ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,993, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).
"Power tool with compact motor assembly" was invented by David J. Smith (Columbia, Md.), Justin H. Ayers (Jarrettsville, Md.), Abraham Sanchez (Towson, Md.), Sandip D. Patel (Rosedale, Md.), Alvaro B. Haesbaert (Columbia, Md.) and Samantha Cunningham (Havre de Grace, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool includes a housing and a brushless motor with a rotor and a stator assembly. The motor defines a motor envelope bounded by a rear plane at a rearmost point of the stator assembly and rotor, a front plane at a frontmost point of the stator asse...