Patents by Inventor Sean T. Kehoe
Sean T. Kehoe 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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Publication number: 20240042538Abstract: A portable pipe threader includes a collapsible stand, a housing supported by the collapsible stand, the housing supporting a battery-powered drive assembly, a first set of guide rails extending from a first end of the housing and supporting pipe threading tools, and a second set of guide rails extending from a second end of the housing and supporting a roll groover. The roll groover is configured to swing about a first one of the second set of guide rails to selectively engage a second one of the second set of guide rails.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Joseph J. PECHSTEIN, Sean T. KEHOE, Sam L. BERTZ, Aaron C. GRODE, Matthew R. WOLF, Joseph C. ILLG, Peter J. DAVIES
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Publication number: 20240026669Abstract: A drain cleaning machine for moving a snake in a drain. The drain cleaning machine includes a housing, a motor configured to move the snake in the drain, a switch trigger configured to move between a first switch trigger position and a second switch trigger position, an actuating lever moveable between a deactivated position and an activated position, and a switch linkage configured to be moved by the actuating lever between a first switch linkage position and a second switch linkage position. In response to the actuating lever moving from the deactivated position to the activated position, the switch linkage is moved from the first switch linkage position to the second switch linkage position, and in response to the actuating lever moving from the activated position to the deactivated position, the switch linkage is moved from the second switch linkage position to the first switch linkage position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Michael C. Reed, Sean T. Kehoe
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Publication number: 20240001520Abstract: A power tool system includes a hydraulic power tool. The hydraulic power tool includes a hydraulic drive, a sensor, and a first electronic processor. The sensor is configured to detect an operational parameter of the hydraulic drive during an operation by the hydraulic drive. The first electronic processor is configured to store a plurality of data points based on the operational parameter detected during the operation and send the plurality of data points to an external device. The external device includes a display screen and a second electronic processor configured to receive the plurality of data points from the hydraulic power tool, control the display screen to display an expected data point for the operational parameter for the operation, and control the display screen to display an actual data curve based on the plurality of data points, the actual data curve overlaid on the expected data point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Kris Kanack, Sean T. Kehoe, Paige Bovard, Alex Huber
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Patent number: 11833597Abstract: A hydraulic power tool includes a housing defining a cylinder, a piston at least partially positioned within the cylinder and movable between a retracted position and an extended position, a clevis supporting a head of the power tool, a nut coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the clevis, and a collar coupled to the housing and surrounding the nut to axially constrain the nut between the collar and the housing while permitting relative rotation between the collar and the nut.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Sean T. Kehoe, James G. Ballard, Marc S. D'Antuono
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Patent number: 11821188Abstract: A drain cleaning machine for moving a snake in a drain. The drain cleaning machine includes a rotating shell, a motor, radial drive mechanism, a translate mechanism, and a selection mechanism. The selection mechanism includes an actuating lever moveable between an activated position and a deactivated position, a selection plate moveable between a radial drive position and a translate position, and a push plate. The push plate is moveable in a first direction relative to the selection plate in response to the actuating lever moving to the activated position, and is moveable in a second direction relative to the selection plate in response to the actuating lever moving to the deactivated position. When the selection plate is in the radial drive position and the actuating lever is moved to the activated position, the push plate moves toward the selection plate to switch the radial drive mechanism to an engaged state.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Michael C. Reed, Justin Miller, Samuel J. Krohlow, Sean T. Kehoe
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Patent number: 11766800Abstract: An apparatus for creating holes in a workpiece includes a knockout punch tool having a movable piston. The apparatus also includes a draw stud assembly having a connector attachable to the movable piston, a draw stud, and a quick connect mechanism including mating first and second thread segments on the connector and the draw stud, respectively. The connector and the draw stud are movable between a first relative orientation where the mating first and second thread segments are misaligned to permit axial movement between the connector and the draw stud, and a second relative orientation where the mating first and second thread segments are aligned and engaged to inhibit axial movement between the connector and the draw stud.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: James O. Myrhum, Jr., Sean T. Kehoe
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Patent number: 11712721Abstract: A drain cleaner assembly including a base unit having a housing, a first portion of a drive arrangement supported by the housing, and a motor coupled to the drive arrangement, where the motor is operable to selectively drive the drive arrangement. A drum unit is removably coupled to the base unit. The drum unit includes a rotatable drum, a cable stored within the drum and selectively extendable out of the drum and into a drain, and a second portion of the drive arrangement, where the second portion of the drive arrangement includes a driven shaft extending along an axis of rotation of the rotatable drum, where the driven shaft is rotatably fixed to the rotatable drum, and wherein the first portion of the drive arrangement is configured to drive the driven shaft and the rotatable drum when the drum unit is coupled to the base unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Sean T. Kehoe, Ryan J. Denissen, Vasil Zhmendak, Charles K. Cooksey, Peter J. Davies, Jingyuan Liang
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Patent number: 11684957Abstract: A drain cleaner includes a shroud with a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end and a drum assembly positioned within the shroud. The drum assembly is rotatable relative to the shroud. The drum assembly includes an inner drum and a drum cover extending entirely over an open forward end of the inner drum. The drain cleaner also includes a flexible cable stored within a cavity defined by the inner drum and the drum cover of the drum assembly. The flexible cable is supported by the inner drum. The drain cleaner further includes a handle assembly coupled to and extending rearwardly from the shroud. The handle assembly includes a motor, a grip, and an actuator to selectively energize the motor. The actuator is positioned in an area defined between the grip and the shroud.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Hans T. Banholzer, Nikos A. Gainacopulos, Jacqueline J. Beierle, Sean T. Kehoe, Ryan James Denissen, Justin Miller
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Patent number: 11685028Abstract: A power tool system includes a hydraulic power tool. The hydraulic power tool includes a hydraulic drive, a sensor, and a first electronic processor. The sensor is configured to detect an operational parameter of the hydraulic drive during an operation by the hydraulic drive. The first electronic processor is configured to store a plurality of data points based on the operational parameter detected during the operation and send the plurality of data points to an external device. The external device includes a display screen and a second electronic processor configured to receive the plurality of data points from the hydraulic power tool, control the display screen to display an expected data point for the operational parameter for the operation, and control the display screen to display an actual data curve based on the plurality of data points, the actual data curve overlaid on the expected data point.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Kris Kanack, Sean T. Kehoe, Paige Bovard, Alex Huber
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Publication number: 20220388084Abstract: A portable pipe threader includes a housing, a carriage, and at least one pipe threading tool. A drive assembly of the is at least partially positioned within the housing and includes an electric motor operable to provide torque to the pipe. A lubrication system is removably coupled to the housing and includes a reservoir for holding a lubricant and a pump powered by the drive assembly. A stand of the portable pipe threader is adjustable between collapsed and deployed states. When collapsed, a longitudinal axis of the housing is maintained at a first oblique angle relative to a horizontal reference plane parallel with a work surface upon which the stand is supported to funnel lubricant toward the reservoir. When deployed, the longitudinal axis is maintained at a second oblique angle to funnel lubricant away from an end of the pipe on which a working operation is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Joseph J. Pechstein, Sean T. Kehoe, Aaron Grode, Timothy Hilger, Joseph C. Illg
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Patent number: 11505229Abstract: A tool support includes a frame that is configured to support a tool and a powered track supported on the frame. The powered track includes a drive roller, an idler roller, and an endless belt that extends around the drive roller and the idler roller. The tool support also includes a first motor supported on the frame. The first motor is operable to drive the drive roller and rotate the endless belt. The tool support further includes a second motor supported by the frame. The second motor is configured to be coupled to the tool to drive the tool supported on the frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matt R. Wolf, Ryan J. Denissen, Peter J. Davies, Sean T. Kehoe, Justin Miller, Jacqueline J. Beierle
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Publication number: 20220314351Abstract: A portable pipe threader includes a housing, a carriage supported by the housing, at least one pipe threading tool coupled to the carriage and selectively operable to perform work on a pipe, a drive assembly at least partially positioned within the housing including an electric motor operable to provide torque to the pipe, and a lubrication system removably coupled to the housing, the lubrication system including a reservoir for holding a lubricant and a pump supported upon the reservoir and configured to draw the lubricant from the reservoir, the pump being powered by the drive assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Joseph J. Pechstein, Sean T. Kehoe, Aaron Grode, Timothy Hilger
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Publication number: 20220219210Abstract: A drain cleaner assembly including a base unit having a housing, a first portion of a drive arrangement supported by the housing, and a motor coupled to the drive arrangement, where the motor is operable to selectively drive the drive arrangement. A drum unit is removably coupled to the base unit. The drum unit includes a rotatable drum, a cable stored within the drum and selectively extendable out of the drum and into a drain, and a second portion of the drive arrangement, where the second portion of the drive arrangement includes a driven shaft extending along an axis of rotation of the rotatable drum, where the driven shaft is rotatably fixed to the rotatable drum, and wherein the first portion of the drive arrangement is configured to drive the driven shaft and the rotatable drum when the drum unit is coupled to the base unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Sean T. Kehoe, Ryan J. Denissen, Vasil Zhmendak, Charles K. Cooksey, Peter J. Davies, Jingyuan Liang
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Publication number: 20220152671Abstract: A drain clearing air gun includes a housing defining a main body, a handle positioned on a first end of the main body, and a nose positioned on a second end of the main body. The drain clearing air gun additionally includes a tank at least partially positioned within the housing and including a chamber for receiving pressurized air, a motor positioned within the main body of the housing, and a pump positioned within the main body of the housing and operatively coupled to the motor. The pump is driven by the motor to pump air into the tank. The drain clearing air gun also includes a connection mechanism coupled to the nose. The connection mechanism includes a receiving member configured to releasably couple to a plurality of accessories.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Sean T. Kehoe, Ryan J. Denissen, Michael C. Reed, Vasil Zhmendak, Samuel J. Krohlow, Jingyuan Liang
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Publication number: 20220102949Abstract: A fish tape for use with a fish tape tool. The fish tape includes an inner core formed of a first material, and an outer sheath surrounding the inner core formed of a second material that has a lower coefficient of friction than the first material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Justin Miller, Nolan J. Henton, Samuel J. Krohlow, Sean T. Kehoe, Aaron C. Grode, Chun Ping Liu, Jian Gang Qu
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Patent number: 11285521Abstract: A drain cleaner assembly including a base unit including a housing, a drive arrangement positioned within the housing, and a motor coupled to the drive arrangement and supported by the housing, the motor operable to selectively drive the drive arrangement, and a drum unit removably coupled to the base unit. The drum unit includes a drum that engages the drive arrangement when the drum unit is coupled to the base unit to rotate the drum, a cable stored within the drum and selectively extendable out of the drum and into a drain, and an outer casing at least partially surrounding the drum, wherein the drum is rotatable within the outer casing, wherein the drive arrangement includes a coupling arrangement between the motor and the drum, the drive arrangement extending through the outer casing.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Sean T. Kehoe, Ryan J. Denissen, Vasil Zhmendak, Charles K. Cooksey, Peter J. Davies, Jingyuan Liang
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Publication number: 20220088649Abstract: A closet auger includes an elongated casing member extending along an axis, a cable drum rotatably coupled to the elongated casing member, a drive coupling connected to the cable drum to rotate the cable drum about the axis, and a flexible cable having a first length stored within the cable drum and a second length extending through the casing member and out from the casing member. The closet auger also includes a feed assembly having a handle movable along the casing member and a plurality of gripping members carried by the handle. Each gripping member has a first end pivotally coupled to the handle and a second end biased radially outward from the handle. The plurality of gripping members is circumferentially spaced about the axis and operable to selectively engage the flexible cable to push the flexible cable into or pull the flexible cable out of the cable drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Sean T. Kehoe, Ryan James Denissen
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Publication number: 20220080472Abstract: A sewer cleaning machine including a rotatable drum, a cable positioned at least partially within the drum, the cable configured to be extended from and retracted into the drum along a cable axis, a motor coupled to the drum, the motor operable to rotate the drum, and a cable feed mechanism including a plurality of bearings arranged concentrically around the cable, the plurality of bearings configured to selectively engage the cable to feed the cable in a first linear direction along the cable axis, a cam ring including a plurality of cam surfaces, each of the plurality of cam surfaces engageable with a corresponding one of the plurality of bearings, and a handle configured to rotate the cam ring about the cable axis to move the plurality of cam surfaces into engagement with the first plurality of bearings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Peter J. Davies, Matt R. Wolf, Sean T. Kehoe, Justin Miller, Samuel J. Ferrec
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Publication number: 20220032486Abstract: A hand-held knockout driver includes a main housing having a handle portion, a motor positioned within the main housing, a pump assembly driven by the motor, and a secondary housing coupled to the main housing and defining a bore therein. The hand-held knockout driver also includes a working piston moveable within the bore from a rest position to an actuated position to define a piston throw distance therebetween. The hand-held knockout driver also includes a draw stud coupled to the working piston, a die coupled to the secondary housing, and a punch coupled to the draw stud opposite the working piston for movement therewith relative to the die. The die has a depth greater than the piston throw distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: James O. Myrhum, JR., Troy C. Thorson, Jeremy R. Ebner, Sean T. Kehoe, Joseph H. Ellice, Jeffrey S. Holly
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Patent number: 11235360Abstract: A drain clearing air gun includes a housing defining a main body, a handle positioned on a first end of the main body, and a nose positioned on a second end of the main body. A tank is at least partially positioned within the housing and includes a chamber for receiving pressurized air. A motor is positioned within a main body of the housing, and a pump is positioned within the main body of the housing and operatively coupled to the motor. The pump is driven by the motor to pump air into the tank. A pressure gauge is supported by the housing and includes an automatic shutoff feature. The pressure gauge is in fluid communication with the tank. When a predetermined pressure within the tank is reached the automatic shutoff feature is activated to stop the motor.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Sean T. Kehoe, Ryan J. Denissen, Michael C. Reed, Vasil Zhmendak, Samuel J. Krohlow, Jingyuan Liang