ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,641, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).
"High-power battery-operated power tool" was invented by John D. Cox (Lutherville, Md.), Michael K. Forster (White Hall, Md.), John C. Vanko (Timonium, Md.), Daniel J. White (Baldwin, Md.), Bhanuprasad V. Gorti (Perry Hall, Md.), Matthew J. Velderman (Baltimore) and Andrew E. Seman Jr. (Pylesville, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool is provided including a power supply interface receiving a removable battery pack, a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor including a rotor and a stator, and a multi-phase inverter bridge circuit. A controlle...