US Patent Issued to Black & Decker on Sept. 15 for "Brushless motor for a power tool" (Arizona, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,808, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).

"Brushless motor for a power tool" was invented by Eric E. Hatfield (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Earl M. Ortt (Bel Air, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Brushless Direct-Current (BLDC) motor is provided for a power tool, including a stator comprising a set of coils, a rotor configured to rotate with respect to the stator, power supply lines, terminals secured to the stator outer surface of the stator, and a Hall circuit board. The terminals extend axially on the outer surface of the stator. A radial member is oriented radially adjacent a second side of ...