Patents by Inventor Lokeshwaran Rajendran

Lokeshwaran Rajendran 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: 20250065482
    Abstract: A power tool including a housing, a motor at least partially positioned within the housing, a driver blade extending along a driving axis, and a cam assembly including a cam that is configured to rotate about a rotational axis to move the driver blade. The cam includes a target that rotates with the cam. A sensor is configured to detect the target when the target is at a predetermined rotational position of the cam. A controller is connected to the motor and the sensor. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicating that the target is at the predetermined rotational position of the cam, compare a motor parameter to a threshold value, and initiate a speed ramp down in response to the target being at the predetermined rotational position of the cam and the motor parameter being greater than or equal to the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Mitchell A. Ellena, Jonathon R. Gasteiner, Noah P. Seiler, Ryan Khatib, Lokeshwaran Rajendran
  • Patent number: 12179325
    Abstract: A powered fastener driver includes a housing, a nosepiece extending from the housing, a driver blade movable within the nosepiece between a ready position and a driven position the driver blade comprising a plurality of drive teeth on a first side of the driver blade and a plurality of locking projections on a second side of the driver blade, a piston coupled to the driver blade for movement therewith, a driver cylinder within which the piston is movable, a storage chamber cylinder containing pressurized gas therein and in fluid communication with the driver cylinder, a first end of the driver cylinder being affixed to a corresponding first end of the storage chamber cylinder, and a latch actuator assembly adjacent the driver blade, wherein the latch actuator assembly includes a latch to engage one of the plurality of locking projections to prevent the driver blade from moving toward the driven position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitchell T. Neuhoff, Mark C. Hughes, Jacob N. Zimmerman, Ivan N. Zozulya, Travis W. Leathrum, Troy C. Thorson, Michael B. Koeppel, Bradley S. Houskamp, Lokeshwaran Rajendran, Mitchell A. Ellena, David C. Graf, Caleb M. Schober
  • Publication number: 20240421733
    Abstract: A power tool that includes a housing, a brushless motor, a power switching circuit, and an electronic controller. The brushless motor is within the housing. The brushless motor includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor is coupled to a motor shaft arranged to rotate about a longitudinal axis. The motor shaft is arranged to produce a rotational output to a drive mechanism. The power switching circuit provides a supply of power from a battery pack to the brushless motor. The electronic controller is configured to determine a parameter associated with the battery pack, assign a classification to the battery pack based on the determined parameter, and control field weakening applied to the brushless motor based on the classification of the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Khatib, Mitchell A. Ellena, Jonathon R. Gasteiner, Lokeshwaran Rajendran, Vincent Zornow
  • Publication number: 20230378853
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion and a handle portion. A motor having a motor axis is positioned within the motor housing portion. The power tool further includes a first printed circuit board positioned within the motor housing portion. The first printed circuit board intersects the motor axis. The power tool also includes a second printed circuit board positioned within the motor housing. The second printed circuit board intersects the motor axis. The second printed circuit board includes a conductive high impedance trace that is configured to interrupt electric power to the motor in response to a current that exceeds a current limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Lokeshwaran Rajendran, Ryan A. Khatib, Noah P. Seiler, Mitchell A. Ellena, Daniel J. Tomcheck, Jack J. Glennon
  • Publication number: 20230367269
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a motor supported by the housing, a battery pack interface configured to receive a battery pack, a plurality of sensors configured to generate sensor data indicative of an operational state of the power tool, and an electronic controller. The electronic controller includes an electronic processor and a memory. The memory includes a machine learning control program for execution by the electronic processor. The electronic controller is configured to receive the sensor data indicative of the operational state of the power tool, process the sensor data using the machine learning control program to determine whether the power tool is experiencing a stall condition, and disable the motor when the power tool is determined to be experiencing the stall condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jack J. Glennon, Lokeshwaran Rajendran
  • Publication number: 20230264332
    Abstract: A powered fastener driver includes a housing, a nosepiece extending from the housing, a driver blade movable within the nosepiece between a ready position and a driven position the driver blade comprising a plurality of drive teeth on a first side of the driver blade and a plurality of locking projections on a second side of the driver blade, a piston coupled to the driver blade for movement therewith, a driver cylinder within which the piston is movable, a storage chamber cylinder containing pressurized gas therein and in fluid communication with the driver cylinder, a first end of the driver cylinder being affixed to a corresponding first end of the storage chamber cylinder, and a latch actuator assembly adjacent the driver blade, wherein the latch actuator assembly includes a latch to engage one of the plurality of locking projections to prevent the driver blade from moving toward the driven position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Mitchell T. Neuhoff, Mark C. Hughes, Jacob N. Zimmerman, Ivan N. Zozulya, Travis W. Leathrum, Troy C. Thorson, Michael B. Koeppel, Bradley S. Houskamp, Lokeshwaran Rajendran, Mitchell A. Ellena, David C. Graf, Caleb M. Schober