Craig A Schell, 58Somers, CT

6705501, Mar 16, 2004

Jan 22, 2002

10/054137

Keven E. Miller - Forest Hill MD
Glen V. Steinbrunner - Forest Hill MD
Michael P. Baron - Phoenix MD
Robert A. Berry - Mt. Airy MD
Paul G. Gross - White Marsh MD
Craig A. Schell - Baltimore MD
C. Kerwin Braddock - Bel Air MD
William D. Sauerwein - Phoenix MD
John C. Funicello - Palm Bay FL
James R. Niblett - Columbia MD
Andrzej R. Wojcicki - Rosedale MD
Adan Ayala - Baltimore MD

Black Decker Inc. - Newark DE

B21J 1528

227 8, 227142

A fastening tool including a housing, a magazine connected to the housing for storing a fastener, a driving mechanism disposed within the housing for driving the fastener into a workpiece, a trigger assembly pivotally attached to the housing for activating the driving mechanism, the trigger assembly comprising a main trigger, pivotally attached to the housing and a supplemental trigger pivotally attached to the main trigger; and a contact trip assembly comprising an upper contact trip contacting the supplemental trigger, a lower contact trip connected to the upper contact trip, wherein the upper and lower contact trips have teeth that mesh together for locking the upper and lower contact trips.

6997365, Feb 14, 2006

Jan 29, 2004

10/768727

Keven E. Miller - Forest Hill MD, US
Glen V. Steinbrunner - Forest Hill MD, US
Michael P. Baron - Phoenix MD, US
Robert A. Berry - Mt. Airy MD, US
Paul G. Gross - White Marsh MD, US
Craig A. Schell - Baltimore MD, US
C. Kerwin Braddock - Bel Air MD, US
William D. Sauerwein - Phoenix MD, US
John C. Funicello - Palm Bay FL, US
James R. Niblett - Columbia MD, US
Andrzej R. Wojcicki - Rosedale MD, US
Adan Ayala - Baltimore MD, US

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

B21J 15/28

227 8, 227129

A fastening tool including a housing, a magazine connected to the housing for storing a fastener, a driving mechanism disposed within the housing for driving the fastener into a workpiece, a trigger assembly pivotally attached to the housing for activating the driving mechanism, the trigger assembly comprising a main trigger, pivotally attached to the housing and a supplemental trigger pivotally attached to the main trigger; and a contact trip assembly comprising an upper contact trip contacting the supplemental trigger, a lower contact trip connected to the upper contact trip, wherein the upper and lower contact trips have teeth that mesh together for locking the upper and lower contact trips.

7137541, Nov 21, 2006

Mar 31, 2005

11/095721

Ashok S. Baskar - Lutherville MD, US
Craig A. Schell - Baltimore MD, US
Alan Berry - Fincastle VA, US
Nathan Cruise - Parkville MD, US

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

B25B 31/00

227120, 227 8, 227133, 173124, 388937

A fastening tool having a contact trip switch, a trigger switch, a driver, a motor assembly and a controller. The controller is configured to selectively operate the motor assembly in response to inputs received from the contact trip switch and the trigger switch. The controller includes a mode selector switch having a first switch setting, which can permit bump-feed operation of the fastening tool, and a second switch setting, which prohibits bump-feed operation of the fastening tool.

7138595, Nov 21, 2006

Mar 31, 2005

11/095675

Alan Berry - Fincastle VA, US
Jan Carl Denner - Hampstead MD, US
Craig A. Schell - Baltimore MD, US
Ashok S. Baskar - Lutherville MD, US
James J. Kenney - Baltimore MD, US

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

H01H 13/02

200522, 200 1 V

A hand-held power tool with a housing with a handle arranged along an axis, a trigger disposed in the housing and configured to operate the hand-held power tool, first and second sets of guide tracks coupled to one of the housing and the trigger and first and second sets of guides coupled to the other. The trigger, which includes a contact surface that is configured to be contacted by a finger of a user of the hand-held power tool, is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The first and second sets of guide tracks guide the first and second sets of guides, respectively, such that movement of the trigger from the extended position to the retracted position causes the contact surface to move in a substantially constant direction having a first directional component and a second directional component, the first directional component being generally perpendicular to the axis of the handle and the second directional component being generally parallel to the axis of the handle.

7165305, Jan 23, 2007

Mar 31, 2005

11/095730

James J. Kenney - Baltimore MD, US
Craig A. Schell - Baltimore MD, US

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

B23P 11/00
B25C 5/16

29434, 29469, 173 1, 227129

A method for assembling an activation arm assembly for a power tool, such as a fastening tool or nailer. The method includes the mounting of various components of the activation arm assembly on pivot pins and positioning of a pair of arm members to load a spring that biases one of the arm members relative to another of the arm members.

7175064, Feb 13, 2007

Jun 27, 2005

11/169268

Craig A. Schell - Baltimore MD, US
Ashok S. Baskar - Owings Mills MD, US
Keven E. Miller - Forest Hill MD, US
Thomas E. Miller - Spring Grove PA, US
John E. Buck - Cockeysville MD, US

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

B25C 1/04
B27F 7/13

227120, 227136

A magazine is connectable to the nosepiece of a fastener tool having a driving mechanism for driving a fastener into a workpiece. The magazine defines a fastener channel for storing one or more fasteners, and a pusher channel that receives a pusher assembly for pushing the fasteners towards the nosepiece. The pusher assembly slides along the pusher channel and includes a pusher for contacting the fastener and pushing the fastener towards the nosepiece, and a spring for biasing the pusher towards the fastener channel. The pusher has a camming surface to bypass fasteners inserted into the magazine assembly when the pusher assembly is moved towards the end of the magazine assembly farthest from the nosepiece. The magazine also has a locking mechanism near the end of the magazine assembly farthest from the nosepiece for latching the pusher.

7213732, May 8, 2007

Feb 28, 2005

11/068344

Craig A Schell - Baltimore MD, US
Ashok Samuel Baskar - Lutherville MD, US
Paul G Gross - White Marsh MD, US
Charles L Bradenbaugh - Fincastle VA, US
Robert Alan Berry - Fincastle VA, US
David C Tomayko - Ellicott City MD, US
Li Xu - Woodstock MD, US

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

B25C 1/04

227 8, 227142

A contact trip assembly for a power nailer, wherein a contact member includes a curved portion that loops rearwardly towards a handle of the nailer. Also provided is an adjustment assembly including an adjustment plate and a pinion gear, a trigger that is slidably engageable within a housing of the tool, a trigger lock including a ring element, an anti-discharge mechanism including a stop member, and a contact trip lock.

7314097, Jan 1, 2008

Oct 21, 2005

11/256595

Cheryl Jenner - Ellicott City MD, US
Stephen A. Debelius - Phoenix MD, US
Craig A. Schell - Baltimore MD, US
Daniel Puzio - Baltimore MD, US
Warren A. Ceroll - Owings Mills MD, US
Robert S. Gehret - Hampstead MD, US
James B. Watson - Fallston MD, US
Charles E. Yocum - Ellicott City MD, US
Christopher M. Brock - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Michael D. Zalobsky - Clarkston MI, US

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

B25F 5/00
F16H 37/08

173 48, 173178, 173216, 475265, 475298

A hammer drill/driver with a motor having an output member, a planetary transmission, a clutch assembly and a clutch bypass. The planetary transmission, which includes a ring gear, receives rotary power from the output member and produces a rotary output. The clutch assembly has a clutch profile, which is coupled to the ring gear, and a first pin assembly having a first follower, a first pin member and a first spring that biases the first follower into contact with the clutch profile. The clutch bypass has a bypass profile, which is coupled to the ring gear, and second pin assembly having a second follower, a second pin member, a second spring, which biases the second follower away from the bypass profile, and a third spring, which biases the second follower away from the second pin member. A method for operation of a hammer drill/driver is also provided.