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).

  • Publication number: 20230339136
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Connor M. Temme, Matthiew Schleis, Jeffrey S. Holly, Jason E. Fenner
  • Publication number: 20230327256
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
  • Publication number: 20230211490
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. HOLLY, Jacob N. ZIMMERMAN, James C. SITTER, David A. BIERDEMAN, Andrew R. SCHAUER, You Gen LIU
  • Patent number: 11626645
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
  • Patent number: 11626644
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
  • Publication number: 20220347829
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Holly, Jacob N. Zimmerman, James C. Sitter, David A. Bierdeman, Andrew R. Schauer, Michael J. Panetta, You Gen Liu
  • Publication number: 20220324079
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20220294057
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
  • Patent number: 11322792
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
  • Publication number: 20220094004
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
  • Publication number: 20220032486
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: James O. Myrhum, JR., Troy C. Thorson, Jeremy R. Ebner, Sean T. Kehoe, Joseph H. Ellice, Jeffrey S. Holly
  • Patent number: 11148312
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: James O. Myrhum, Jr., Troy C. Thorson, Jeremy R. Ebner, Sean T. Kehoe, Joseph H. Ellice, Jeffrey S. Holly
  • Publication number: 20210184304
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
  • Patent number: 10938079
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
  • Patent number: 10882123
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Mike Brewster, Taylor Crabb, Josh Adams, Steven Cunningham, David Rose, Daryl S. Richards, Jeffrey S. Holly, John W. Thiele
  • Publication number: 20190198829
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beyerl, Michael Kolden, Troy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Jeffrey S. Holly
  • Patent number: D900575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Schwalbach, Jeffrey S. Holly, Andrew J. Weber, Jacob N. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: D920759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Schwalbach, Jeffrey S. Holly, Andrew J. Weber, Jacob N. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: D920760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Schwalbach, Jeffrey S. Holly, Andrew J. Weber, Jacob N. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: D920761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Schwalbach, Jeffrey S. Holly, Andrew J. Weber, Jacob N. Zimmerman