US Patent Issued to Black & Decker on Dec. 2 for "Variable-speed switch module having a discrete on/off detection pad" (Maryland, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,378, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).

"Variable-speed switch module having a discrete on/off detection pad" was invented by Sefa Hazir (Towson, Md.), Erik A. Ekstrom (York, Pa.) and Eric L. Kunz (Shrewsbury, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic module for a powered apparatus includes a circuit board comprising conductive pads coupled to a power source and a sense portion including a first output pad and a second output pad; and a variable-speed actuator assembly including an actuator and a conductive wiper moveable in sliding contact with the circuit board. The wiper includes a fi...