary power tool further includes a non-contact speed selector switch that is separate from the trigger switch and configured to adjust a rotational speed of the motor. The non-contact speed selector switch is positioned in a foot of the handle portion opposite the motor housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maxwell L. Merget, Jingyuan Liang, Michael R. Sande, Michael Halverson, Ian Duncan, Nicholas C. Mantych, Alex Huber
  • Patent number: 12194610
    Abstract: A power tool including a housing, an input, a gear train, a motor at least partially supported by the housing and coupled to the gear train, and a controller including a processor and a memory. The controller is coupled to the input and the motor and is configured to receive an input signal from the input, determine an operating direction and an operating speed based on the input signal, cause the motor to rotate the gear train in a direction opposite the operating direction for a predetermined amount of rotation, and cause the motor to rotate in the operating direction at the operating speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Obermann, Douglas R. Fieldbinder, Ian A. Duncan, Robert Turney
  • Publication number: 20240416495
    Abstract: A power tool includes a drive mechanism including an electric motor, a housing, and a spindle rotatable about a longitudinal axis in response to the drive mechanism. The power tool further includes a lockout mechanism including a plurality of detents asymmetrically positioned around the longitudinal axis, where each of the detents are movable between a locking position and an unlocking position. The power tool also includes a collar rotatably coupled to the housing, the collar including a plurality of recesses asymmetrically positioned around the longitudinal axis, wherein in the unlocking position, each of the detents is received in one of the recesses and the spindle is axially movable within the housing, and wherein in the locking position, at least one of the detents is not received in one of the recesses and axial movement of the spindle is prevented by the lockout mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Ian Duncan, Ryan A. Dedrickson
  • Publication number: 20240414104
    Abstract: A modular network element includes a plurality of modules each comprising a plurality of faceplate ports connected to fabric circuitry configured to perform Ethernet switching; and a cabled backplane providing connectivity between the plurality of modules, the cabled backplane includes each module of the plurality of modules having a set of the plurality of faceplate ports interconnected to other modules of the plurality of modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Rivaud, Ian Duncan, Anthony J. Mayenburg, James Tierney, Simon J. E. Shearman
  • Publication number: 20240388142
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor having magnets therein and a stator. The stator includes a stator core having a ring and a plurality of teeth extending from the ring, a plurality of coils wrapped around the plurality of teeth, and a means for shifting a natural frequency of the motor to a frequency value outside a range of 2500 Hertz (Hz) to 3500 Hz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander J. Paulsen, Ian A. Duncan
  • Patent number: 12145252
    Abstract: A power tool supportable by a lanyard. The power tool includes a motor housing, a motor arranged in the motor housing, a front housing, an output member extending from the front housing, a gear case, and a gear train arranged in the gear case. The gear train configured to transfer torque from the motor to the output member. The power tool further includes a first fastener securing the front housing to the motor housing and a bracket to which the lanyard is attachable. The bracket is fastened to one of the front housing, the motor housing, or the gear case by a second fastener that does not secure the front housing to the motor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mackenzie J. Nick, Michael R. Sande, Ian A. Duncan, Jacob P. Schneider
  • Patent number: 12133324
    Abstract: A power tool may include a compartment in its housing and a first printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing and electrically coupled to a first connector. An insertable wireless communication device may include a second electronic processor and an antenna that are each mounted to a second PCB. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to be received in the compartment and may include a second connector configured to electrically and physically couple to the first connector. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device. When the insertable wireless communication device is inserted into the compartment, a first conductive layer of the first PCB may be configured to be electrically coupled to the antenna via the first connector and the second connector such that the first conductive layer of the first PCB serves as a ground plane of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: John B. Lienau, Anthony M. Davis, Ian A. Duncan, Benjamin Gordon, Stephen Matson, Steven M. Smith
  • Patent number: 12107775
    Abstract: A modular network element includes one or more lineboxes which are a hybrid between a rack mounted module and a line module which is inserted in a chassis; one or more linebox carriers which are rack mountable and configured to selectively receive the one or more lineboxes and provide power connectors and data connectors thereto; and a core chassis including one or more switch modules, one or more controller modules, and a set of connectors located at the rear for cabling to the power connectors and the data connectors on the one or more linebox carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Rivaud, Ian Duncan, Anthony J. Mayenburg, James Tierney, Simon J. E. Shearman
  • Publication number: 20240313611
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor housing extending along a first axis, a motor positioned in the motor housing, a handle extending along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a vibration damping assembly positioned between the motor housing and the handle. The vibration damping assembly includes a first coupling portion defined by the motor housing, a second coupling portion defined by the handle, and an elastomeric damper captured between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. The first coupling portion includes a first mating surface facing toward the handle, and the second coupling portion includes a second mating surface facing toward the motor housing and positioned opposite the first mating surface. The damper includes a mating surface portion that extends outward in a direction transverse to the second axis, and the mating surface portion is positioned between the first and second mating surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Ian A. DUNCAN, Christopher D. JORNLIN, Caleb M. SCHOBER
  • Patent number: 12083661
    Abstract: A hammer drill comprises a drive mechanism including a spindle, a first ratchet coupled for co-rotation with the spindle, a second ratchet rotationally fixed to the housing, and a hammer lockout mechanism adjustable between a first mode and a second mode. The hammer drill further comprises a clutch adjustable between a first mode and a second mode. The hammer drill further comprises a detent radially movable between a locking position and an unlocking position, and a collar movable between a first rotational position in which the hammer lockout mechanism is in the first mode and a second rotational position in which the hammer lockout mechanism is in the second mode. In the first mode the detent is positioned such that the spindle is moveable relative to the housing. In the second mode the detent is positioned such that the spindle is prevented from moving relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ian Duncan, Ryan A. Dedrickson
  • Publication number: 20240261956
    Abstract: A power tool including a housing, an input, a gear train, a motor at least partially supported by the housing and coupled to the gear train, and a controller including a processor and a memory. The controller is coupled to the input and the motor and is configured to receive an input signal from the input, determine an operating direction and an operating speed based on the input signal, cause the motor to rotate the gear train in a direction opposite the operating direction for a predetermined amount of rotation, and cause the motor to rotate in the operating direction at the operating speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy R. Obermann, Douglas R. Fieldbinder, Ian A. Duncan, Robert Turney
  • Patent number: 12021437
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor housing, a motor, a handle coupled to the housing, and a vibration damping assembly. The motor is positioned in the motor housing and configured to rotatably drive an output shaft. The vibration damping assembly is positioned between the motor housing and the handle. The vibration damping assembly includes a first coupling portion defined by the motor housing, a second coupling portion defined by the handle, and an elastomeric damper captured between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. The first coupling portion includes a boss having a flange and a first groove. The second coupling portion defines an opening and includes first and second ribs extending into the opening and spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the handle. The first and second ribs define a second groove therebetween. The damper occupies the first and second grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ian A. Duncan, Christopher D. Jornlin, Caleb M. Schober
  • Patent number: 11975436
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a motor supported by the housing, and an output spindle rotatably supported relative to the housing about an axis. The motor is operable to drive the output spindle about the axis. The power tool includes a spindle lock assembly between the motor and the output spindle. The spindle lock assembly is adjustable between an unlocked state in which the output spindle is rotatable relative to the housing about the axis and a locked state in which the output spindle is rotationally fixed relative to the housing. The spindle lock assembly includes a first resilient member, positioned between the housing and the output spindle. The first resilient member is configured to at least partially absorb a torque impulse from the output spindle when rotating in a first direction and when the spindle lock assembly transitions from the unlocked state to the locked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Abbott, Ian A. Duncan, Brian J. Yue, Isabella A. Spek
  • Publication number: 20240075608
    Abstract: A power tool including a housing, a motor, and a bearing. The housing includes a first housing portion having a first bearing retainer portion, and a second housing portion having a second bearing retainer portion. The second housing portion is attached to the first housing portion such that the first bearing retainer portion and the second bearing retainer portion form a bearing retainer. The motor is supported within the housing. The motor includes an output shaft defining an axis. The bearing is received in the bearing retainer. The bearing is configured to support the output shaft for rotation about the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Ian A. Duncan, Miguel Ángel Ortuño Rodriguez, Nicholas J. Losch
  • Publication number: 20240064891
    Abstract: A power tool may include a compartment in its housing and a first printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing and electrically coupled to a first connector. An insertable wireless communication device may include a second electronic processor and an antenna that are each mounted to a second PCB. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to be received in the compartment and may include a second connector configured to electrically and physically couple to the first connector. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device. When the insertable wireless communication device is inserted into the compartment, a first conductive layer of the first PCB may be configured to be electrically coupled to the antenna via the first connector and the second connector such that the first conductive layer of the first PCB serves as a ground plane of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: John B. Lienau, Anthony M. Davis, Ian A. Duncan, Benjamin Gordon, Stephen Matson, Steven M. Smith
  • Patent number: 11897110
    Abstract: A rotary power tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion and a handle portion extending therefrom. An electric motor is positioned within the motor housing portion. The rotary power tool further includes a trigger switch configured to activate and deactivate the motor. The rotary power tool further includes a non-contact speed selector switch positioned in the housing. The non-contact speed selector switch is configured to adjust a rotational speed of the motor. The non-contact speed selector switch is separate from the trigger switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maxwell L. Merget, Jingyuan Liang, Michael R. Sande, Michael Halverson, Ian Duncan, Nicholas C. Mantych, Alex Huber
  • Patent number: 11871509
    Abstract: A power tool may include a compartment in its housing and a first printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing and electrically coupled to a first connector. An insertable wireless communication device may include a second electronic processor and an antenna that are each mounted to a second PCB. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to be received in the compartment and may include a second connector configured to electrically and physically couple to the first connector. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device. When the insertable wireless communication device is inserted into the compartment, a first conductive layer of the first PCB may be configured to be electrically coupled to the antenna via the first connector and the second connector such that the first conductive layer of the first PCB serves as a ground plane of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: John B. Lienau, Anthony M. Davis, Ian A. Duncan, Benjamin Gordon