Patents by Inventor Ernest W. Spangler, III

Ernest W. Spangler, III has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Coupling for split-boom power tool
    Patent number: 6997633
    Abstract: A power tool coupling system for coupling two boom members of a split-boom power tool. The coupling system includes a first section and a second section. The first section is adapted to be fixedly attached to an end of a first one of the boom members. The first section includes an aperture for receiving a locating member on a second one of the boom members. The second section is movably connected to the first section. The second section is adapted to depress the locating member, while the locating member is located in the aperture of the first section, when the second section is moved from a first to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Homelite Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Thomas, Ernest W. Spangler, III, Kenneth M. Brazell, Taku Ohi, Elton L. Watson, Ronald C. McCurry
  • String trimmer power head and shaft
    Patent number: D482942
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Homelite Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Ohi, Kenneth M. Brazell, Benjamin J. Thomas, Jay A. Goddard, Ernest W. Spangler, III
  • Raised surface for a power tool clamping knob
    Patent number: D484386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Homelite Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Thomas, Ernest W. Spangler, III, Kenneth M. Brazell, Taku Ohi