Ingersoll-rand Company

Mark J Hamlin

Kevin Heinrichs

Paul K Metaxatos

John A McCallops

Richard J Bookhout

Douglas Edward Souls

Kurt E Ashbaugh

Mario Craciun

A pneumatic tool housing is provided having storage for an embedded electronic device. The pneumatic tool has a gas inlet for supplying a motive gas stream to the tool and an exhaust outlet for exhausting the motive gas stream from the tool. A compartment is provided for an electronic device wherein the compartment is in fluid communication with at least a portion of the motive gas stream. Also provided is a pneumatic tool housing having storage for an embedded electronic device with a compartment for an electronic device having at least one electrical lead wherein the compartment is covered by a component part of the pneumatic tool during operation.

Pneumatic tool housings having embedded electronic devices

A pneumatic tool having a housing with at least one exhaust opening and a speed regulating apparatus. The speed regulating apparatus has a cap that is removably mounted on the housing and has at least one exhaust port in fluid communication with the at least one exhaust opening. A control ring is provided having at least one aperture in fluid communication with and rotatably mounted over the at least one exhaust port, with the control ring being movable to variably open and close the at least one exhaust port.

Speed regulating apparatus for a pneumatic tool

Pneumatic tool

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Boonton, NJ, United States of America

Mark J Hamlin