ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,693, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).
"Technique for controlling motor in electric power tool" was invented by Kunihisa Shima (Anjo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric power tool in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a motor, first and second paths respectively and electrically connect the motor to a DC power supply, a first switch on the first path, a second switch on a the second path, a first drive circuit, and first and second holding circuits. The first drive circuit (i) switches the first switch to the ON-state and (ii) outputs a first drive signal to the second switch. The...