Keven E Miller

US Patent:

6648202, Nov 18, 2003

Filed:

Feb 7, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/072668

Inventors:

Keven E. Miller - Forest Hill MD
John C. Funicello - Palm Bay FL
Todd A. Hagan - Windsor PA
Thomas E. Miller - Spring Grove PA

Assignee:

Black Decker Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

B25C 104

US Classification:

227130, 91 41, 91217

Abstract:

A pneumatic fastening tool assembly that employs an engine having a sliding sleeve arrangement to control the supply of air to and exhaust from the pneumatic engine. The sliding sleeve arrangement eliminates the need for a conventional main valve and thereby reduces the overall weight and length of the pneumatic fastening tool relative to those tools that employ a conventional engine configuration.

US Patent:

6679413, Jan 20, 2004

Filed:

Apr 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/134784

Inventors:

Keven E. Miller - Forest Hill MD
John C. Funicello - Palm Bay FL
Todd A. Hagan - Windsor PA
Thomas E. Miller - Spring Grove PA
Andrzej R. Wojcicki - Rosedale MD
Glen V. Steinbrunner - Forest Hill MD

Assignee:

Black Decker Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

B25C 104

US Classification:

227120, 227130, 227136

Abstract:

A magazine assembly for a fastening tool. The magazine assembly includes a feed mechanism having a fastener follower that includes a cam device. The feed mechanism also includes a cam follower which is employed to engage the cam device so that fasteners may be loaded into the magazine assembly. The cam follower alternately engages and disengages the cam device in response to movement of the fastener follower relative to the cam device. The magazine assembly also includes a clamp assembly for coupling the magazine assembly to the body of a fastening tool.

US Patent:

6705501, Mar 16, 2004

Filed:

Jan 22, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/054137

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

Black Decker Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

B21J 1528

US Classification:

227 8, 227142

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

6772931, Aug 10, 2004

Filed:

Jul 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/631298

Inventors:

Keven E. Miller - Forest Hill MD
John C. Funicello - Palm Bay FL
Todd A. Hagan - Windsor PA
Thomas E. Miller - Spring Grove PA
Andrzej R. Wojcicki - Rosedale MD
Glen V. Steinbrunner - Forest Hill MD

Assignee:

Black Decker Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

B25C 104

US Classification:

227120, 227136

Abstract:

A magazine assembly for a fastening tool. The magazine assembly includes a feed mechanism having a fastener follower that includes a cam device. The feed mechanism also includes a cam follower which is employed to engage the cam device so that fasteners may be loaded into the magazine assembly. The cam follower alternately engages and disengages the cam device in response to movement of the fastener follower relative to the cam device. A method for operating a fastening tool is also provided.

US Patent:

6938812, Sep 6, 2005

Filed:

May 2, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/428605

Inventors:

Keven E. Miller - Forest Hill MD, US
John C. Funicello - Palm Bay FL, US
Todd A. Hagan - Windsor PA, US
Thomas E. Miller - Spring Grove PA, US

Assignee:

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

B25C003/00

US Classification:

227120, 227109, 227119

Abstract:

A magazine assembly for a fastening tool. The magazine assembly slides on guide posts that are formed into the nose assembly of the fastening tool and is clamped to the fastening tool via a magazine clamp assembly that requires no tools to operate. The magazine clamp assembly may be partially released to permit the magazine assembly to be partially withdrawn from the nose assembly so that the nose assembly may be maintained without the complete removal of the magazine assembly. The construction of the nose assembly is such that when the magazine assembly is placed in a partially withdrawn state, a portion of the nose assembly mechanically inhibits actuation of the fastening tool trigger system.

US Patent:

6997365, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Jan 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/768727

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

B21J 15/28

US Classification:

227 8, 227129

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

7175064, Feb 13, 2007

Filed:

Jun 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/169268

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

B25C 1/04
B27F 7/13

US Classification:

227120, 227136

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

7185712, Mar 6, 2007

Filed:

Dec 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/010796

Inventors:

Keven E Miller - Forest Hill MD, US
John C Funicello - Palm Bay FL, US
Todd A Hagan - Windsor PA, US
Thomas E Miller - Spring Grove PA, US

Assignee:

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

B25C 1/00
B25C 1/04
B25C 1/16

US Classification:

173 1, 227109, 227110, 227119, 227120, 227130

Abstract:

A pneumatic fastening tool assembly that employs an engine having a sliding sleeve arrangement to control the supply of air to and exhaust from the pneumatic engine. The sliding sleeve arrangement eliminates the need for a conventional main valve and thereby reduces the overall weight and length of the pneumatic fastening tool relative to those tools that employ a conventional engine configuration.