Patents by Inventor Jeffrey S. Holly
Jeffrey S. Holly 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).
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Publication number: 20230339136Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a housing, a first shoe movably coupled to the housing, a second shoe fixedly coupled to the housing, a rotating cutting tool disposed between the first shoe and the second shoe, and a depth adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a position of the first shoe relative to the second shoe. The rotating cutting tool is configured to engage a workpiece. The depth adjustment mechanism includes a rotary handle and an inner shaft. The inner shaft is fixedly coupled to the first shoe and threadedly coupled to the rotary handle. The first shoe translates relative to the second shoe in response to rotation of the rotary handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Connor M. Temme, Matthiew Schleis, Jeffrey S. Holly, Jason E. Fenner
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Publication number: 20230327256Abstract: A battery pack that is connectable to and supportable by a power tool (e.g., a hand-held power tool). The battery pack includes a top housing having a support member. The support member of the battery pack top housing is configured or operable to reinforce a support portion of the battery pack that is used to connect the battery pack to the power tool. By reinforcing the support portion of the battery pack, an interface between the battery pack and the power tool is able to withstand greater forces (e.g., from vibrations caused by the power tool).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Publication number: 20230211490Abstract: An oscillating power tool includes an outer housing, and an inner housing positioned within the outer housing. A motor and a drive mechanism are supported by the inner housing. The drive mechanism includes an output shaft that is rotational in an oscillating manner and that defines an output axis. A damping element is positioned between the inner housing and the outer housing through which the inner housing is mounted to the outer housing, thereby attenuating vibration transmitted to the outer housing from the inner housing. An over-travel limit member is positioned between the inner housing and the outer housing. In response to relative movement between the inner housing and the outer housing while the power tool is in use, the limit member is configured to prevent direct contact between the inner housing and the outer housing, inhibiting vibration produced by the motor and/or drive mechanism from bypassing the damping element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey S. HOLLY, Jacob N. ZIMMERMAN, James C. SITTER, David A. BIERDEMAN, Andrew R. SCHAUER, You Gen LIU
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Patent number: 11626645Abstract: A battery pack that is connectable to and supportable by a power tool (e.g., a hand-held power tool). The battery pack includes a top housing having a support member. The support member of the battery pack top housing is configured or operable to reinforce a support portion of the battery pack that is used to connect the battery pack to the power tool. By reinforcing the support portion of the battery pack, an interface between the battery pack and the power tool is able to withstand greater forces (e.g., from vibrations caused by the power tool).Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Patent number: 11626644Abstract: A battery pack that is connectable to and supportable by a power tool (e.g., a hand-held power tool). The battery pack includes a top housing having a support member. The support member of the battery pack top housing is configured or operable to reinforce a support portion of the battery pack that is used to connect the battery pack to the power tool. By reinforcing the support portion of the battery pack, an interface between the battery pack and the power tool is able to withstand greater forces (e.g., from vibrations caused by the power tool).Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Publication number: 20220347829Abstract: An oscillating power tool has a housing including a handle portion defining a handle axis and a head portion defining an output axis that is perpendicular to the handle axis. The head portion includes a front face intersected by the handle axis. A drive mechanism includes an output shaft configured to oscillate about the output axis in a rotational manner in response receiving torque from a motor. A lighting assembly is configured to illuminate a workpiece in front of the head portion of the housing. The lighting assembly includes a lens arranged on the front face of the housing, a holder coupled to the lens, a plurality of printed circuit boards supported by the holder, and an LED arranged on each of the printed circuit boards. In response to being activated, the LEDs are configured to project a wide-angle beam of light through the lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Jeffrey S. Holly, Jacob N. Zimmerman, James C. Sitter, David A. Bierdeman, Andrew R. Schauer, Michael J. Panetta, You Gen Liu
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Publication number: 20220324079Abstract: A belt sander for sanding a workpiece and defining a center of gravity within a first plane. The belt sander includes a housing, a handle defining a second plane, and a drive unit disposed within the housing. The drive unit includes a motor disposed adjacent a first sidewall of the housing, a pulley system disposed adjacent a second sidewall of the housing opposite the first sidewall, and a transmission disposed between the motor and the pulley system. The belt sander further includes a belt drive system driven by the drive unit and including a drive wheel, a driven wheel, and a platen. The platen defines a third plane extending perpendicular therefrom. The transmission and pulley system are disposed on one side of the first plane and the motor is disposed on an opposite side of the first plane. The motor is intersected by the second and third planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: James C. Sitter, Jeffrey S. Holly, Joseph G. Bloomfield, David A. Bierdeman, Logan M. Hietpas, Adam N. Carter, Nikos A. Gainacopulos, Eric K. Farrington, Christopher M. Didier, Benjamin J. Ludy
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Publication number: 20220294057Abstract: A battery pack that is connectable to and supportable by a power tool (e.g., a hand-held power tool). The battery pack includes a top housing having a support member. The support member of the battery pack top housing is configured or operable to reinforce a support portion of the battery pack that is used to connect the battery pack to the power tool. By reinforcing the support portion of the battery pack, an interface between the battery pack and the power tool is able to withstand greater forces (e.g., from vibrations caused by the power tool).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Patent number: 11322792Abstract: A battery pack that is connectable to and supportable by a power tool (e.g., a hand-held power tool). The battery pack includes a top housing having a support member. The support member of the battery pack top housing is configured or operable to reinforce a support portion of the battery pack that is used to connect the battery pack to the power tool. By reinforcing the support portion of the battery pack, an interface between the battery pack and the power tool is able to withstand greater forces (e.g., from vibrations caused by the power tool).Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Publication number: 20220094004Abstract: A battery pack that is connectable to and supportable by a power tool (e.g., a hand-held power tool). The battery pack includes a top housing having a support member. The support member of the battery pack top housing is configured or operable to reinforce a support portion of the battery pack that is used to connect the battery pack to the power tool. By reinforcing the support portion of the battery pack, an interface between the battery pack and the power tool is able to withstand greater forces (e.g., from vibrations caused by the power tool).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Publication number: 20220032486Abstract: A hand-held knockout driver includes a main housing having a handle portion, a motor positioned within the main housing, a pump assembly driven by the motor, and a secondary housing coupled to the main housing and defining a bore therein. The hand-held knockout driver also includes a working piston moveable within the bore from a rest position to an actuated position to define a piston throw distance therebetween. The hand-held knockout driver also includes a draw stud coupled to the working piston, a die coupled to the secondary housing, and a punch coupled to the draw stud opposite the working piston for movement therewith relative to the die. The die has a depth greater than the piston throw distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: James O. Myrhum, JR., Troy C. Thorson, Jeremy R. Ebner, Sean T. Kehoe, Joseph H. Ellice, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Patent number: 11148312Abstract: A hand-held knockout driver includes a main housing having a handle portion, a motor positioned within the main housing, a pump assembly driven by the motor, and a secondary housing coupled to the main housing and defining a bore therein. The hand-held knockout driver also includes a working piston moveable within the bore from a rest position to an actuated position to define a piston throw distance therebetween. The hand-held knockout driver also includes a draw stud coupled to the working piston, a die coupled to the secondary housing, and a punch coupled to the draw stud opposite the working piston for movement therewith relative to the die. The die has a depth greater than the piston throw distance.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: James O. Myrhum, Jr., Troy C. Thorson, Jeremy R. Ebner, Sean T. Kehoe, Joseph H. Ellice, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Publication number: 20210184304Abstract: A battery pack that is connectable to and supportable by a power tool (e.g., a hand-held power tool). The battery pack includes a top housing having a support member. The support member of the battery pack top housing is configured or operable to reinforce a support portion of the battery pack that is used to connect the battery pack to the power tool. By reinforcing the support portion of the battery pack, an interface between the battery pack and the power tool is able to withstand greater forces (e.g., from vibrations caused by the power tool).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Patent number: 10938079Abstract: A battery pack that is connectable to and supportable by a power tool (e.g., a hand-held power tool). The battery pack includes a top housing having a support member. The support member of the battery pack top housing is configured or operable to reinforce a support portion of the battery pack that is used to connect the battery pack to the power tool. By reinforcing the support portion of the battery pack, an interface between the battery pack and the power tool is able to withstand greater forces (e.g., from vibrations caused by the power tool).Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Patent number: 10882123Abstract: A miter saw includes a base assembly and a saw unit pivotably coupled to the base assembly. The saw unit includes a saw arm, a brushless motor supported by the saw arm, and power electronics positioned outside the motor for supplying power to the motor. The power electronics are coupled to a structural component of the miter saw to utilize the entire mass of the structural component as a heat sink to dissipate heat generated by the power electronics.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Mike Brewster, Taylor Crabb, Josh Adams, Steven Cunningham, David Rose, Daryl S. Richards, Jeffrey S. Holly, John W. Thiele
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Publication number: 20190198829Abstract: A battery pack that is connectable to and supportable by a power tool (e.g., a hand-held power tool). The battery pack includes a top housing having a support member. The support member of the battery pack top housing is configured or operable to reinforce a support portion of the battery pack that is used to connect the battery pack to the power tool. By reinforcing the support portion of the battery pack, an interface between the battery pack and the power tool is able to withstand greater forces (e.g., from vibrations caused by the power tool).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Patent number: D900575Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: David M. Schwalbach, Jeffrey S. Holly, Andrew J. Weber, Jacob N. Zimmerman
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Patent number: D920759Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: David M. Schwalbach, Jeffrey S. Holly, Andrew J. Weber, Jacob N. Zimmerman
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Patent number: D920760Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: David M. Schwalbach, Jeffrey S. Holly, Andrew J. Weber, Jacob N. Zimmerman
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Patent number: D920761Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: David M. Schwalbach, Jeffrey S. Holly, Andrew J. Weber, Jacob N. Zimmerman