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Michael K. Forster
Also filed as: FORSTER MICHAEL · FORSTER MICHAEL K · FORSTER MICHAEL KENNETH
67 granted patents·15 pending applications·2,910 citations·filing 2002–2025
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82 records- 0199US10651706B2Control unit for a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 12, 2020·11 cites·9 claims
- 0299US7989969B2Universal power tool battery pack coupled to a portable internal combustion engineBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 2, 2011·66 cites·10 claims
- 0399US7928673B2Generic motor control systemBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 19, 2011·104 cites·19 claims
- 0499US7646155B2Generic motor control systemBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 12, 2010·120 cites·17 claims
- 0599US6913087B1System and method for communicating over power terminals in DC toolsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 5, 2005·193 cites·59 claims
- 0698US10615733B2Power tool having a brushless motor capable of being powered by AC or DC power suppliesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 7, 2020·16 cites·20 claims
- 0798US10411558B2Cycle-by-cycle current limit for a power tool having a brushless motorBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 10, 2019·16 cites·18 claims
- 0898US9762153B2Cycle-by-cycle current limit for power tools having a brushless motorBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 12, 2017·21 cites·19 claims
- 0998US9314900B2Handheld grinder with a brushless electric motorBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·28 cites·24 claims
- 1098US8446120B2Electronic switching module for a power toolFORSTER MICHAEL K·Filed 2012·Granted May 21, 2013·66 cites·15 claims
- 1198US8347978B2Method for controlling a power driverBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 8, 2013·1k cites·17 claims
- 1298US8316958B2Control scheme for detecting and preventing torque conditions in a power toolSCHELL CRAIG A·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 27, 2012·82 cites·16 claims
- 1398US7834566B2Generic motor control systemBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 16, 2010·125 cites·15 claims
- 1498US7817384B2Control and protection methodologies for a motor control moduleBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 19, 2010·54 cites·7 claims
- 1598US7551411B2Control and protection methodologies for a motor control moduleBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 23, 2009·107 cites·21 claims
- 1698US7309928B2Starter system for portable internal combustion engine electric generators using a portable universal battery packBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 18, 2007·65 cites·19 claims
- 1797US10256697B2Electronic switching module for a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 9, 2019·7 cites·11 claims
- 1897US9644837B2Lighted power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 9, 2017·27 cites·20 claims
- 1997US9508498B2Electronic switching module for a power toolFORSTER MICHAEL K·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 29, 2016·37 cites·9 claims
- 2096US12427641B2High-power battery-operated power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 30, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 2196US10658903B2Current limit for a power tool powered by different power suppliesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 19, 2020·6 cites·18 claims
- 2296US9028088B2Lighted power toolVANKO JOHN C·Filed 2012·Granted May 12, 2015·57 cites·23 claims
- 2396US7687926B2Starter system for portable internal combustion engine electric generators using a portable universal battery packBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 30, 2010·43 cites·57 claims
- 2495US11374519B2Field-oriented sensorless brushless motor control in a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 28, 2022·7 cites·15 claims
- 2595US11171542B2Handheld power tool with a brushless electric motorVANKO JOHN C·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 9, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 2695US10543588B2Lighted power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 28, 2020·10 cites·20 claims
- 2795US10291173B2Power tool powered by power supplies having different rated voltagesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 14, 2019·7 cites·18 claims
- 2895US10050572B2Power tool with electric motor and auxiliary switch pathBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 14, 2018·14 cites·21 claims
- 2995US9328915B2Lighted power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 3, 2016·42 cites·21 claims
- 3095US9071188B2Protective redundant subsystem for power toolsVANKO JOHN C·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 30, 2015·13 cites·9 claims
- 3195US8988015B2Power tool having a non-linear trigger-speed profileFORSTER MICHAEL K·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 24, 2015·27 cites·16 claims
- 3294US11063548B2High-power battery-operated power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 13, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 3394US9692157B2Controlled power fade for battery power devicesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 27, 2017·7 cites·16 claims
- 3494US9413088B2Controlled power fade for battery powered devicesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 9, 2016·9 cites·23 claims
- 3593US11794327B2High-power battery-operated power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 24, 2023·1 cites·19 claims
- 3693US11469697B2Field-oriented sensorless brushless motor control in a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 11, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 3793US7180200B2Starter system for portable internal combustion engine electric generators using a portable universal battery packBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 20, 2007·54 cites·19 claims
- 3893US6733293B2Personal simulatorPROVISION ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 11, 2004·110 cites·37 claims
- 3992US11329597B2Reducing noise and lowering harmonics in power tools using conduction band control schemesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 10, 2022·8 cites·20 claims
- 4092US10469006B2Power tool with electric motor and auxiliary switch pathBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·7 cites·13 claims
- 4192US10333453B2Power tool having a universal motor capable of being powered by AC or DC power supplyBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 25, 2019·4 cites·17 claims
- 4292US10333454B2Power tool having a universal motor capable of being powered by AC or DC power supplyBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 25, 2019·4 cites·21 claims
- 4392US9000882B2Electronic switching module for a power toolVELDERMAN MATTHEW·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 7, 2015·14 cites·11 claims
- 4491US9722525B2Protective redundant subsystem for power toolsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 4591US9533408B2Fastening toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 3, 2017·14 cites·6 claims
- 4691US9071069B2Controlled power fade for battery powered devicesBROTTO DANIELE C·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 30, 2015·11 cites·13 claims
- 4791US8047083B2Trigger assembly including a flexible bend sensorBLACK & DECKER·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 1, 2011·30 cites·18 claims
- 4891US7446493B2Control methodologies for a motor control moduleBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 4, 2008·25 cites·14 claims
- 4991US2025330062A1Switch module for a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 5090US11374520B2Field-oriented sensorless brushless motor control in a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 28, 2022·2 cites·17 claims
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