Black Decker Inc.

Kevin Wenger

Oleksiy P Sergyeyenko

Steven J Phillips

Christopher Wade Shook

Wong Kun Ng

David C Campbell

David A Miller

Corey Barnett

Kelly E Dyer

Renee Pie

Jennifer Bloomer

Renee Folger

Leisa Glispy

Daniele C Brotto

Nathan J Cruise

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.

Remote programming of a power tool

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.

System and method for identifying a power tool

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.

A battery pack including a battery cell assembly, the battery cell assembly having a battery cell with a first end and a second end. A circuit board is adjacent to the battery cell and extending from the first end to the second end. A first electrical connector is disposed at the first end and connects a first end of the circuit board to the first end of the battery cell. A second electrical connector is disposed at the second end and connects a second end of the circuit board to the second end of the battery cell. A third electrical connector is disposed at the first end of the circuit board, the third electrical connector can be electrically connected to a powered device so that power from the battery cell may be provided to the powered device through the third electrical connector. A housing houses the battery cell assembly.

Battery charger and method of charging a battery

A battery pack includes a housing, at least one battery cell housed in the housing, a wireless transmitter housed in the housing, a button that initiates a pairing with an electronic device so that the battery pack may wirelessly communicate with the electronic device through the wireless transmitter, a connection section including a first electrical connector configured to supply power to a power tool and a charging port configured to supply power to an external device. The charging port can be in an on state in which the charging port is operable to supply power to the external device and an off state in which the charging port is not operable to supply power to the external device.

Power tool with USB connection

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.

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Bel Air, MD, United States of America

Kevin Wenger