Patents by Inventor Steven J. Phillips

Steven J. Phillips 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).

  • Publication number: 20250102139
    Abstract: A power tool light product includes a light body including a power tool battery pack receptacle, the power tool battery pack receptacle configured to removably receive a power tool battery pack that is configured to selectively power the power tool light product and at least one of a drill, a saw, a sander, or a concrete tool. The power tool light product also includes a lighting module, the lighting module operably coupled to the power tool battery pack receptacle. The lighting module includes a printed circuit board, an LED on the printed circuit board, and an LED driver on the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Schwarz, Kristian B. Sims, Daniel K. Hardy, Matthew Lazzaro, Thomas E. Streett, Steven J. Phillips
  • Patent number: 11737587
    Abstract: A wall panel system including a first wall panel, the first panel including at least a first panel hook portion. The system also including a second wall panel having a different configuration than the first wall panel. The second panel includes at least a second panel hook portion and a third panel hook portion opposing the second panel hook portion. The first wall panel is configured to engage with the second wall panel to create a wall panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Velderman, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Sean Bailey, Steven J. Phillips, Daniel J. White, Thomas Delmont, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Julian Olyansky, Shalin Chikhalkar
  • Patent number: 11712741
    Abstract: A drill system including a drill and a secondary computing device. The drill includes a housing, a controller, a wireless transceiver, a motor, and a chuck. The motor, the controller and the wireless transceiver are housed in the housing. The chuck is selectively driven by the motor. The secondary computing device includes a wireless transceiver which allows wireless communication between the drill and the secondary computing device. The secondary computing device further includes a user interface configured to allow an operator to change operating parameters of the drill. The operating parameters are configured to be automatically reset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Phillips, Oleksiy P. Sergyeyenko, Christopher W. Shook, Wong Kun Ng, Kevin Wenger
  • Patent number: 11705683
    Abstract: A battery pack power transfer adaptor and a battery pack system that includes a battery pack adaptor. The adaptor enables a battery pack to provide high level power transfers to a variety of devices and to receive high level power transfers from a variety of power sources. The adaptor includes a battery pack interface to enable the adaptor to mechanically and electrically connect to the battery pack. The adaptor is able to transfer power at a variety of levels dependent upon the device to which it is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Philip Gilde, Michael Varipatis, James Carucci, Steven J. Phillips, Nicholas Rice
  • Patent number: 11406203
    Abstract: A wall panel system including a first wall panel, the first panel including at least a first panel hook portion. The system also including a second wall panel having a different configuration than the first wall panel. The second panel includes at least a second panel hook portion and a third panel hook portion opposing the second panel hook portion. The first wall panel is configured to engage with the second wall panel to create a wall panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Velderman, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Sean Bailey, Steven J. Phillips, Daniel J. White, Thomas Delmont, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Julian Olyansky, Shalin Chikhalkar
  • Patent number: 11303067
    Abstract: It is common for a power tool system from a manufacturer to include a battery pack that is designed and configured to mate and operate with at least one power tool and a battery charger. However, as systems have evolved it has become desirable to provide a battery pack that is designed and configured to mate and operate with at least one power tool and a first battery charger but not a second battery charger. The present disclosure provides a battery pack including a housing, a terminal block, a plurality of terminals, and a mechanical lockout for allowing engagement with a power tool and a first battery charger while preventing engagement with a second battery charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan J. Cruise, Daniel J. White, Robert J. Marcinkowski, Geoffrey S. Howard, Alexis W. Johnson, Nathan J. Osborne, Michael W. Roberts, Steven J. Phillips, Michelle L. Bowers
  • Patent number: 10925412
    Abstract: A wall panel system including a first wall panel, the first panel including at least a first panel hook portion. The system also including a second wall panel having a different configuration than the first wall panel. The second panel includes at least a second panel hook portion and a third panel hook portion opposing the second panel hook portion. The first wall panel is configured to engage with the second wall panel to create a wall panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Velderman, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Sean Bailey, Steven J. Phillips, Daniel J. White, Thomas Delmont, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Julian Olyansky, Shalin Chikhalkar
  • Patent number: 10894310
    Abstract: A power tool is provided which accommodates interchangeable tool heads. The power tool includes: a tool body having a housing and an electric motor mounted within the housing, as well as a tool head that releasably attaches via a mechanical connection and an electrical connection to the tool body. The tool releasably connects to the output shaft of the electric motor when the tool head is attached to the tool body. A tool switch interposed between a power source for the electric motor and the electric motor is operable to supply power from the power source to the electric motor. A tool accessory switch interposed between the tool accessory and the power source for the electric motor is operable to supply power from the power source via the electrical connection to the tool accessory, thereby providing the tool operator independent control of the tool accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. Cannaliato, Keith E. McQuaid, David A. Miller, Steven J. Phillips, Oleksiy P. Sergyeyenko
  • Patent number: 10833720
    Abstract: This application relates to a system and method for wirelessly charging battery packs. More particularly, the application relates to a system and method for wirelessly charging battery packs stored in a container. In one implementation, the system includes a sealable storage box having a transmitter for transmitting RF power to at least one battery pack stored in the storage box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Rouse Roby Bailey, Jr., Philip Gilde, Steven J. Phillips, Stephen Gustafson, Michael C. Doyle, Suresh Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 10706640
    Abstract: A system for identifying a type of a power tool, the system comprising: a power tool having an electric motor; and a usage attachment configured to couple to the power tool, the usage attachment having a vibration sensor that generates vibration data when the power tool vibrates, a memory that stores the vibration data generated by the vibration sensor, and an identification subsystem that receives the vibration data from the memory, and identifies the type of the power tool by comparing the received vibration data to predetermined vibration data of a known type of power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Wenger, Oleksiy P. Sergyeyenko, Steven J. Phillips, David C. Campbell, Renee Pie, Leisa Glispy, Jennifer Bloomer, Renee Folger
  • Publication number: 20200177225
    Abstract: This application relates to a system and method for wirelessly charging battery packs. More particularly, the application relates to a system and method for wirelessly charging battery packs stored in a container. In one implementation, the system includes a sealable storage box having a transmitter for transmitting RF power to at least one battery pack stored in the storage box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Rouse Roby Bailey, JR., Philip Gilde, Steven J. Phillips, Stephen Gustafson, Michael C. Doyle, Suresh Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 10661355
    Abstract: A drill system is provided. The drill system includes a drill driver and a secondary computing device. One or more descriptors for a fastening application is entered into the secondary computing device and is being received by a controller residing in the power tool. The descriptors are indicative of a fastening application to be performed by the power tool and are received via a wireless data link from the secondary computing device located remotely from the power tool. A parameter of the drill driver is changed in response to the input of the descriptor in the secondary computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Phillips, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Christopher W. Shook, Wong Kun Ng, Kevin Wenger
  • Patent number: 10492631
    Abstract: A wall panel system including a first wall panel, the first panel including at least a first panel hook portion. The system also including a second wall panel having a different configuration than the first wall panel. The second panel includes at least a second panel hook portion and a third panel hook portion opposing the second panel hook portion. The first wall panel is configured to engage with the second wall panel to create a wall panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Velderman, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Sean Bailey, Steven J. Phillips, Daniel J. White, Thomas Delmont, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Julian Olyansky, Shalin Chikhalkar
  • Patent number: 9908182
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling operation of a power tool, such as a drill driver. The method begins with one or more descriptors for a fastening application being received by a controller residing in the power tool, where the descriptors are indicative of a fastening application to be performed by the power tool and are received via a wireless data link from a computing device located remotely from the power tool. The descriptors are translated into a threshold value used by a fastener setting algorithm and the threshold value is stored in a data store of the power tool. During a subsequent fastening operation performed using the tool, an operating parameter of the power tool is monitored and evaluated in accordance with the fastener setting algorithm, including the updated threshold value. Example operating parameters include current delivered to the motor and speed of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Steven J. Phillips, Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Christopher W. Shook, Wong Kun Ng, Kevin Wenger
  • Patent number: 9859548
    Abstract: A battery pack can include a temperature sensor that can provide an output that is indicative of a temperature associated with the battery pack. A battery management unit can directly measure the temperature sensor when the battery pack is by itself or engaged with a tool. A charger can directly read the temperature sensor when the battery pack is engaged with the charger. Thus, the temperature sensor can be shared by the battery pack and the charger. The battery pack can utilize a same terminal that provides access to the temperature sensor to indicate a stop-charge signal. The charger can read the stop-charge signal on the same terminal used to directly access the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Inventors: Nathan J. Cruise, Tarek Aydin, Steven J. Phillips
  • Patent number: 9776315
    Abstract: A power tool is provided which accommodates interchangeable tool heads. The power tool includes: a tool body having a housing and an electric motor mounted within the housing, as well as a tool head that releasably attaches via a mechanical connection and an electrical connection to the tool body. The tool releasably connects to the output shaft of the electric motor when the tool head is attached to the tool body. A tool switch interposed between a power source for the electric motor and the electric motor is operable to supply power from the power source to the electric motor. A tool accessory switch interposed between the tool accessory and the power source for the electric motor is operable to supply power from the power source via the electrical connection to the tool accessory, thereby providing the tool operator independent control of the tool accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Michael F. Cannaliato, Keith E. McQuaid, David A. Miller, Steven J. Phillips, Oleksiy P. Sergyeyenko
  • Publication number: 20170170605
    Abstract: It is common for a power tool system from a manufacturer to include a battery pack that is designed and configured to mate and operate with at least one power tool and a battery charger. However, as systems have evolved it has become desirable to provide a battery pack that is designed and configured to mate and operate with at least one power tool and a first battery charger but not a second battery charger. The present disclosure provides a battery pack including a housing, a terminal block, a plurality of terminals, and a mechanical lockout for allowing engagement with a power tool and a first battery charger while preventing engagement with a second battery charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan J. Cruise, Daniel J. White, Robert J. Marcinkowski, Geoffrey S. Howard, Alexis W. Johnson, Nathan J. Osborne, Michael W. Roberts, Steven J. Phillips, Michelle L. Bowers
  • Patent number: 9614387
    Abstract: A battery pack including a housing, a terminal block, a printed circuit board electrically connected to the terminal block, at least one battery cell, and a spark gap device on the printed circuit board to provide electrostatic discharge protection and disposed between the printed circuit board and the terminal block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan J. Cruise, Daniel J. White, Robert J. Marcinkowski, Geoffrey S. Howard, Alexis W. Johnson, Nathan J. Osborne, Michael W. Roberts, Steven J. Phillips, Michelle L. Bowers
  • Publication number: 20160248075
    Abstract: A battery pack can include a temperature sensor that can provide an output that is indicative of a temperature associated with the battery pack. A battery management unit can directly measure the temperature sensor when the battery pack is by itself or engaged with a tool. A charger can directly read the temperature sensor when the battery pack is engaged with the charger. Thus, the temperature sensor can be shared by the battery pack and the charger. The battery pack can utilize a same terminal that provides access to the temperature sensor to indicate a stop-charge signal. The charger can read the stop-charge signal on the same terminal used to directly access the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan J. Cruise, Tarek Aydin, Steven J. Phillips
  • Patent number: 9331365
    Abstract: A battery pack can include a temperature sensor that can provide an output that is indicative of a temperature associated with the battery pack. A battery management unit can directly measure the temperature sensor when the battery pack is by itself or engaged with a tool. A charger can directly read the temperature sensor when the battery pack is engaged with the charger. Thus, the temperature sensor can be shared by the battery pack and the charger. The battery pack can utilize a same terminal that provides access to the temperature sensor to indicate a stop-charge signal. The charger can read the stop-charge signal on the same terminal used to directly access the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Cruise, Tarek Aydin, Steven J. Phillips