Murray, MD
Arleen Murray, Elkton, MD US
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| 20100132623 | Filter top assembly - A filter top assembly for a cage, wherein the assembly includes a bonnet having a perforated top wall to protect filter paper placed above the top wall. The perforations may be small enough to prevent an animal from getting a purchase position and spaced apart sufficiently to prevent the animal from biting the spacing between the perforations. The bonnet may also include one or more elevated ribs to retain the filter paper suspended above the bonnet. | 06-03-2010 |
Arlene Murray, Elkton, MD US
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| 20100108622 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY - A locking assembly for securing and retaining a cage to a rack. The locking assembly is supported by a rack and includes a lock member. The lock member includes an obstruction member. The lock member is movable from an unlocked position to a locked position, wherein the default position of the lock member is the locked position. The lock member is designed and constructed such that the insertion of a person's hand into the hand space between the lock member and a cage is sufficient to cause the lock member to pivot into the unlocked position and move the obstruction member so that the cage can be removed from the rack. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100116765 | DOCKING ASSEMBLY - A docking assembly for a ventilated cage and rack system that can facilitate installation and reduce leakage of air is provided. The docking assembly is connectable to air plena of the rack system and includes a cup, and a tubular body having a docking base. The tubular body is constructed and arranged to be slideably displaceable between the cup and the docking base when the tubular body is aligned coaxially with the cup and docking base. A spring may also be provided outside and surrounding the tubular body. The tubular body includes a plurality of displaceable legs. The legs are preferably urged outward in the absence of pressure and may be displaced inward, toward each other, for insertion into a docking aperture of a plenum. Once inserted, the legs return to their normal, non-displaced position to secure the docking assembly to the plenum. | 05-13-2010 |
Christian E. Murray, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20130073431 | Product Display For Wireless Load Control Devices - A merchandise display system presents a product for sale to a potential customer and allows the customer to control the product using their personal smart phone. The display system includes an electrical load and a load control device (i.e., the product for sale), which is electrically coupled to the electrical load and is operable to receive a wireless message for control of the electrical load. The display system may also include a scannable tag adapted to be scanned by the smart phone, such that the smart phone downloads a product control application in response to scanning the tag. The load control device controls the electrical load in response to the smart phone executing the product control application. Accordingly, the customer is able to simply download the product control application onto the smart phone, and then control the product by executing the product control application on the smart phone. | 03-21-2013 |
Christopher Murray, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20080305387 | CORDLESS POWER TOOL SYSTEM - A battery pack with a housing, at least one battery cell contained within the housing, a first terminal and a second terminal. The housing includes a substantially ovoidal surface which is substantially symmetric about a first axis of symmetry and a second axis of symmetry which is transverse to the first axis. The surface has first and second substantially linear terminal openings. The first opening extends substantially parallel to and is non-coincident with the first axis, while the second opening extends substantially parallel to the second axis. The first and second terminals are disposed within the housing adjacent to the surface. The first terminal is accessible through first opening and the second terminal is accessible through the second opening. A device for using the battery pack is also provided. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090100615 | SCRUBBING DEVICE - An apparatus with a main unit, a dispenser, a clamp and a clamp structure. The main unit includes a housing, a battery in the housing, a motor in the housing and connected to the battery, and an output drive shaft driven by the motor. The dispenser includes a body that defines a body aperture and which has a reservoir for storing a fluid, and a nozzle in fluid communication with the reservoir. The dispenser is configured to permit the stored fluid to be dispensed from the reservoir through the nozzle. The clamp is coupled to either the main unit or the dispenser and includes a pivotable engagement member. The clamp structure is coupled to the other one of the main unit and the dispenser and includes a second engagement member that can be releasably engaged to the engagement member. The housing is received through the body aperture. | 04-23-2009 |
Christopher I. Murray, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20120231482 | METHOD, KIT OR DIAGNOSTIC FOR THE DETECTION OF REAGENTS WHICH INDUCE ALTERED CONTRACTILITY - A method of screening for compounds that enhance or depress contractile function, based on measuring the formation of heterodimers of contractile fibers (e.g. Tm and actin, myosin heavy and myosin light chains), for example through disulfide bond formation. Diagnostic and prognostic methods and kits are also provided. | 09-13-2012 |
Christopher J. Murray, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20100048101 | MULTI-SANDER - A tool for moving an abrasive media can include a tool body and a drive system housed in the tool body. The drive system can include an output member. A retaining member can be disposed on the tool body. A first platen having a first attachment hub can be selectively coupled with the retaining member in an installed position The first platen can have a first rotatable member that selectively attaches to the output member in a first mode of operation. A second platen having a second attachment hub can selectively couple with the retaining member in an installed position. The second platen can have a second rotatable member that selectively attaches to the output member in a second mode of operation. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110094053 | Wet And/Or Dry Vacuum With Floor Collector - A vacuum can include a housing having an inlet adapted to receive debris being vacuumed. A mounting bar can be fixedly coupled to the housing. A floor collector assembly can be rotatably disposed about a first axis defined by the mounting bar. The floor collector assembly can include a first debris-passing member coupled to the mounting bar, a second debris-passing member rotatably coupled to the first debris-passing member and a third debris-passing member removably coupled to the second debris-passing member. The first debris-passing member can define an opening. The floor collector assembly can be operable in a plurality of modes. In a first mode, the opening can be substantially perpendicular relative to a vacuumed surface. In a second mode, the second debris-passing member can be rotated relative to the first debris-passing member about a second axis such that the opening is at an acute angle relative to the vacuumed surface. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120068852 | TOOL SYSTEM WITH MOUNT CONFIGURED TO BE REMOVABLY COUPLED TO A SURFACE - A tool system with a mount configured to be removably coupled to a surface. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120074656 | TOOL CHUCK WITH INDICATOR MECHANISM - A power tool constructed in accordance to one example of the present teachings can include a housing having a handle and body portion. A motor can be disposed in the body portion and a drive spindle drivingly connected to the motor. A chuck can comprise a chuck spindle that supports a plurality of chuck jaws. A first sleeve can rotationally communicate with the chuck jaws to move the chuck jaws between a clamping position and a non-clamping position. An indicator mechanism can be disposed on the chuck having a first and second visual indicator. The indicator mechanism can move from a first position to a second position upon rotation of the first sleeve to a location that corresponds to a predetermined clamping force attained by the chuck jaws. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120110864 | TOOL ASSEMBLY - A tool assembly that includes a tool, which has a frame and a pair of suction cups. Each suction cup has a cup housing and a cup structure. The cup housing is coupled to the frame. The cup structure is at least partly received in the cup housing. At least one of the cup structures is rotatable relative to the frame. A method for releasably securing a tool assembly to a wall is also provided. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120220203 | MULTI-SANDER - A tool for moving an abrasive media can include a tool body and a drive system housed in the tool body. The drive system can include an output member. A retaining member can be disposed on the tool body. A first platen having a first attachment hub can be selectively coupled with the retaining member in an installed position. The first platen can have a first rotatable member that selectively attaches to the output member in a first mode of operation. A second platen having a second attachment hub can selectively couple with the retaining member in an installed position. The second platen can have a second rotatable member that selectively attaches to the output member in a second mode of operation. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120246948 | TOOL ASSEMBLY - A tool assembly that includes a tool, which has a frame and a pair of suction cups. Each suction cup has a cup housing and a cup structure. The cup housing is coupled to the frame. The cup structure is at least partly received in the cup housing. At least one of the cup structures is rotatable relative to the frame. A method for releasably securing a tool assembly to a wall is also provided. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120246949 | TOOL ASSEMBLY - A tool assembly that includes a suction cup that is configured to be removably coupled to a vertical wall and a device for temporarily mounting an article to the suction cup at a desired mounting position and for indicating a position of a hanger on the vertical wall. The hanger is configured to be secured to the vertical wall to mount the article to the vertical wall. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120246950 | TOOL ASSEMBLY - A tool assembly having: a) a tool, which has a frame, and a pair of suction cups, wherein the suction cups having a cup structure, and wherein at least one of the cup structures is rotatable relative to the frame; and/or b) a rail, a hidden object detector slidably coupled to the rail and a display unit with a display member and a marking unit, wherein the marking unit is configured to form a mark on the display member in response to detection of a hidden object by the hidden object detector; and/or c) a suction cup and a device for mounting an article to the suction cup at a desired position and for indicating a position of a hanger for permanently mounting the article at the desired position. | 10-04-2012 |
Colin Murray, Churchville, MD US
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| 20130060604 | System for Using Personality Trait Identification to Match Consumers with Businesses - An improved method for providing a consumer matching service, of the type having the steps of establishing a database of participating businesses which includes information on the experiences available from these businesses and also collecting consumer contact and experience sought information, includes the steps of: (a) establishing a consumer personality trait profile in which one's personality traits are predictive of how one is most likely to make a purchase or selection decision as it relates to choosing between an array of experiences available to a consumer, (b) ascribing to each of the available experiences similar personality traits, and (c) matching the consumer personality trait profile to the personality traits ascribed to the available items so as to compile for the consumer a list of ranked businesses which offer the experiences being sought by the consumer and most optimally match to the consumer's personality trait profile. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130108997 | Matching System for Career and Academic Counseling | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130318162 | PERSON-TO-PERSON MATCHING SYSTEM - An improved system for matching individuals seeking personal relationships includes: (a) a plurality of personality categories into which an individual may be categorized, (b) a plurality of psychology-based, personality traits, (c) a plurality of preferences on various subjects that an individual may have, (d) a plurality of images for consideration by an individual, each of the images configured such that an individual who would chose to be associated with an image can be assessed to possess one of the plurality of personality traits and preferences, (e) a user interface for presenting the plurality of images and allowing an individual to identify with which of these the individual elects to be associated, and (f) an algorithm configured to utilize these elected associations to categorize this individual into one of the personality categories and to ascribe to the individual a specific set of preferences in various subject areas. | 11-28-2013 |
Dale Murray, Elkton, MD US
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| 20090095697 | VENTILATED RACK SYSTEM - A ventilated cage and rack system for assembly by a user using simple tools and a method for assembly is provided. A plurality of frames and vertical plenums can be connected to a base, and a retaining assembly can be used to connect a plurality of vertical beams and horizontal support beams. A plurality of canopies is preferably used to connect the plenums and the support beams to shroud cages beneath the canopies. The canopies preferably include removable side walls to adapt to the width of the cage being shrouded. A plenum clean out system preferably provides a relatively simple method of draining a cleaning fluid from a plenum by moving a lever between an open and closed position. A pressure based plenum system is also provided wherein a constant air pressure is maintained in the ventilated rack system and air is provided into a cage at a constant air pressure. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100108622 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY - A locking assembly for securing and retaining a cage to a rack. The locking assembly is supported by a rack and includes a lock member. The lock member includes an obstruction member. The lock member is movable from an unlocked position to a locked position, wherein the default position of the lock member is the locked position. The lock member is designed and constructed such that the insertion of a person's hand into the hand space between the lock member and a cage is sufficient to cause the lock member to pivot into the unlocked position and move the obstruction member so that the cage can be removed from the rack. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100116765 | DOCKING ASSEMBLY - A docking assembly for a ventilated cage and rack system that can facilitate installation and reduce leakage of air is provided. The docking assembly is connectable to air plena of the rack system and includes a cup, and a tubular body having a docking base. The tubular body is constructed and arranged to be slideably displaceable between the cup and the docking base when the tubular body is aligned coaxially with the cup and docking base. A spring may also be provided outside and surrounding the tubular body. The tubular body includes a plurality of displaceable legs. The legs are preferably urged outward in the absence of pressure and may be displaced inward, toward each other, for insertion into a docking aperture of a plenum. Once inserted, the legs return to their normal, non-displaced position to secure the docking assembly to the plenum. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100132623 | Filter top assembly - A filter top assembly for a cage, wherein the assembly includes a bonnet having a perforated top wall to protect filter paper placed above the top wall. The perforations may be small enough to prevent an animal from getting a purchase position and spaced apart sufficiently to prevent the animal from biting the spacing between the perforations. The bonnet may also include one or more elevated ribs to retain the filter paper suspended above the bonnet. | 06-03-2010 |
Francis W. Murray, Columbia, MD US
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| 20130298219 | Secure Layered Iterative Gateway - In methods and a device for mitigating against cyber-attack on a network, a distributed intermediary device is placed into a network between computers or network nodes of the network to mitigate cyber-attacks between the computers or nodes of a network from remote systems. Threats are assessed by utilizing internal information assurance mechanisms of the device to detect such cyber-attacks without requiring external modification of the software and/or hardware of the computers or nodes of the network to be protected. The device prevents attacks at the platform level against the OS and network resources. | 11-07-2013 |
Gary Murray, Bethesda, MD US
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| 20110104727 | ASSAYS FOR DIAGNOSING AND EVALUATING TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR FABRY DISEASE - Provided are in vitro and in vivo methods for determining whether a patient with Fabry disease will respond to treatment with a specific pharmacological chaperone. | 05-05-2011 |
Geoffrey Craig Murray, Bethesda, MD US
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| 20090271228 | CONSTRUCTION OF PREDICTIVE USER PROFILES FOR ADVERTISING - A system that facilitates targeted advertising is described in detail herein. The system includes a receiver component that receives user data that includes historical searching and browsing activity of a user. A profile generator component generates a user profile based at least in part upon a subset of the user data, wherein the user profile includes a plurality of keywords, wherein at least one keyword in the plurality of keywords is assigned a score that is indicative of a probability that an advertisement corresponding to the keyword will be monetized. | 10-29-2009 |
George M. Murray, Ellicott City, MD US
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| 20120164027 | Polymer Based Lanthanide Luminescent Sensors for the Detection of Organophosphorus Compounds - A device for measuring and detecting the organophosphorus compounds, such as a pesticides or a nerve agents is provided. The devices function by selectively binding an organophosphorous compound to a luminescent functionality-imprinted copolymer. The copolymers possess a securely bound luminescent lanthanide ion, such as Eu | 06-28-2012 |
George M. Murray, Columbia, MD US
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| 20080254502 | Method and Apparatus for Detection of Bioaerosols - A method and apparatus for evaluating a bioaerosol sample is provided which includes detecting frequency and/or time resolution factors that allow discriminate between a plurality of signals emitted by the bioaerosol to selectively detect biological materials contained in the bioaerosol sample from materials of non-biological origin and potentially associated with a pathogenic bioaerosol. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080264868 | Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Ion Exchange Resins - A molecularly imprinted polymer ion exchange resin for selectively removing one or more inorganic ions in a liquid medium is disclosed and described. The exchange resin can include a bead having a porous structure and comprising a cross-linked molecularly imprinted polymer having molecular sized cavities adapted to selectively receive and bind a specific inorganic ion in a liquid medium. A process for preparing a molecularly imprinted polymer ion exchange resin can include (a) polymerizing a polmerizable mixture in the presence of an inorganic ion imprinting complex to form a bead, said inorganic ion imprinting complex including a ligand and an inorganic ion; and (b) removing the inorganic ions from the bead to form the molecularly imprinted polymer ion exchange resin, the bead having a porous structure and comprising a cross-linked molecularly imprinted polymer having molecular sized cavities adapted to selectively receive and bind a specific inorganic ion in an liquid medium. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20110049390 | Method and Apparatus for Detection of Bioaerosols - A method and apparatus for evaluating a bioaerosol sample is provided which includes detecting frequency and/or time resolution factors that allow discriminate between a plurality of signals emitted by the bioaerosol to selectively detect biological materials contained in the bioaerosol sample from materials of non-biological origin and potentially associated with a pathogenic bioaerosol. | 03-03-2011 |
Ian Murray, Hunt Valley, MD US
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| 20150039093 | DIFFERENTIAL POROSITY PROSTHETIC SYSTEM - A prosthetic femoral implant for use in a hip joint, as a ball and socket type joint, is disclosed. The implant includes a modular neck having a variety of adjustable positions to adjust the lateral offset and version angle of the femoral implant in relation to the femur. The implant further includes a broad, full collar for providing a compression force increasing the interdigitation between the interface of the bone, implant and cement. The implant also includes a stem having a depression having a roughened porous surface for resisting the increased torsional loads placed on the implant due to the increased lateral offset and version angle. The stem further comprises three distinct zones, each zone having its own roughened surface creating a tripartite differential porosity. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039096 | DIFFERENTIAL POROSITY PROSTHETIC HIP SYSTEM - A prosthetic femoral implant for use in a hip joint, as a ball and socket type joint, is disclosed. The implant includes a modular neck having a variety of adjustable positions to adjust the lateral offset and version angle of the femoral implant in relation to the femur. The implant further includes a broad, full collar for providing a compression force increasing the interdigitation between the interface of the bone, implant and cement. The implant also includes a stem having a depression having a roughened porous surface for resisting the increased torsional loads placed on the implant due to the increased lateral offset and version angle. The stem further comprises three distinct zones, each zone having its own roughened surface creating a tripartite differential porosity. | 02-05-2015 |
Jacolin A. Murray, Germantown, MD US
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| 20120227461 | SIMPLE EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTION SAMPLING DEVICE FOR GC-MS CALIBRATION - A system for providing standard mixtures of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds for simultaneous CC and MS calibration in a calibration vial, wherein calibration mixtures are prepared by diluting calibration analytes in granular PDMS such that most of the analytes are in the PDMS phase and the sample can then be taken from the analytes in the headspace vapor in the calibration vial, wherein a reliable calibration sample can be taken from the calibration vial because the analytes in the PDMS phase and the headspace vapor are in thermodynamic equilibrium, and wherein the method provides solvent-less sampling, long-time stability, ease of use, is quantifiable, and related to temperature. | 09-13-2012 |
Jenny Hong Murray, Gaithersburg, MD US
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| 20110309831 | SIDE CHAIN DEUTERATED AMINO ACIDS AND METHODS OF USE - Protein structural determination using NMR techniques is improved through use of proteins in which one or more amino acids in the peptidic sequence are isotopically enriched in the sidechain with | 12-22-2011 |
Jonathan David Murray, Greenbelt, MD US
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| 20120118419 | AIRCRAFT LOW CLEARANCE FLUID CHECK VALVE - A fluid check valve for use in an aircraft fluid handling system having a confined surrounding structure where a first distance is defined between a fluid duct and the surrounding structure where the design of the fluid check valve is configured to facilitate removal of a first flange and the flow duct by moving the first flange and flow duct a second distance that is less than the first distance. The check valve is offset into the upstream side of a second flange to provide the reduction in the distance that the first flange has to be displaced to remove the first flange and flow duct from the check valve. A first alternate configuration of the fluid check valve utilizes rotational stops attached to the downstream surface of the flow flaps and in a second alternate embodiment configuration, rotational stops extend upstream from the flow flaps and make contact with at least one tower structure to limit the flow flap rotation in the open position. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120125453 | AIRCRAFT FLUID CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH INDEXING - An aircraft check valve assembly where the fluid check valve is indexed in rotational position relative to a first duct flange and to a second opposed duct flange and to a clamping band where the check valve includes an annular check valve flange having at least one index tab extending therefrom. The index tab formed in the check valve annular flange engages a void area formed in an outer annular ridge formed in the first and second duct flanges. A clamping band holds the first duct flange to the check valve flange and to the second duct flange where the clamping band is rotationally indexed to the check valve by index fingers formed on the index tab which and extends to occupy a gap formed in a hinge point of the band clamp. The index finger is oriented relative to the operating direction of the check valve to provide for confirmation of the correct orientation of the check valve for error proofing. | 05-24-2012 |
Patrick Murray, Gibson Island, MD US
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| 20100055506 | Newly Discovered Bacterium in the Family Acetobacteraceae - Provided is an isolated novel Gram-negative bacterium, wherein the bacterium is an aerobic, facultative methylotroph that produces colonies that are yellow pigmented, wherein the bacterium can use methanol as a sole carbon source and can oxidize glucose and ethanol into acid. Also provided are novel purified polypeptides and isolated nucleic acids from the bacterium. Further provided are methods of using the bacterium and the purified polypeptides to degrade organic material and for use in biofuel cells. | 03-04-2010 |
Patrick Murray, Marriottsville, MD US
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| 20090126553 | STRINGED INSTRUMENT WITH COLOR-CODED FRETBOARD AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The present invention relates to the use of multi-colored indicators on a stringed instrument to guide the user in proper finger placement on the fretboard or fingerboard for selected musical notes or chords. The indicators are color-coded to correspond to the user's fingers, and the user may also attach indicators on his or her fingers or hand for further guidance. The indicators display colors corresponding to correct finger placement for chosen notes or chords, and the invention may also allow the indicators to display a series of notes or chords, such as may comprise an entire song. The invention may also include indicators to designate which string(s) should be played. | 05-21-2009 |
Robert J. Murray, Bethesda, MD US
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| 20110219519 | Device for promoting goods and/or services of a particular entity - A device for promoting the goods and/or services of a particular entity. The device is a hat in the form of an item of footwear having an appearance that is distinctive of the particular entity. The footwear may have indicia thereon or a shape that identifies the particular entity. The footwear may have an open bottom so that it can be positioned on the head of a user for promotional purposes. | 09-15-2011 |
Thomas Murray, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20080305387 | CORDLESS POWER TOOL SYSTEM - A battery pack with a housing, at least one battery cell contained within the housing, a first terminal and a second terminal. The housing includes a substantially ovoidal surface which is substantially symmetric about a first axis of symmetry and a second axis of symmetry which is transverse to the first axis. The surface has first and second substantially linear terminal openings. The first opening extends substantially parallel to and is non-coincident with the first axis, while the second opening extends substantially parallel to the second axis. The first and second terminals are disposed within the housing adjacent to the surface. The first terminal is accessible through first opening and the second terminal is accessible through the second opening. A device for using the battery pack is also provided. | 12-11-2008 |
Thomas W. Murray, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20130140049 | POWER TOOL HAVING ROTARY INPUT CONTROL - An improved method is provided for operating a power tool. The method includes: monitoring rotational motion of the power tool about an axis using a rotational motion sensor disposed in the power tool; determining a direction of the rotational motion about the axis; and driving the output member in a direction defined by the detected rotational motion of the tool, where the output member is driven by a motor residing in the power tool. Thus, the output member is drive clockwise when the rotational motion of the tool is clockwise about the axis and the output member is drive counter-clockwise when the rotational motion of the tool is counter-clockwise about the axis. | 06-06-2013 |