Patents by Inventor Jonathon Gasteiner

Jonathon Gasteiner 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: 20230234147
    Abstract: A reciprocating saw includes a housing, a motor positioned within the housing and configured to drive a reciprocating saw blade, and a shoe coupled to the housing. The shoe is configured to engage a workpiece. The reciprocating saw also includes a proximity sensor configured to detect the workpiece when engaged with the shoe. The proximity sensor is positioned on a forward end of the housing in a facing relation with the workpiece. In response to the proximity sensor detecting formation of a gap between the shoe and the workpiece, the proximity sensor is operable to deactivate the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Vincent Zornow, Jonathon Gasteiner, Gerald Zucca
  • Patent number: 11648616
    Abstract: A reciprocating saw includes a housing, a motor positioned within the housing, and a shoe coupled to the housing. The shoe is configured to engage a workpiece. The reciprocating saw also includes a proximity sensor configured to detect the workpiece when engaged with the shoe. In response to the proximity sensor detecting formation of a gap between the shoe and the workpiece, the proximity sensor is operable to deactivate the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vincent Zornow, Jonathon Gasteiner, Gerald Zucca
  • Publication number: 20210187637
    Abstract: A reciprocating saw includes a housing, a motor positioned within the housing, and a shoe coupled to the housing. The shoe is configured to engage a workpiece. The reciprocating saw also includes a proximity sensor configured to detect the workpiece when engaged with the shoe. In response to the proximity sensor detecting formation of a gap between the shoe and the workpiece, the proximity sensor is operable to deactivate the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Vincent Zornow, Jonathon Gasteiner, Gerald Zucca