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John C. Vanko
Also filed as: VANKO JOHN C · VANKO JOHN CHARLES
49 granted patents·8 pending applications·1,419 citations·filing 1994–2025
99Inventor score
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57 records- 0199US7928673B2Generic motor control systemBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 19, 2011·104 cites·19 claims
- 0299US7646155B2Generic motor control systemBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 12, 2010·120 cites·17 claims
- 0398US10615733B2Power 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
- 0498US10411558B2Cycle-by-cycle current limit for a power tool having a brushless motorBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 10, 2019·16 cites·18 claims
- 0598US9762153B2Cycle-by-cycle current limit for power tools having a brushless motorBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 12, 2017·21 cites·19 claims
- 0698US9314900B2Handheld grinder with a brushless electric motorBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·28 cites·24 claims
- 0798US8446120B2Electronic switching module for a power toolFORSTER MICHAEL K·Filed 2012·Granted May 21, 2013·66 cites·15 claims
- 0898US7834566B2Generic motor control systemBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 16, 2010·125 cites·15 claims
- 0998US7817384B2Control and protection methodologies for a motor control moduleBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 19, 2010·54 cites·7 claims
- 1098US7681659B2Power tool anti-kickback system with rotational rate sensorBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 23, 2010·132 cites·15 claims
- 1198US7552781B2Power tool anti-kickback system with rotational rate sensorBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 30, 2009·94 cites·20 claims
- 1298US7551411B2Control and protection methodologies for a motor control moduleBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 23, 2009·107 cites·21 claims
- 1397US11750124B2Low-speed sensorless brushless motor control in a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 5, 2023·3 cites·14 claims
- 1497US9644837B2Lighted power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 9, 2017·27 cites·20 claims
- 1597USRE45112EPower tool anti-kickback system with rotational rate sensorZHANG QIANG·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 9, 2014·19 cites·30 claims
- 1697US8476853B2Redundant overspeed protection for power toolsVANKO JOHN C·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 2, 2013·20 cites·18 claims
- 1797USRE44311EPower tool anti-kickback system with rotational rate sensorZHANG QIANG·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 25, 2013·16 cites·23 claims
- 1896US12427641B2High-power battery-operated power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 30, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 1996US11374514B2Sensorless variable conduction control for brushless motorBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 28, 2022·3 cites·12 claims
- 2096US10658903B2Current limit for a power tool powered by different power suppliesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 19, 2020·6 cites·18 claims
- 2196US9028088B2Lighted power toolVANKO JOHN C·Filed 2012·Granted May 12, 2015·57 cites·23 claims
- 2295US11374519B2Field-oriented sensorless brushless motor control in a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 28, 2022·7 cites·15 claims
- 2395US11171542B2Handheld power tool with a brushless electric motorVANKO JOHN C·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 9, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 2495US10543588B2Lighted power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 28, 2020·10 cites·20 claims
- 2595US10291173B2Power tool powered by power supplies having different rated voltagesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 14, 2019·7 cites·18 claims
- 2695US9328915B2Lighted power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 3, 2016·42 cites·21 claims
- 2795US9071188B2Protective redundant subsystem for power toolsVANKO JOHN C·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 30, 2015·13 cites·9 claims
- 2894US11063548B2High-power battery-operated power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 13, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2994US11047528B2Electronic braking for a power tool having a brushless motorBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 29, 2021·7 cites·6 claims
- 3094US9240747B2Method for determining rotational speed of an electric motor in a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 19, 2016·9 cites·25 claims
- 3194US7508171B2Protection 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 packBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 24, 2009·131 cites·38 claims
- 3293US11794327B2High-power battery-operated power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 24, 2023·1 cites·19 claims
- 3393US11469697B2Field-oriented sensorless brushless motor control in a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 11, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 3492US11329597B2Reducing noise and lowering harmonics in power tools using conduction band control schemesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 10, 2022·8 cites·20 claims
- 3592US10333453B2Power 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
- 3692US10333454B2Power 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
- 3791US9722525B2Protective redundant subsystem for power toolsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 3891US7564216B2Battery pack having an integrated circuit interfaced between battery cells and a microcontrollerBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 21, 2009·31 cites·17 claims
- 3991US7446493B2Control methodologies for a motor control moduleBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 4, 2008·25 cites·14 claims
- 4091US2025330062A1Switch module for a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4190US11374520B2Field-oriented sensorless brushless motor control in a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 28, 2022·2 cites·17 claims
- 4289US12381448B2Handheld power tool with a brushless electric motorBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 4389US11070162B2AC/DC power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 20, 2021·2 cites·11 claims
- 4489USRE44993EPower tool anti-kickback system with rotational rate sensorVANKO JOHN CHARLES·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·17 cites·28 claims
- 4589US2025392240A1Method of controlling motor restart in sensorless control in a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4686US2023361697A1Low-speed sensorless brushless motor control in a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4785US9464893B2Level, plumb, and perpendicularity indicator for power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 11, 2016·13 cites·19 claims
- 4878US2022255479A1Field-oriented sensorless brushless motor control in a power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4977US11303235B2Dual-controller system for a sensorless brushless motor controlBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 12, 2022·1 cites·16 claims
- 5077US2024375253A1Lighted power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
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