Patents by Inventor Robert Marcinkowski

Robert Marcinkowski 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: 10256697
    Abstract: An electronic power apparatus includes a housing, a pair of input power pins and a pair of output power pins, and power components mounted on a power circuit board and electrically connected to the input power pins and the output power pins to modulate a supply of power from the input power pins to the output power pins. A control unit of the electronic power apparatus is disposed at a distance from the power circuit board and substantially parallel to the power circuit board, both the control circuit board and the power circuit board arranged inside the housing. A user-actuated input unit is provided including a variable-speed actuator a first portion of which is at least partially arranged outside the housing to be engageable by a user and a second portion of which is slidably sandwiched between the power circuit board and the control circuit board along an axis substantially parallel to the power circuit board and the control circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Velderman, Michael K. Forster, Robert Marcinkowski
  • Publication number: 20160315567
    Abstract: An electronic power apparatus includes a housing, a pair of input power pins and a pair of output power pins, and power components mounted on a power circuit board and electrically connected to the input power pins and the output power pins to modulate a supply of power from the input power pins to the output power pins. A control unit of the electronic power apparatus is disposed at a distance from the power circuit board and substantially parallel to the power circuit board, both the control circuit board and the power circuit board arranged inside the housing. A user-actuated input unit is provided including a variable-speed actuator a first portion of which is at least partially arranged outside the housing to be engageable by a user and a second portion of which is slidably sandwiched between the power circuit board and the control circuit board along an axis substantially parallel to the power circuit board and the control circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew VELDERMAN, Michael K. Forster, Robert Marcinkowski
  • Patent number: 9406457
    Abstract: An electronic power apparatus includes a housing, a pair of input power pins and a pair of output power pins, and power components mounted on a power circuit board and electrically connected to the input power pins and the output power pins to modulate a supply of power from the input power pins to the output power pins. A control unit of the electronic power apparatus is arranged on a control circuit board disposed at a distance from the power circuit board inside the housing. A user-actuated input unit of the electronic power apparatus includes a variable-speed actuator having a first portion at least partially arranged outside the housing to be engageable by a user and a second portion movably arranged between the power circuit board and the control circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Velderman, Michael K. Forster, Robert Marcinkowski
  • Publication number: 20120292067
    Abstract: An electronic power apparatus includes a housing, a pair of input power pins and a pair of output power pins, and power components mounted on a power circuit board and electrically connected to the input power pins and the output power pins to modulate a supply of power from the input power pins to the output power pins. A control unit of the electronic power apparatus is arranged on a control circuit board disposed at a distance from the power circuit board inside the housing. A user-actuated input unit of the electronic power apparatus includes a variable-speed actuator having a first portion at least partially arranged outside the housing to be engageable by a user and a second portion movably arranged between the power circuit board and the control circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Velderman, Michael K. Forster, Robert Marcinkowski
  • Publication number: 20050191888
    Abstract: An electrically conductive brush box is located against the upper surface of a base and has crimping tabs located against an oppositely disposed crimping surface. The base is formed of high temperature resistant plastic. A field case housing has a seat with a retention member adapted to retain the base against the seat. A screw is threaded into the field case housing such that the head presses against a surface of the base member to retain the base member in the seat. The screw member is located in non-contacting relationship with the electrically conductive brush box. A spacer member is adapted to space the portion of the crimping tab against the crimping surface away from the field case housing. The brush box includes a biasing member holder and the crimping tabs are located adjacent the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Earl Ortt, Robert Marcinkowski, Michael Agnes, Mark Williams
  • Publication number: 20050184608
    Abstract: A field case housing has a substantially cylindrical wall segment, an end segment and a flange all having a substantially constant wall thickness. The flange has reinforcing ribs connected to the wall segment and aperture reinforcing bosses. The end segment, the wall segment and the flange are formed as a single, integral part adapted to reduce warping of the housing during molding. A cylindrical guide member is located in the field case housing and a conical guide member is located in the fan baffle. The cylindrical guide member is adapted to insure a screw passing through the cylindrical guide member is guided to a point within the conical guide member. The fan baffle has a transverse wall with an aperture and guide walls extending adjacent the aperture. The guide walls are adapted to guide an armature past the magnets without contacting and damaging them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Williams, Robert Marcinkowski, Earl Ortt, Bradley Mealy