Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168907 | Switch mechanism for a power cutter A switch mechanism for a power tool switchable between an ON and OFF state including a support structure; a first actuator rotatably mounted on the support structure and which is rotatable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first actuator is... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167011 | Portable work bench An improved portable work bench includes a structural body, and a platform disposed on and frictionally contacting the structural body. In addition, the platform includes an override mechanism for allowing horizontal movement of the platform along the structural bod... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162075 | Vibration dampening mechanism for power tool A powered hammer includes a body in which is disposed a motor and a hammer mechanism driven by the motor when the motor is activated. A tool holder is coupled to a front portion of the body and which is capable of holding a cutting tool. The hammer mechanism, when d... | 04/24/2012 |
| D657222 | Impact wrench | 04/10/2012 |
| 8136559 | Planer A hand held electrically powered planer including a housing; an electric motor mounted within the housing; a work piece engaging shoe mounted on the underside of the housing having an aperture formed therethrough; and a cutting drum rotatably mounted within the hous... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132702 | Fastener driving tool having energy transfer members A fastener driving tool arranged to drive fasteners into a workpiece includes at least one electric motor having a central stator and an external rotor arranged to rotate around the stator. The rotor may be in the form of a flywheel. The tool includes an energy tran... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129955 | Reset mechanism for a battery pack A battery pack may include a plurality of battery cells; a discharge switch in series with the battery cells, a temperature sensor configured to sense temperature in the battery pack, and a battery control unit adapted to receive a signal indicative of temperature f... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127808 | Planer and thicknesser A planer and thicknesser comprising a frame having a passageway that substantially extends through the frame. The planer and thicknesser further comprises an upper table having front and rear sections mounted on the frame, wherein a slot is located between the front... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122972 | Drive mechanism for a power tool A hollow piston drive mechanism for a hammer drill comprises a crank pin 54 having a cylindrical link member 68 rigidly connected to a part-spherical bearing 70. The part-spherical bearing 70 is slidably and rotatably disposed in a part-s... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8105201 | Flexing shift wire for PTO actuation In a power driver, a shifter assembly includes: a housing; a ring gear mounted for rotation on the housing; a shift collar mounted for rotation on the housing; an elongated shifter structure coupled to the ring gear and the shift collar, the shifter structure includ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104547 | Resilient stop assembly for impact tool A resilient stop assembly for an impact tool includes first and second resiliently deformable parts, and a substantially rigid part situated between the deformable parts. Each of the first and second resiliently deformable parts and the substantially rigid part comp... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096456 | Fastener driving tool with retractable nose assembly A fastener driving tool arranged to drive fasteners into a workpiece includes a support, a pair of sub-assemblies movably mounted on the support, each sub-assembly comprising a motor and an associated flywheel, and a nose part retractable relative to the support. Th... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093863 | Battery pack for cordless power tools A battery pack which includes a battery pack electronic control circuit adapted to control an attached power tool and/or an attached charger. The battery pack includes additional protection circuits, methodologies and devices to protect against fault conditions with... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087977 | Angle grinder An angle grinder is provided including a trigger assembly for selectively actuating the angle grinder. A particle separation assembly is provided for the removal of any dust, particle, or artifacts that may have entered into the housing of the angle grinder. A brush... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087976 | Trigger assembly for angle grinder An angle grinder is provided including a trigger assembly for selectively actuating the angle grinder. A particle separation assembly is provided for the removal of any dust, particle, or artifacts that may have entered into the housing of the angle grinder. A brush... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087472 | Vibration dampening system for a power tool and in particular for a powered hammer The present invention relates to a method for controlling a power tool comprising a housing, an electric motor, a tool holder for supporting a tool bit and a conversion mechanism for converting the rotational movement of the output shaft of the motor into a reciproc... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083496 | Air compressor enclosed in shroud having tab isolator The present invention is directed to an air compressor enclosed in a shroud with plastic tab isolators. In an exemplary aspect of the present invention, an air compressor may include an air tank for containing air at an elevated pressure, and a shroud for enclosing ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075374 | Belt sander A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller to define a sanding surface therebetween. The belt... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074734 | Powered hammer with a vibration dampening mechanism A powered hammer is described comprising a housing, a tool holder mounted on the housing, a percussion mechanism arranged within the housing which mechanism includes a ram reciprocating in a longitudinal direction and being adapted to apply impacts on a tool bit sup... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069761 | Dust collector A saw with a base assembly, a table pivotably attached to the base assembly, a housing pivotably attached to the table, at least one rail slidably connected to the housing, and a saw assembly disposed on the at least one rail. The saw assembly includes a motor, and ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057196 | Compressor assembly having counter rotating motor and compressor shafts A compressor assembly includes a compressor coupled to a motor via a belt drive. The belt drive provides a speed reduction between the motor and compressor and causes the compressor shaft to rotate in the direction opposite that of the motor shaft. The relative valu... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056243 | Power tool A power tool comprising a housing displaceably mounted to a foot plate, a blade, a motor, an electric switch and an interlock for controlling movement of the housing with respect to the foot plate. The interlock has a control button mounted to one of the housing or ... | 11/15/2011 |
| D648443 | Saw horse combination | 11/08/2011 |
| D648350 | Pressurized air manifold with regulator | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047415 | Flywheel driven fastener driving tool having retractable nose assembly A fastener driving tool arranged to drive fasteners into a workpiece includes a support, at least one wheel movably mounted on the support, a driver arranged to contact and he guided by the wheel when the wheel is in an operative position in use, a nose part retract... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047414 | Fastener driving tool having fastener detector in outlet passage A fastener outlet assembly for a fastener driving tool includes: an outlet passage arranged to expel fasteners from the assembly to a workpiece during use, the outlet passage having one or more walls; and a detector arranged to detect whether a fastener is present i... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8035343 | Method for balancing cells in a battery pack A method is provided for charging a plurality of cells in a battery pack to a target charging value. The method includes: delivering a charging current to the plurality of cells; monitoring cell voltage of each cell in the plurality of cells to determine when at lea... | 10/11/2011 |
| D646854 | Polisher | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025197 | Profile lifter for a nailer A driving tool that includes a frame, a motor assembly and a resilient member. The motor assembly is coupled to the frame and includes an electric motor, a flywheel driven by the electric motor, a pinch roller and a driver disposed between the flywheel and the pinch... | 09/27/2011 |
| D645622 | Polisher | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014232 | Drug delivery management system The present invention relates to assisting patients in the taking of medication, and to assisting third parties in accumulating information regarding patient medication intake. The invention may be embodied a system including a portable medication monitor used in as... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006958 | Battery powered winch A portable winch assembly includes a winch mechanism connected to a support structure adapted to be manually transportable. A battery pack is releasably coupled to a remote control unit. The remote control unit is operated to control the winch mechanism. The battery... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8001875 | Tile saw A tile saw includes a base, a frame assembly disposed on the base, a first rail disposed on the frame assembly, the first rail having a longitudinal axis, a table slidingly disposed on the first rail, a support assembly disposed on the base, a saw assembly supported... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7992479 | Table saw A table saw includes a base assembly, a table assembly supported by the base assembly, a saw assembly connected to at least one of the base assembly and the table assembly, the saw assembly having a blade extending through the table assembly, a height adjustment ass... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992478 | Miter assembly for miter saws A miter saw having a base assembly, a rotatable table rotatably disposed on the base assembly, and a saw assembly rotatably supported by the table. The miter saw also has a miter lock assembly for locking the rotational position of the saw of the table relative to t... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988025 | Pneumatic fastener A nose casting assembly for a pneumatic fastener includes a body having a driver channel formed therein for receiving a driver blade. The body includes a first end having an aperture for allowing passage of a driver blade into the channel. The body further includes ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987921 | Hammer A hammer comprising: a body; a tool holder mounted on the body for holding a cutting tool; a handle pivotally mounted on the body about an axis; a vibration dampener which connects between the handle and the body and which reduces the amount of angular vibrations tr... | 08/02/2011 |
| D642443 | Hammer drill | 08/02/2011 |
| 7982163 | Heat gun A heat gun has a body with a support mechanism mounted on the handle. The support mechanism includes at least one arm moveably mounted on the handle and which is capable of moving between a first retracted position and a second extended position. The at least one ar... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980163 | Air deflector assemblies for miter saws A saw includes a rotatable cutting blade having a first side, a second side, an outer edge and a front end region, a motor for driving the cutting blade, and a blade guard covering at least a portion of the blade. The saw has an air deflector assembly positioned in ... | 07/19/2011 |
