Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Kucera

Jeffrey Kucera 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).

  • Patent number: 10939614
    Abstract: A trimmer head for use with a handheld lawn maintenance tool is shaped in a hub-and-spoke manner, wherein the trimmer head includes a housing formed of a hub, a circular rim, and a plurality of spokes extending therebetween. A spool is positioned within the hub, and a pair of pieces of trimmer line are inserted into opposing sides of the circular rim through the spokes for winding onto the spool. The trimmer line extends outwardly from the housing at a location spaced away from the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: MTD PRODUCTS INC
    Inventors: Cory Bringhurst, Jeffrey Kucera
  • Publication number: 20190133036
    Abstract: A walk-behind mower includes a deck. The deck includes a rear portion, a power source attached to the deck, a plurality of wheels attached to the deck, a handle attached to the rear portion of the deck. Structure is included to enable a distal end of the handle to be selectively located in a plurality of positions. The handle extends upward and rearward from the rear portion of the deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffery Legan, Timothy Dilgard, Jeffrey Kucera
  • Publication number: 20190133033
    Abstract: A trimmer head for use with a handheld lawn maintenance tool is shaped in a hub-and-spoke manner, wherein the trimmer head includes a housing formed of a hub, a circular rim, and a plurality of spokes extending therebetween. A spool is positioned within the hub, and a pair of pieces of trimmer line are inserted into opposing sides of the circular rim through the spokes for winding onto the spool. The trimmer line extends outwardly from the housing at a location spaced away from the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Cory Bringhurst, Jeffrey Kucera
  • Publication number: 20190110396
    Abstract: A handheld tool includes a power assembly rotatably connected to a control assembly that is, in turn, rotatably connected to one end of a boom that has a tool assembly operatively attached to an opposing end thereof. The power assembly includes a power source, wherein the power source provides power to the tool assembly by way of the boom. The control assembly includes an actuating mechanism for selectively controlling the operation of the tool assembly. The tool assembly is both movable and operable by a single-handed operation. The tool assembly is ambidextrously controllable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Cory Bringhurst, Jeffrey Kucera