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VANKO JOHN C

US45 patents
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BLACK & DECKER INC

38 patents
US7928673B2Apr 19, 2011

Generic motor control system

BLACK & DECKER INC104 citations99
US7834566B2Nov 16, 2010

Generic motor control system

BLACK & DECKER INC125 citations99
US7646155B2Jan 12, 2010

Generic motor control system

BLACK & DECKER INC120 citations99
US10615733B2Apr 7, 2020

Power tool having a brushless motor capable of being powered by AC or DC power supplies

BLACK & DECKER INC16 citations98
US7508171B2Mar 24, 2009

Protection methods, protection circuits and protective devices for secondary batteries, a power tool, charger and battery pack adapted to provide protection against fault conditions in the battery pack

BLACK & DECKER INC131 citations98
US7817384B2Oct 19, 2010

Control and protection methodologies for a motor control module

BLACK & DECKER INC54 citations97
US7551411B2Jun 23, 2009

Control and protection methodologies for a motor control module

BLACK & DECKER INC107 citations97
US10411558B2Sep 10, 2019

Cycle-by-cycle current limit for a power tool having a brushless motor

BLACK & DECKER INC16 citations94
US9762153B2Sep 12, 2017

Cycle-by-cycle current limit for power tools having a brushless motor

BLACK & DECKER INC21 citations94
US9328915B2May 3, 2016

Lighted power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC42 citations94
US9314900B2Apr 19, 2016

Handheld grinder with a brushless electric motor

BLACK & DECKER INC28 citations94
US10291173B2May 14, 2019

Power tool powered by power supplies having different rated voltages

BLACK & DECKER INC7 citations93
US9644837B2May 9, 2017

Lighted power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC27 citations93
US7564216B2Jul 21, 2009

Battery pack having an integrated circuit interfaced between battery cells and a microcontroller

BLACK & DECKER INC31 citations93
US7417405B2Aug 26, 2008

Battery monitoring arrangement having an integrated circuit with logic controller in a battery pack

BLACK & DECKER INC42 citations93
US7446493B2Nov 4, 2008

Control methodologies for a motor control module

BLACK & DECKER INC25 citations90
US11329597B2May 10, 2022

Reducing noise and lowering harmonics in power tools using conduction band control schemes

BLACK & DECKER INC8 citations86
US11794327B2Oct 24, 2023

High-power battery-operated power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC1 citations84
US11070162B2Jul 20, 2021

AC/DC power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC2 citations84
US11063548B2Jul 13, 2021

High-power battery-operated power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC4 citations84
US10658903B2May 19, 2020

Current limit for a power tool powered by different power supplies

BLACK & DECKER INC6 citations84
US10333454B2Jun 25, 2019

Power tool having a universal motor capable of being powered by AC or DC power supply

BLACK & DECKER INC4 citations84
US10333453B2Jun 25, 2019

Power tool having a universal motor capable of being powered by AC or DC power supply

BLACK & DECKER INC4 citations84
US9464893B2Oct 11, 2016

Level, plumb, and perpendicularity indicator for power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC13 citations84
US9240747B2Jan 19, 2016

Method for determining rotational speed of an electric motor in a power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC9 citations84
US11374519B2Jun 28, 2022

Field-oriented sensorless brushless motor control in a power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC7 citations83
US11047528B2Jun 29, 2021

Electronic braking for a power tool having a brushless motor

BLACK & DECKER INC7 citations83
US10543588B2Jan 28, 2020

Lighted power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC10 citations83
US9722525B2Aug 1, 2017

Protective redundant subsystem for power tools

BLACK & DECKER INC5 citations82
US12427641B2Sep 30, 2025

High-power battery-operated power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC1 citations75
US11374514B2Jun 28, 2022

Sensorless variable conduction control for brushless motor

BLACK & DECKER INC3 citations73
US11750124B2Sep 5, 2023

Low-speed sensorless brushless motor control in a power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC3 citations70
US11469697B2Oct 11, 2022

Field-oriented sensorless brushless motor control in a power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC3 citations70
US11374520B2Jun 28, 2022

Field-oriented sensorless brushless motor control in a power tool

BLACK & DECKER INC2 citations70
US11303235B2Apr 12, 2022

Dual-controller system for a sensorless brushless motor control

BLACK & DECKER INC1 citations64
US12381448B2Aug 5, 2025

Handheld power tool with a brushless electric motor

BLACK & DECKER INC0 citations63
US11770048B2Sep 26, 2023

Handheld power tool with a brushless electric motor

BLACK & DECKER INC0 citations63
US9209724B2Dec 8, 2015

Reverse rotation detection and overspeed protection for power tool with brushless motor

BLACK & DECKER INC2 citations63

VANKO JOHN C

4 patents

FAWN IND INC

2 patents

FORSTER MICHAEL K

1 patent