Patents by Inventor Aida Smith

Aida Smith 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).

  • Staging system for battery on a portable tool
    Patent number: 9190644
    Abstract: A portable battery-operated tool has a frame on which there are a working component, a drive, and a battery assembly. The battery assembly consists of a battery with at least a first electrical connector and housing with at least a second electrical connector. The battery is movable guidingly between first and second positions. With the battery in the first position the at least first electrical connector is electrically engaged with the at least second electrical connector. With the battery in the second position the at least first electrical connector is electrically disengaged from the at least second electrical connector so that the battery is not powering the drive to allow the drive to be operated. The battery assembly further has a locking assembly through which the battery is selectively releasably fixed in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Echo, Inc.
    Inventors: Aida Smith, Stephen J. Towner, Ryan Garrett, John Powers, Brent Peterson
  • Staging system for battery on a portable tool
    Publication number: 20130164587
    Abstract: A portable battery-operated tool having a frame on which there are a working component, a drive, and a battery assembly. The battery assembly consists of a battery with at least a first electrical connector and housing with at least a second electrical connector. The battery is movable guidingly between first and second positions. With the battery in the first position the at least first electrical connector is electrically engaged with the at least second electrical connector. With the battery in the second position the at least first electrical connector is electrically disengaged from the at least second electrical connector so that the battery is not powering the drive to allow the drive to be operated. The battery assembly further has a locking assembly through which the battery is selectively releasably fixed in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Aida Smith, Stephen J. Towner, Ryan Garrett, John Powers, Brent Peterson
  • Housing for charging station for a wheeled battery-powered device
    Patent number: D953974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: ECHO INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Aida Smith