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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2024
Black & Decker, Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Stuart Garber, Towson, MD (US);
BLACK & DECKER, INC., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A fastener device that drives a fastener from a plurality of fasteners into a workpiece is provided. The fastener device comprises a housing, a nose assembly, a magazine, a driver, a motor assembly, a trigger switch, a sensor, and a controller. The motor assembly is configured to transmit power to a driver to thereby cause the driver to translate along the drive axis. The trigger switch is configured to be actuated in response to an operator input to generate a trigger switch signal. The sensor is configured to sense a distance between the nosepiece and the workpiece and generate a sensor signal in response thereto. The controller is operatively connected to the motor assembly, the sensor and the trigger switch. The controller is configured to initiate a drive cycle of the fastening device to drive the fastener into the workpiece based on the trigger switch signal and the sensor signal.