Patents by Inventor Merritt J. Tennison

Merritt J. Tennison 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).

  • Brushless Motor for a Power Tool
    Publication number: 20160149463
    Abstract: A power tool is provided including a housing and an electric brushless DC (BLDG) motor housed inside the housing. The motor includes a stator, a rotor pivotably arranged inside the stator, and a motor end cap arranged at an end of the stator. At least one of the motor end cap or the stator includes flexible posts that engage a surface of the other one of the motor end cap or the stator to absorb tolerances associated with the stator and the end cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Smith, David E. Gillespie, Merritt J. Tennison