Patents by Inventor Keith P. Hebert

Keith P. Hebert 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).

  • DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR AIM-ENABLED POWER TOOLS
    Publication number: 20240300063
    Abstract: Power tools with conductive couplings used with active injury mitigation technology are disclosed. Systems and methods to detect degradation or failure of a conductive coupling in an AIM-enabled power tool are disclosed. Systems and methods to detect impedance of a conductive coupling in an AIM-enabled power tool are disclosed, along with systems and methods to disable such power tool in the event that the detected impedance falls outside predetermined thresholds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: SawStop Holding LLC
    Inventors: Keith P. Hebert, Louis R. Slamka, Stephen F. Gass
  • CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR POWER TOOLS
    Publication number: 20230405860
    Abstract: Control systems for power tools such as table saws, miter saws, band saws, hand-held circular saws, jointers, shapers, routers, up-cut saws and other machinery are disclosed. The control systems are particularly relevant to power tools equipped with active injury mitigation technology, and to a set, collection, family, series, group or suite of different types of power tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: SawStop Holding LLC
    Inventors: Louis R. Slamka, Keith P. Hebert