Patents by Inventor Tomas Södergård

Tomas Södergård 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: 20240039348
    Abstract: There is provided be a brushless direct current, BLDC, electric motor. The BLDC electric motor comprises a rotor comprising a rotor shaft and a stator arranged around the rotor shaft. The stator comprises a stator hub comprising electromagnets, and cooling channels extending in a direction that is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the rotor shaft and the cooling channels are positioned between the rotor shaft and the electromagnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Tobias HOLMQVIST, Simon BÄCK, Tomas SÖDERGÅRD
  • Patent number: 11571800
    Abstract: The application concerns a cooling arrangement for a power tool and a power tool comprising the cooling arrangement. According to an aspect of the invention a cooling arrangement for a power tool comprises a housing of the power tool and electronics. The electronics include at least one circuit board and at least one electronic component. The electronics comprise at least one heat conductive area. The at least one heat conductive area is arranged to be heat conductively connected to the housing of the power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: MIRKA LTD
    Inventors: Stig Finnäs, Caj Nordström, Tomas Södergård
  • Patent number: 11489477
    Abstract: A power tool with a direct current, DC, power source comprising a controller for controlling a driver circuit driving a brushless motor in a power tool, the driver circuit being coupled to a direct current, DC, power source and including a first switching element pair coupled to a first phase winding of the brushless motor and a second switching element pair coupled to a second phase winding of the brushless motor; and the controller being arranged to alternately switch a first switching element of the first switching element pair and a second switching element of the second switching element pair, wherein the first switching element and the second switching elements are coupled to a respective terminal of the DC power source. A power tool comprising such a controller, and a method of controlling a driver circuit driving a brushless motor in a power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Mirka Oy
    Inventors: Caj Nordström, Tomas Södergård
  • Publication number: 20210203264
    Abstract: A power tool with a direct current, DC, power source comprising a controller for controlling a driver circuit driving a brushless motor in a power tool, the driver circuit being coupled to a direct current, DC, power source and including a first switching element pair coupled to a first phase winding of the brushless motor and a second switching element pair coupled to a second phase winding of the brushless motor; and the controller being arranged to alternately switch a first switching element of the first switching element pair and a second switching element of the second switching element pair, wherein the first switching element and the second switching elements are coupled to a respective terminal of the DC power source. A power tool comprising such a controller, and a method of controlling a driver circuit driving a brushless motor in a power tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Mirka Oy
    Inventors: Caj Nordström, Tomas Södergård
  • Publication number: 20190337138
    Abstract: “The application concerns a cooling arrangement for a power tool and a power tool comprising the cooling arrangement. According to an aspect of the invention a cooling arrangement for a power tool comprises a housing of the power tool and electronics. The electronics include at least one circuit board and at least one electronic component. The electronics comprise at least one heat conductive area. The at least one heat conductive area is arranged to be heat conductively connected to the housing of the power tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Mirka Ltd
    Inventors: Stig Finnäs, Caj Nordström, Tomas Södergård