Patents by Inventor Steve Cunningham

Steve Cunningham 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).

  • System for cooling a power tool
    Patent number: 10960530
    Abstract: System for cooling a power tool. One exemplary power tool includes a housing including an air intake and an air exhaust. The power tool further includes a motor and a fan configured to pull cooling air into the housing through the air intake, and exhaust the cooling air out of the housing through the air exhaust. The power tool further includes a plurality of field-effect transistors (FETs). The FETs couple the stator coils to a power source. The power tool further includes a FET board within the housing. The power tool further includes a heat sink within the housing. The heat sink includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion. Each of the mounting portions includes a horizontal fin extending toward a respective side of the housing. A plurality of vertical fins extends from a top surface of each of the horizontal fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Nikos A. Gainacopulos, Michael R. Sande, Michael A. Matthews, Derek J. Schwab, Steve Cunningham
  • SYSTEM FOR COOLING A POWER TOOL
    Publication number: 20190291260
    Abstract: System for cooling a power tool. One exemplary power tool includes a housing including an air intake and an air exhaust. The power tool further includes a motor and a fan configured to pull cooling air into the housing through the air intake, and exhaust the cooling air out of the housing through the air exhaust. The power tool further includes a plurality of field-effect transistors (FETs). The FETs couple the stator coils to a power source. The power tool further includes a FET board within the housing. The power tool further includes a heat sink within the housing. The heat sink includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion. Each of the mounting portions includes a horizontal fin extending toward a respective side of the housing. A plurality of vertical fins extends from a top surface of each of the horizontal fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Nikos A. Gainacopulos, Michael R. Sande, Michael A. Matthews, Derek J. Schwab, Steve Cunningham
  • Automobile wing
    Patent number: D550132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Inventor: Richard Steve Cunningham