Patents by Inventor Stephen Alan Debelius

Stephen Alan Debelius 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).

  • Trigger assembly including a flexible bend sensor
    Patent number: 8047083
    Abstract: A flexible sensor is disposed in a power tool. The flexible sensor has an electrical resistance that varies based on a radius of curvature of the flexible sensor. A trigger partially disposed in the power tool, operates to apply a bending force at an engagement point on the flexible sensor to bend the flexible sensor and alter the radius of curvature. A controller outputs an electrical signal to the power tool based on the electrical resistance to control a function of the power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Black & Decker Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Puzio, Qiang J. Zhang, Aris C. Cleanthous, Stephen Alan Debelius, Gabriel Eduardo Concari, Michael Kenneth Forster, David C. Tomayko, James B. Watson, Kenneth David Long, Daniele C. Brotto
  • Trigger Assembly Including A Flexible Bend Sensor
    Publication number: 20100206703
    Abstract: A flexible sensor is disposed in a power tool. The flexible sensor has an electrical resistance that varies based on a radius of curvature of the flexible sensor. A trigger partially disposed in the power tool, operates to apply a bending force at an engagement point on the flexible sensor to bend the flexible sensor and alter the radius of curvature. A controller outputs an electrical signal to the power tool based on the electrical resistance to control a function of the power tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Puzio, Qiang J. Zhang, Aris C. Cleanthous, Stephen Alan Debelius, Gabriel Eduardo Concari, Michael Kenneth Forster, David C. Tomayko, James B. Watson, Kenneth David Long, Daniele C. Brotto