US Patent Issued to Black & Decker on Nov. 3 for "Power tool with compact motor and transmission assemblies" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,505, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).

"Power tool with compact motor and transmission assemblies" was invented by Austin Ganzermiller (Reisterstown, Md.), Edward William Mehl IV (Sykesville, Md.) and Abraham Sanchez (Lutherville, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool includes a motor assembly coupled to a transmission assembly to drive an output device. The motor assembly includes a stator assembly coupled to a rotor that rotates about a central axis of the power tool, with a plurality of magnets received in magnet pockets defined in the rotor. At least a portion of a motor bearing,...