ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,076, issued on July 22, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).
"Electromagnetic actuator for power tool" was invented by Daniel Puzio (Baltimore), Robert S. Gehret (Hampstead, Md.), John D. Cox (Lutherville, Md.), Robert J. Opsitos Jr. (Felton, Pa.), Robert G. Kusmierski (York, Pa.), Craig A. Schell (Street, Md.), Michael T. Haupt (Abingdon, Md.) and Joseph P. Kelleher (Parkville, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator assembly for a power tool includes an actuator with a permanent magnet. The actuator is moveable between a first position for a first mode of operation, and a second position for a second mod...