Patents by Inventor Jonathan E. Wojtalik

Jonathan E. Wojtalik 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).

  • Orbital polishing tool
    Patent number: 12479060
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing. The housing includes a motor housing portion and a handle portion extending rearward from the motor housing portion. A motor is located within the motor housing portion. A variable speed dial is coupled to the housing, and the variable speed dial is configured to adjust a maximum rotary speed of the motor. A trigger is coupled to the housing proximate the handle portion. The trigger is configured to be actuated in a plurality of positions between an undepressed position and a maximally depressed position to selectively activate the motor. A constant speed setting switch is configured to lock a rotary speed of the motor determined by the adjustment of the variable speed dial and a depressed position of the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Michael Q Van Treeck, Kyle W. Schultz, Jonathan E. Wojtalik, Trevor L. Paff
  • RANDOM ORBIT SANDER
    Publication number: 20240367280
    Abstract: A random orbit sander includes a housing having a motor housing portion and a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion, a motor disposed within the motor housing portion, a random orbit mechanism driven by the motor and having an output shaft, a backing pad removably engaged with the output shaft; and a spindle lock assembly adjacent the backing pad, wherein the spindle lock assembly includes a support ring and a wrench rotatably disposed on the support ring between a stowed position, in which the wrench is disengaged from a nut on the output shaft, and a deployed position, in which the wrench is engaged with the nut to lock rotation of the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Tanner Vaculik, Kyle W. Schultz, Peter A. Borowski, Joseph J. Drees, Trevor L. Paff, Taite A. Kurzka Chughtai, Cheng Yuan, Jonathan E. Wojtalik
  • ORBITAL POLISHING TOOL
    Publication number: 20230356349
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing. The housing includes a motor housing portion and a handle portion extending rearward from the motor housing portion. A motor is located within the motor housing portion. A variable speed dial is coupled to the housing, and the variable speed dial is configured to adjust a maximum rotary speed of the motor. A trigger is coupled to the housing proximate the handle portion. The trigger is configured to be actuated in a plurality of positions between an undepressed position and a maximally depressed position to selectively activate the motor. A constant speed setting switch is configured to lock a rotary speed of the motor determined by the adjustment of the variable speed dial and a depressed position of the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: John Michael Q. Van Treeck, Kyle W. Schultz, Jonathan E. Wojtalik, Trevor L. Paff