Patents by Inventor Wesson CHARLES

Wesson CHARLES 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).

  • Patent number: 11673241
    Abstract: A magazine is configured to be removably coupled to a power tool housing of a power tool. The magazine has a housing configured to be rotatably attachable to the power tool housing. An advancing mechanism is received in the magazine housing, and is configured to advance a strip of collated fasteners into position to be driven by the power tool. An indexing ring has a plurality of recesses and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the power tool housing. A detent is biased to removably engage one of the plurality of recesses, and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the magazine housing. The detent removably engages the recesses to allow for indexed tool-free rotation of the magazine housing relative to the power tool housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: James Dunlap Hays, John P. Zellinger, Rex A. Marshall, Jr., Wesson Charles, Joseph P. Kelleher, John K. Horky
  • Publication number: 20220219309
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion, a transmission housing portion, and a handle portion. The motor housing portion includes a top surface generally opposite a bottom surface. A motor is disposed in the motor housing portion. A transmission is disposed in the transmission housing portion. A power switch is disposed on the handle portion. An electronic mode select switch is disposed on a surface of the motor housing portion. A first gripping region is on a top portion of the motor housing portion, a second gripping region is on the handle portion, and a third gripping region is on a bottom portion of the motor housing portion. The first gripping region includes a first concave recess on a first side of the motor housing portion and a second concave recess on a second side of the motor housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ross A. Billings, Wesson Charles, Michael Allen, Sona Mathew, Michael Sikora, Curtiss Morton, Robert J. Cirincione, II, BhanuPrakash Villuri, Paul J. Korick, Madhur M. Purohit, Jason McKillican
  • Publication number: 20220176534
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a motor controller disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the motor, and a transmission disposed in the housing and coupled to the motor. A tool bit holder is rotatably driven by the motor via the transmission and receives a tool bit for rotatably driving threaded fasteners. A power switch and an electronic model select switch are actuatable from outside the housing and are coupled to the motor controller. The power switch controls power delivery to the motor. The electronic mode select switch is configured to select between at least a first mode of operation in which power delivery to the motor is controlled by actuation of the power switch and an electronic lock on mode in which continuous power is delivered to the motor upon a single actuation and release of the power switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Ross A. Billings, Wesson Charles, Michael Allen, Sona Mathew, Michael Sikora, Curtiss Morton, Robert J. Cirincione, II, BhanuPrakash Villuri, Paul J. Korick, Madhur M. Purohit, Jason McKillican
  • Publication number: 20190351535
    Abstract: A magazine is configured to be removably coupled to a power tool housing of a power tool. The magazine has a housing configured to be rotatably attachable to the power tool housing. An advancing mechanism is received in the magazine housing, and is configured to advance a strip of collated fasteners into position to be driven by the power tool. An indexing ring has a plurality of recesses and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the power tool housing. A detent is biased to removably engage one of the plurality of recesses, and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the magazine housing. The detent removably engages the recesses to allow for indexed tool-free rotation of the magazine housing relative to the power tool housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: James Dunlap Hays, John P. Zellinger, Rex A. Marshall, JR., Wesson Charles, Joseph P. Kelleher, John K. Horky
  • Patent number: 10406661
    Abstract: A magazine is configured to be removably coupled to a power tool housing of a power tool. The magazine has a housing configured to be rotatably attachable to the power tool housing. An advancing mechanism is received in the magazine housing, and is configured to advance a strip of collated fasteners into position to be driven by the power tool. An indexing ring has a plurality of recesses and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the power tool housing. A detent is biased to removably engage one of the plurality of recesses, and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the magazine housing. The detent removably engages the recesses to allow for indexed tool-free rotation of the magazine housing relative to the power tool housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: James Dunlap Hays, John P. Zellinger, Rex A. Marshall, Jr., Wesson Charles, Joseph P. Kelleher, John K. Horky
  • Publication number: 20170297182
    Abstract: A magazine is configured to be removably coupled to a power tool housing of a power tool. The magazine has a housing configured to be rotatably attachable to the power tool housing. An advancing mechanism is received in the magazine housing, and is configured to advance a strip of collated fasteners into position to be driven by the power tool. An indexing ring has a plurality of recesses and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the power tool housing. A detent is biased to removably engage one of the plurality of recesses, and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the magazine housing. The detent removably engages the recesses to allow for indexed tool-free rotation of the magazine housing relative to the power tool housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: James Dunlap HAYS, John P. ZELLINGER, Rex A. MARSHALL, JR., Wesson CHARLES, Joseph P. KELLEHER, John K. HORKY
  • Patent number: 9616557
    Abstract: A magazine is configured to be removably coupled to a power tool housing of a power tool. The magazine has a housing configured to be rotatably attachable to the power tool housing. An advancing mechanism is received in the magazine housing, and is configured to advance a strip of collated fasteners into position to be driven by the power tool. An indexing ring has a plurality of recesses and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the power tool housing. A detent is biased to removably engage one of the plurality of recesses, and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the magazine housing. The detent removably engages the recesses to allow for indexed tool-free rotation of the magazine housing relative to the power tool housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: James Dunlap Hays, John P. Zellinger, Rex A. Marshall, Jr., Wesson Charles, Joseph P. Kelleher, John K. Horky
  • Publication number: 20140260831
    Abstract: A magazine is configured to be removably coupled to a power tool housing of a power tool. The magazine has a housing configured to be rotatably attachable to the power tool housing. An advancing mechanism is received in the magazine housing, and is configured to advance a strip of collated fasteners into position to be driven by the power tool. An indexing ring has a plurality of recesses and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the power tool housing. A detent is biased to removably engage one of the plurality of recesses, and is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the magazine housing. The detent removably engages the recesses to allow for indexed tool-free rotation of the magazine housing relative to the power tool housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: James Dunlap HAYS, John P. ZELLINGER, Rex A. MARSHALL, JR., Wesson CHARLES, Joseph P. KELLEHER