Inventor
VANKO JOHN C
US45 patents
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BLACK & DECKER INC
38 patentsUS7928673B2Apr 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 patentsUS9028088B2May 12, 2015
Lighted power tool
VANKO JOHN C57 citations96
US8476853B2Jul 2, 2013
Redundant overspeed protection for power tools
VANKO JOHN C20 citations92
US9071188B2Jun 30, 2015
Protective redundant subsystem for power tools
VANKO JOHN C13 citations91
US11171542B2Nov 9, 2021
Handheld power tool with a brushless electric motor
VANKO JOHN C3 citations72