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Patent Inventor Names
John C. Vanko0
Robert A. Usselman0
David Beers0
Date of Patent
July 2, 2013
Patent Application Number
12875354
Date Filed
September 3, 2010
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Patent abstract
An overspeed protection subsystem is provided for a power tool having an electric motor. The overspeed protection subsystem is comprised of: a motor switch coupled in series with the motor; a motor control module interfaced with the motor switch to control switching operation of the motor switch; and an overspeed detection module that determines rotational speed of the motor and disables the power tool when the rotational speed of the motor exceeds a threshold.
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