Patents
US 11081933 B2: Brushless motor assembly for a fastening tool
- Granted
- 2021-08-03
- Filed
- 2018-10-24 application 16169435
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An electric brushless DC motor is provided including an outer rotor assembly having a metallic rotor body, rotor magnets mounted within an inner surface of the rotor body, and a molded structure formed within the rotor body. The molded structure includes at least one of: a main body formed on inner surface of the rotor body to securely cover and retain the rotor magnets on the inner surface of the rotor body, an axial fan formed at an end of the rotor body opposite the rotor magnets, and/or a sense magnet mount formed at approximately a radial center portion of the axial fan.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210803.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK & DECKER INC. 2,415 patents | US company or organization | Meridian Avenue, CT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Fogle | White Hall, MD | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Colin M. Crosby | Baltimore, MD | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David J. Smith | Columbia, MD | 123 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Merritt J. Tennison | Seattle, WA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Madhur M. Purohit | Towson, MD | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H02K | Dynamo-electric machines | H02K7/145 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B25F | Combination or multi-purpose tools not otherwise provided for; details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for | B25F5/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CROSBY, COLIN M. signed 2016-06-28 SMITH, DAVID J. signed 2016-06-28 FOGLE, JOHN B. signed 2016-07-11 PUROHIT, MADHUR M. signed 2016-07-11 TENNISON, MERRITT J. signed 2016-08-03 | BLACK & DECKER INC. NEW BRITAIN, CT | 48220/929 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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