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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12722199 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 15, 2023

Power tool having fastener gripping portion position tracking functionality

Applicant:

Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);

Inventors:

Daniel Kadlecek, Bischofscheim, DE;

Benjamin Schmidt, Mainz, DE;

Fugen Qin, Baltimore, MD (US);

Assignee:

BLACK & DECKER INC.;

Attorneys:

Jordan IP Law, LLC

Todd A. Vaughn

Primary Examiner:

Matthew P Travers

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/28 (2006.01); B21J 15/04 (2006.01); B21J 15/10 (2006.01); B21J 15/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/28 (2013.01); B21J 15/043 (2013.01); B21J 15/105 (2013.01); B21J 15/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A power tool comprising: a motor; a fastener gripping portion operatively coupled to the motor for causing movement of the fastener gripping portion between a home position and a retracted position to set a fastener; a home position sensor for generating output indicative that the fastener gripping portion has reached the home position during a reset stage of operation in which the fastener gripping portion is moved towards the home position; and a controller for receiving motor turn information indicative of the number of turns of the motor and for monitoring the position of the fastener gripping portion based on the motor turn information and the output generated by the home position sensor.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Kadlecek, Daniel. (2026). Power tool having fastener gripping portion position tracking functionality (U.S. Patent No. 12722199). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12722199

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