Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Wolf

Thomas S. Wolf 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: 20260077472
    Abstract: A wrench including a tool head including a tool output member. The wrench also includes a motor configured to selectively drive the output member and a battery assembly. The battery assembly includes a battery cell and the battery cell provides power to the motor. A support tube surrounds at least a portion of the motor and a portion of the battery assembly. A handle surrounds the support tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Nicholas E. Achterberg, Axel Bela Lehovetzki, Thomas S. Wolf, Phillip O. Reed, Chun-Chiang Liu
  • Patent number: 12502760
    Abstract: A wrench including a tool head including a tool output member. The wrench also includes a motor configured to selectively drive the output member and a battery assembly. The battery assembly includes a battery cell and the battery cell provides power to the motor. A support tube surrounds at least a portion of the motor and a portion of the battery assembly. A handle surrounds the support tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas E. Achterberg, Axel Bela Lehovetzki, Thomas S. Wolf, Phillip O. Reed, Chun-Chiang Liu
  • Publication number: 20250113463
    Abstract: A construction laser level including a housing, a laser mount disposed in the housing and at least one laser generator on the laser mount. A fan disposed in the housing and configured to circulate air to improve heat distribution and dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Oleksiy P. SERGYEYENKO, Jia Yong JIANG, Steven J. PHILLIPS, Michael C. SCHMITTDIEL, Devansh K. JHAWAR, Akash AGARWAL, JB RING, Sukrutkumar Babasaheb BHANDARE, Jose Guadalupe RAMIREZ, Alexander J. MORGAN, Daniel J. WHITE, Prathamesh S. DESAI, Sergey GALITSKIY, Yen-Ting LAI, Po Hsien TUNG, Thomas S. WOLF
  • Publication number: 20240410694
    Abstract: A laser level assembly includes a mounting bracket and a laser level on the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes a base part and a back cap. The laser level includes a laser generator, the laser level projects at least one of a horizontal line, a vertical line or a laser spot. The laser level also includes a battery pack receptacle configured to selectively receive a removable battery pack, a wireless transmitter, a circuit board in the mounting bracket, and a secondary power device on the circuit board. The removable battery pack is configured to power the at least one laser generator. The secondary power device is configured to selectively power the wireless transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Oleksiy P. SERGYEYENKO, Thomas S. WOLF, Devansh K. JHAWAR, Michael C. SCHMITTDIEL, Kun CHANG, Dominic M. LEONE, Kenneth M. NORR, Kavya JAIN, Anthony TOPF
  • Publication number: 20240318959
    Abstract: A laser level assembly includes a mounting bracket and a laser level on the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes a base part and a back cap. The laser level includes a laser generator, the laser level projects at least one of a horizontal line, a vertical line or a laser spot. The laser level also includes a battery pack receptacle configured to selectively receive a removable battery pack, a wireless transmitter, a circuit board in the mounting bracket, and a secondary power device on the circuit board. The removable battery pack is configured to power the at least one laser generator. The secondary power device is configured to selectively power the wireless transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Oleksiy P. SERGYEYENKO, Thomas S. WOLF, Devansh K. JHAWAR, Michael C. SCHMITTDIEL, Kun CHANG, Dominic M. LEONE, Kenneth M. NORR, Kavya JAIN, Anthony TOPF
  • Publication number: 20240310169
    Abstract: A laser level assembly includes a mounting bracket and a laser level on the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes a base part and a back cap. The laser level includes a laser generator, the laser level projects at least one of a horizontal line, a vertical line or a laser spot. The laser level also includes a battery pack receptacle configured to selectively receive a removable battery pack, a wireless transmitter, a circuit board in the mounting bracket, and a secondary power device on the circuit board. The removable battery pack is configured to power the at least one laser generator. The secondary power device is configured to selectively power the wireless transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Oleksiy P. SERGYEYENKO, Thomas S. WOLF, Devansh K. JHAWAR, Michael C. SCHMITTDIEL, Kun CHANG, Dominic M. LEONE, Kenneth M. NORR, Kavya JAIN, Anthony TOPF
  • Patent number: 11811273
    Abstract: A load protection system and a method of protecting a load. The load protection system includes a PLC transmitter module and a PLC receiver module, which are configured to communicate a plurality of bits of data, each bit transmitted near a zero-crossing of a voltage on the power lines supplying power to the load, in the form of a high frequency burst of pulses. The pulses are structured in two patterns. The first pattern serves to identify the start of the second pattern, and the second pattern includes the data. The first pattern is unique and not represented within the second pattern. The load may be a motor, and the data may include a parameter value representing a parameter of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Cooper, Adrian Chavis, Thomas S. Wolf, Zachary K. Foster, Yaritza Brinker, Dalton H. Paull
  • Publication number: 20230324173
    Abstract: A laser level assembly including a mounting bracket and a laser level. The mounting bracket includes a mounting portion and a base portion transverse to the mounting portion. The laser level assembly also includes a first motor that drives vertical translation of the laser level relative to the mounting portion of the mounting bracket. The laser level assembly also includes a second motor configured to drive rotational motion of the laser level about a vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Oleksiy P. SERGYEYENKO, Thomas S. WOLF, Devansh K. JHAWAR, Michael C. SCHMITTDIEL
  • Publication number: 20220266439
    Abstract: A wrench including a tool head including a tool output member. The wrench also includes a motor configured to selectively drive the output member and a battery assembly. The battery assembly includes a battery cell and the battery cell provides power to the motor. A support tube surrounds at least a portion of the motor and a portion of the battery assembly. A handle surrounds the support tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas E. Achterberg, Axel Bela Lehovetzki, Thomas S. Wolf, Phillip O. Reed, Chun-Chiang Liu
  • Publication number: 20210111610
    Abstract: A load protection system and a method of protecting a load. The load protection system includes a PLC transmitter module and a PLC receiver module, which are configured to communicate a plurality of bits of data, each bit transmitted near a zero-crossing of a voltage on the power lines supplying power to the load, in the form of a high frequency burst of pulses. The pulses are structured in two patterns. The first pattern serves to identify the start of the second pattern, and the second pattern includes the data. The first pattern is unique and not represented within the second pattern. The load may be a motor, and the data may include a parameter value representing a parameter of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Cooper, Adrian Chavis, Thomas S. Wolf, Zachary K. Foster, Yaritza Brinker, Dalton Paull
  • Patent number: 10454267
    Abstract: A load protection system and a method of protecting a load. The load protection system includes a PLC transmitter and a PLC receiver, which are configured to communicate a plurality of bits of data, each bit transmitted near a zero-crossing of a voltage on the power lines supplying power to the load, in the form of a high frequency burst of pulses. The pulses are structured in two patterns. The first pattern serves to identify the start of the second pattern, and the second pattern includes the data. The first pattern is unique and not represented within the second pattern. The load may be a motor, and the data may include a parameter value representing a parameter of the motor. A motor controller may evaluate the parameter value to determine whether to institute a warning or alert action, to shut the motor down, or to continue operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Cooper, Adrian Chavis, Thomas S. Wolf, Zachary K. Foster, Yaritza Brinker, Dalton Paull