Patents by Inventor Mitchell Carlson

Mitchell Carlson 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).

  • Patent number: 11685037
    Abstract: An interface for a battery pack and an electrical combination. The interface may include a battery-receiving portion configured to receive a battery pack and including a cavity. The cavity is defined by a pair of sidewalls with rails defining a groove between the rails and a lower surface of the cavity. The rails are stepped or angled along a battery insertion axis and are configured to guide the sliding engagement of a battery pack within the battery-receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle J. Radovich, Cameron R. Schulz, Mitchell Carlson, John G. Marx, Paul Rossetto, David M. Schwalbach
  • Publication number: 20230150106
    Abstract: An interface for a battery pack and an electrical combination. The interface may include a battery-receiving portion configured to receive a battery pack and including a cavity. The cavity is defined by a pair of sidewalls with rails defining a groove between the rails and a lower surface of the cavity. The rails are stepped or angled along a battery insertion axis and are configured to guide the sliding engagement of a battery pack within the battery-receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kyle J. Radovich, Cameron R. Schulz, Mitchell Carlson, John G. Marx, Paul Rossetto, David M. Schwalbach
  • Publication number: 20230106037
    Abstract: A cart for carrying a cut-off saw having a saw blade. The cart includes a frame with upper and lower portions, a wheel arm pivotably coupled to the lower portion about a first axis, and a rear wheel assembly coaxial with the first axis and coupled to the frame and the wheel arm. The cart includes a front wheel coupled to an end of the wheel arm opposite the rear wheel assembly, an adjustment lever pivotably coupled to the upper portion about a second axis, and a link having a first end pivotably coupled to the adjustment lever and spaced from the second axis, and a second end pivotably coupled to the wheel arm between the first axis and the front wheel. Pivoting the adjustment lever about the second axis pivots the wheel arm about the first axis to adjust a vertical position of the front wheel relative to the upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Terry L. Timmons, Dane Laitinen, Mitchell Carlson, Bradley S. Helm, Paul W. Eiche
  • Publication number: 20230088139
    Abstract: A clutch mechanism is used in a rotary power tool having a motor. The clutch mechanism includes an input member to which torque from the motor is transferred and an output member co-rotatable with the input member. The output member defines a rotational axis. A cam surface is formed on one of the input member or the output member. First and second compression springs are carried by the other of the input member or the output member for co-rotation therewith. A follower has a circular cross-sectional shape and is biased against the cam surface by the first and second compression springs. In response to relative rotation between the input member and the output member, the cam surface displaces the follower along a line of action coaxial or parallel with each of the first and second compression springs. The line of action does not intersect the rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Mitchell Carlson
  • Patent number: 11548186
    Abstract: A cart for carrying a cut-off saw having a saw blade. The cart includes a frame with upper and lower portions, a wheel arm pivotably coupled to the lower portion about a first axis, and a rear wheel assembly coaxial with the first axis and coupled to the frame and the wheel arm. The cart includes a front wheel coupled to an end of the wheel arm opposite the rear wheel assembly, an adjustment lever pivotably coupled to the upper portion about a second axis, and a link having a first end pivotably coupled to the adjustment lever and spaced from the second axis, and a second end pivotably coupled to the wheel arm between the first axis and the front wheel. Pivoting the adjustment lever about the second axis pivots the wheel arm about the first axis to adjust a vertical position of the front wheel relative to the upper portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Terry L. Timmons, Dane Laitinen, Mitchell Carlson, Bradley S. Helm, Paul W. Eiche
  • Publication number: 20220389726
    Abstract: A concrete vibrator includes a housing, a handle, an electric motor, a flexible shaft, a vibrator head, and a battery pack. The handle extends from the housing. The electric motor is coupled to the housing. The flexible shaft has a first end coupled to the motor and an opposite, second end. The vibrator head is coupled to the second end of the shaft. The vibrator head is configured to receive torque from the motor and the shaft to cause the vibrator head to vibrate. The battery pack is coupled to a battery receptacle defined on the housing. The battery pack is configured to provide electric power to the electric motor to drive the motor and the shaft. The concrete vibrator is operable in a briefcase configuration in which the handle is used to carry the concrete vibrator with the housing supported in a horizontal orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick D. Gallagher, Travis J. Dubnicka, Mitchell Carlson, Paul W. Eiche, Eric C. Onsager
  • Patent number: 11519463
    Abstract: A clutch mechanism is used in a rotary power tool having a motor. The clutch mechanism includes an input member to which torque from the motor is transferred and an output member co-rotatable with the input member. The output member defines a rotational axis. A cam surface is formed on one of the input member or the output member. First and second compression springs are carried by the other of the input member or the output member for co-rotation therewith. A follower has a circular cross-sectional shape and is biased against the cam surface by the first and second compression springs. In response to relative rotation between the input member and the output member, the cam surface displaces the follower along a line of action coaxial or parallel with each of the first and second compression springs. The line of action does not intersect the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitchell Carlson
  • Publication number: 20220341198
    Abstract: A concrete vibrator includes a housing, a strap, an electric motor, a flexible shaft, a vibrator head, and battery pack. The strap is removably coupled to the housing. The electric motor s coupled to the housing. The flexible shaft has a first end coupled to the motor and an opposite, second end. The vibrator head is coupled to the second end of the shaft. The vibrator head is configured to receive torque from the motor and the shaft to cause the vibrator head to vibrate. The battery pack is coupled to a battery receptacle defined on the housing. The battery pack is configured to provide electric current to the electric motor to drive the motor and the shaft. The concrete vibrator is operable in a messenger bag configuration in which the strap is used to carry the concrete vibrator with the housing in a horizontal orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick D. Gallagher, Travis J. Dubnicka, Mitchell Carlson, Paul W. Eiche, Eric C. Onsager, Wesley S. Bassindale, Matthew Leidel, Erick Moreno Flores
  • Publication number: 20220226910
    Abstract: A core drill includes a housing and a battery pack attachable to the housing for powering the core drill. The core drill is configured to be operated while being carried on a drill stand. The core drill is configured to be operated independently of and detached from the drill stand. The core drill is configured to be carried by an operator's hand while the core drill is not being carried on the drill stand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Mitchell CARLSON, Ligan WU
  • Patent number: 11338405
    Abstract: A power tool includes a battery pack, one or more sensors, an indicator, and an electronic processor coupled to the battery pack, the one or more sensors, and the indicator. The electronic processor is configured to: detect, using the one or more sensors, one or more parameters of the power tool; determine a system performance based on the one or more parameters; determine a system performance level based on the system performance; and provide, using the indicator, an indication corresponding to the system performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lance D. Lamont, Samantha L. Billetdeaux, Timothy R. Obermann, Joseph H. Ellice, Amanda M. Kachar, Kathleen M. Keegan, Brian Alves, Toby Lichtensteiger, Mitchell Carlson, Colin J. Harper
  • Patent number: 11331730
    Abstract: A core drill includes a housing and a battery pack attachable to the housing for powering the core drill. The core drill is configured to be operated while being carried on a drill stand. The core drill is configured to be operated independently of and detached from the drill stand. The core drill is configured to be carried by an operator's hand while the core drill is not being carried on the drill stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitchell Carlson, Ligan Wu
  • Publication number: 20220080575
    Abstract: An interface for a battery pack and an electrical combination. The interface may include a battery-receiving portion configured to receive a battery pack and including a cavity. The cavity is defined by a pair of sidewalls with rails defining a groove between the rails and a lower surface of the cavity. The rails are stepped or angled along a battery insertion axis and are configured to guide the sliding engagement of a battery pack within the battery-receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle J. Radovich, Cameron R. Schulz, Mitchell Carlson, John G. Marx, Paul Rossetto, David M. Schwalbach
  • Publication number: 20220080513
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing with a motor housing portion and a drive housing portion, a handle extending from the housing and defining a gap between the handle and the housing, a motor located within the motor housing portion having a motor output shaft, a fan coupled to the motor output shaft, a battery to provide power to the motor, a trigger coupled to the handle and manipulable to energize the motor, a spindle extending within the drive housing portion and driven by the motor output shaft to rotate about an axis, and a fluid delivery system configured to supply a fluid to the spindle. The housing includes an air intake opening and a deflector to inhibit the fluid from entering the housing through the air intake opening, and rotation of the fan draws an airflow into the housing through the air intake opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mitchell Carlson, Terry L. Timmons, Paul W. Eiche
  • Publication number: 20210396129
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a system and method for detecting the presence, position or dimensions of a body within a portion of a subsea oil and gas well system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Intelligent Wellhead Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Robert Martin, Aaron Mitchell Carlson, Murad Mohammad, Sheldon Kryger
  • Publication number: 20210379738
    Abstract: A rotary power tool includes a main housing and a transmission housing coupled to the main housing. The transmission housing includes a bearing pocket open to a front of the transmission housing and defined at least partially by a radially inward-extending flange. The rotary power tool also includes an output shaft and a bearing positioned within the bearing pocket adjacent and in abutting relationship with the radially inward-extending flange for rotatably supporting the output shaft in the transmission housing. The rotary power tool also includes a radially outward-extending flange on the output shaft that radially overlaps at least a portion of the bearing on an opposite side of the bearing as the radially inward-extending flange. A line of action of an axial reaction force applied to the output shaft is directed to the transmission housing via the radially outwardly-extending flange, the bearing, and the radially inward-extending flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Mitchell CARLSON, Ding Feng HU, Zhiqiang YU, Fanbin ZENG
  • Patent number: 11185932
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a motor, a spindle, a handle holder and an auxiliary handle. The housing includes a motor housing portion, a drive housing, and a mounting portion between the motor housing portion and the drive housing. The motor is located within the motor housing portion. The spindle is configured to rotate about a rotational axis in response to torque received from the motor. The handle holder is coupled to the drive housing and defines a first mounting point, and the mounting portion defines a second mounting point. The auxiliary handle is selectively attachable to each of the first and second mounting points, and the first mounting point is located at a first position along the rotational axis, and the second mounting point is located at a second position offset from the first position in a direction along the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Mitchell Carlson, Terry L. Timmons, Paul W. Eiche
  • Patent number: 11179841
    Abstract: An interface for a battery pack and an electrical combination. The interface may include a battery-receiving portion configured to receive a battery pack and including a cavity. The cavity is defined by a pair of sidewalls with rails defining a groove between the rails and a lower surface of the cavity. The rails are stepped or angled along a battery insertion axis and are configured to guide the sliding engagement of a battery pack within the battery-receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle J. Radovich, Cameron R. Schulz, Mitchell Carlson, John G. Marx, Paul Rossetto, David M. Schwalbach
  • Publication number: 20210331128
    Abstract: A mud mixer includes a tool body, and an electric motor supported by the tool body that is configured to rotate a mixing element about a rotation axis. The mud mixer further includes a first handle fixedly coupled to the tool body and extending from the tool body along a handle axis, a plane angled relative to the rotation axis and defined as an extension of the handle axis, and a second handle rotatably coupled to the tool body about the rotation axis and extending from the tool body in a direction parallel to the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Mitchell Carlson, Gabriel M. Vara, Terry L. Timmons
  • Publication number: 20210322647
    Abstract: Biomaterial implants and methods for facilitating tissue repair and regeneration are provided herein. The implants may include organized hydrogel structures. Such implants are fabricated using a 2-phase polymerization technique, wherein hydrogel-based microspheres are formed as an intermediate product of the 2-phase polymerization technique. The implants of various embodiments provide an aligned substrate to guide tissue regeneration and can be cut or formed to conform to the size and shape of an injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Courtney M. Dumont, Mitchell A. Carlson, Lonnie D. Shea
  • Patent number: 11148210
    Abstract: A drill stand comprises a base, a mast defining a longitudinal axis and pivotably coupled to the base, a support bracket moveably coupled to the mast and pivotably coupled to the base, and a carriage moveably coupled to the mast. The carriage is configured to selectively receive a drill and is selectively removable from the mast in a tool-free manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Mitchell Carlson, Ligan Wu