Patents by Inventor Rodney D. Milbourne
Rodney D. Milbourne 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).
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Patent number: 10608217Abstract: A battery pack may include a battery cell, a cradle, a board and a housing. The cradle may be coupled with the battery cell and may include one or more guide members extending from and integrally formed with a surface of the cradle. The board may be mounted to the cradle and may include a plurality of terminal contacts electrically connected with the battery cell. The one or more guide members may be adapted to guide a device into engagement with the terminal contacts. The housing may at least partially enclose the cradle and the battery cell and may include one or more guide apertures and a plurality of terminal apertures. The one or more guide members may protrude through the one or more guide apertures. Each of the terminal apertures may be aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of contacts.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Black and Decker Inc.Inventors: Rodney D. Milbourne, John S. Vantran
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Publication number: 20180093372Abstract: A sander is provided and includes a housing, a power supply, a motor, a switch, and a switch actuation mechanism. The housing extends from a proximal end to a distal end and includes a first convex upper surface having a surface area A1. The power supply is coupled to the distal end of the housing. The motor is disposed within the housing and is powered by the power supply to drive an output member. The switch is in electrical communication with the power supply and is operable to selectively power the motor. The switch actuation mechanism is pivotably coupled to the proximal end of the housing and operable to actuate the switch. The switch actuation mechanism includes a second convex upper surface having a surface area A2.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Rodney D. MILBOURNE, James C. Tirone, Jason F. Busschaert, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Don W. Vetter, David C. Gellner, Michael J. Walstrum
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Patent number: 9868199Abstract: A sander is provided and includes a housing, a power supply, a motor, a switch, and a switch actuation mechanism. The housing extends from a proximal end to a distal end and includes a first convex upper surface having a surface area A1. The power supply is coupled to the distal end of the housing. The motor is disposed within the housing and is powered by the power supply to drive an output member. The switch is in electrical communication with the power supply and is operable to selectively power the motor. The switch actuation mechanism is pivotably coupled to the proximal end of the housing and operable to actuate the switch. The switch actuation mechanism includes a second convex upper surface having a surface area A2.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Rodney D. Milbourne, James C. Tirone, Jason F. Busschaert, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Don W. Vetter, David C. Gellner, Michael J. Walstrum
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Publication number: 20170317322Abstract: A battery pack may include a battery cell, a cradle, a board and a housing. The cradle may be coupled with the battery cell and may include one or more guide members extending from and integrally formed with a surface of the cradle. The board may be mounted to the cradle and may include a plurality of terminal contacts electrically connected with the battery cell. The one or more guide members may be adapted to guide a device into engagement with the terminal contacts. The housing may at least partially enclose the cradle and the battery cell and may include one or more guide apertures and a plurality of terminal apertures. The one or more guide members may protrude through the one or more guide apertures. Each of the terminal apertures may be aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Rodney D. MILBOURNE, John S. VANTRAN
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Patent number: 9705116Abstract: A battery pack may include a battery cell, a cradle, a board and a housing. The cradle may be coupled with the battery cell and may include one or more guide members extending from and integrally formed with a surface of the cradle. The board may be mounted to the cradle and may include a plurality of terminal contacts electrically connected with the battery cell. The one or more guide members may be adapted to guide a device into engagement with the terminal contacts. The housing may at least partially enclose the cradle and the battery cell and may include one or more guide apertures and a plurality of terminal apertures. The one or more guide members may protrude through the one or more guide apertures. Each of the terminal apertures may be aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of contacts.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Rodney D. Milbourne, John S. Vantran
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Patent number: 9283667Abstract: A power tool that includes a housing, a motor, a trigger, a multi-speed transmission and a torque clutch. The housing define a handle. The motor is coupled to the housing. The trigger is coupled to the housing and configured to control operation of the motor. The multi-speed transmission is configured to transmit rotary power between the motor and the output spindle and includes a plurality of planetary stages with a first stage and a second stage that receives rotary power from the first stage. The first stage has a first internally toothed gear element and the second stage having a second internally toothed gear element. The torque clutch limits torque output from the multi-speed transmission to the output spindle. The torque clutch is configured to alternatively ground the second and third internally toothed gear elements to the housing based on a speed ratio setting of the multi-speed transmission.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Qiang J. Zhang, Rodney D. Milbourne, David C. Campbell
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Publication number: 20150243945Abstract: A battery pack may include a battery cell, a cradle, a board and a housing. The cradle may be coupled with the battery cell and may include one or more guide members extending from and integrally formed with a surface of the cradle. The board may be mounted to the cradle and may include a plurality of terminal contacts electrically connected with the battery cell. The one or more guide members may be adapted to guide a device into engagement with the terminal contacts. The housing may at least partially enclose the cradle and the battery cell and may include one or more guide apertures and a plurality of terminal apertures. The one or more guide members may protrude through the one or more guide apertures. Each of the terminal apertures may be aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Rodney D. Milbourne, John S. Vantran
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Publication number: 20150209949Abstract: A sander is provided and includes a housing, a power supply, a motor, a switch, and a switch actuation mechanism. The housing extends from a proximal end to a distal end and includes a first convex upper surface having a surface area A1. The power supply is coupled to the distal end of the housing. The motor is disposed within the housing and is powered by the power supply to drive an output member. The switch is in electrical communication with the power supply and is operable to selectively power the motor. The switch actuation mechanism is pivotably coupled to the proximal end of the housing and operable to actuate the switch. The switch actuation mechanism includes a second convex upper surface having a surface area A2.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Rodney D. Milbourne, James C. Tirone, Jason F. Busschaert, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Don W. Vetter, David C. Gellner, Michael J. Walstrum
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Patent number: 9065106Abstract: A battery pack may include a battery cell, a cradle, a board and a housing. The cradle may be coupled with the battery cell and may include one or more guide members extending from and integrally formed with a surface of the cradle. The board may be mounted to the cradle and may include a plurality of terminal contacts electrically connected with the battery cell. The one or more guide members may be adapted to guide a device into engagement with the terminal contacts. The housing may at least partially enclose the cradle and the battery cell and may include one or more guide apertures and a plurality of terminal apertures. The one or more guide members may protrude through the one or more guide apertures. Each of the terminal apertures may be aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of contacts.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Rodney D. Milbourne, John S. Vantran
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Publication number: 20140106195Abstract: A battery pack may include a battery cell, a cradle, a board and a housing. The cradle may be coupled with the battery cell and may include one or more guide members extending from and integrally formed with a surface of the cradle. The board may be mounted to the cradle and may include a plurality of terminal contacts electrically connected with the battery cell. The one or more guide members may be adapted to guide a device into engagement with the terminal contacts. The housing may at least partially enclose the cradle and the battery cell and may include one or more guide apertures and a plurality of terminal apertures. The one or more guide members may protrude through the one or more guide apertures. Each of the terminal apertures may be aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Rodney D. Milbourne, John S. Vantran
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Patent number: 7534165Abstract: A sander can include a housing and a motor assembly in the housing. The motor assembly can include an output member. A platen can be driven by the output member. An indicator can be disposed on the housing and include a light source. A semi-transparent lens can be disposed generally over the light source. The semi-transparent lens can have a plurality of prisms defined thereon and configured to disperse emitted light from the light source. The semi-transparent lens can include a chimney formed thereon. According to additional features, the indicator can include at least a first and a second light source. The chimney can be aligned with the first light source for directing emitted light from the first light source therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Rodney D. Milbourne, Mark Stratford
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Patent number: 7476144Abstract: A sander can include housing, and a motor assembly in the housing. The motor assembly can include an output member. A platen can be driven by the output member. A user feedback assembly can be coupled to the housing and have a sensor assembly, a controller and an indicator. The sensor assembly can be configured to sense a parameter that is related to a magnitude of a force transmitted between the platen and a workpiece and generate a signal in response thereto. The controller can receive the sensor signal from the sensor assembly and control operation of the indicator in response thereto.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Christopher John Dineen, Yao Chun Ying, Rodney D. Milbourne, Timothy Wayne French, Jr.
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Publication number: 20080311831Abstract: A sander can include a housing and a motor assembly in the housing. The motor assembly can include an output member. A platen can be driven by the output member. An indicator can be disposed on the housing and include a light source. A semi-transparent lens can be disposed generally over the light source. The semi-transparent lens can have a plurality of prisms defined thereon and configured to disperse emitted light from the light source. The semi-transparent lens can include a chimney formed thereon. According to additional features, the indicator can include at least a first and a second light source. The chimney can be aligned with the first light source for directing emitted light from the first light source therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Rodney D. Milbourne, Mark Stratford
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Publication number: 20080311830Abstract: A sander can include housing, and a motor assembly in the housing. The motor assembly can include an output member. A platen can be driven by the output member. A user feedback assembly can be coupled to the housing and have a sensor assembly, a controller and an indicator. The sensor assembly can be configured to sense a parameter that is related to a magnitude of a force transmitted between the platen and a workpiece and generate a signal in response thereto. The controller can receive the sensor signal from the sensor assembly and control operation of the indicator in response thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Christopher John Dineen, Yao Chun Ying, Rodney D. Milbourne, Timothy Wayne French, JR.
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Patent number: 6461088Abstract: A drill (10) has a housing (12) with a motor (14) which includes an output pinion (104) which defines an axis (102). A power source (16) is coupled with the motor (14). An activation device (44) energizes and deenergizes the motor (14). As the motor (14) is activated, an output (18), which is coupled with the motor (14) is driven. The output (18) defines an output axis (156) which is substantially perpendicular to the motor axis (102). A transmission (20) is coupled between the motor (14) and the output (18). The transmission (20) changes speed and torque of the output (18) between at least two different settings.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2001Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Christine H. Potter, Todd A. Hagan, Rodney D. Milbourne, Robert B. Williams
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Publication number: 20010031179Abstract: A drill (10) has a housing (12) with a motor (14) which includes an output pinion (104) which defines an axis (102). A power source (16) is coupled with the motor (14). An activation device (44) energizes and deenergizes the motor (14). As the motor (14) is activated, an output (18), which is coupled with the motor (14) is driven. The output (18) defines an output axis (156) which is substantially perpendicular to the motor axis (102). A transmission (20) is coupled between the motor (14) and the output (18). The transmission (20) changes speed and torque of the output (18) between at least two different settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2001Publication date: October 18, 2001Inventors: Christine H. Potter, Todd A. Hagan, Rodney D. Milbourne, Robert B. Williams
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Patent number: 6296427Abstract: A drill (10) has a housing (12) with a motor (14) which includes an output pinion (104) which defines an axis (102). A power source (16) is coupled with the motor (14). An activation device (44) energizes and de-energizes the motor (14). As the motor (14) is activated, an output (18), which is coupled with the motor (14) is driven. The output (18) defines an output axis (156) which is substantially perpendicular to the motor axis (102). A transmission (20) is coupled between the motor (14) and the output (18). The transmission (20) changes speed and torque of the output (18) between at least two different settings.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2000Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Christine H. Potter, Todd A. Hagan, Rodney D. Milbourne, Robert B. Williams
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Patent number: 6102632Abstract: A drill (10) has a housing (12) with a motor (14) which includes an output pinion (104) which defines an axis (102). A power source (16) is coupled with the motor (14). An activation device (44) energizes and deenergizes the motor (14). As the motor (14) is activated, an output (18), which is coupled with the motor (14) is driven. The output (18) defines an output axis (156) which is substantially perpendicular to the motor axis (102). A transmission (20) is coupled between the motor (14) and the output (18). The transmission (20) changes speed and torque of the output (18) between at least two different settings.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1999Date of Patent: August 15, 2000Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Christine H. Potter, Todd A. Hagan, Rodney D. Milbourne, Robert B. Williams