Patents by Inventor Benjamin D. Gall
Benjamin D. Gall 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).
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Publication number: 20250314372Abstract: A light assembly includes a base having an attachment portion and having a battery receptacle extending outwardly from the attachment portion and configured to removably receive a battery. The attachment portion includes a flat surface configured to be positioned adjacent a ferromagnetic support surface and a magnetic coupling member adjacent the flat surface to magnetically attract the base to the ferromagnetic support surface. The light assembly includes an arm movably coupled to the attachment portion of the base. The light assembly includes a light head movably coupled to the arm such that a position of the light head relative to the base is adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2025Publication date: October 9, 2025Inventors: Jason Isaacs, Benjamin D. Gall, Timothy J. Campbell, Duane W. Wenzel
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Publication number: 20250251115Abstract: A portable neck light includes a neck band having an arm extending to a distal end, the distal end defining a rotation axis. A light head is coupled to the distal end of the arm. A shaft is coupled to the light head and the neck band to allow rotation of the light head relative to the neck band about the rotation axis within a rotation plane. The light head is supported for continuous movement within an angular range of motion about the rotation axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2025Publication date: August 7, 2025Inventors: Alexis R. Taylor, Benjamin D. Gall, Dalton F. Hansen, Sullivan Dee
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Patent number: 12338979Abstract: A light assembly configured to be removably coupled to a ferromagnetic support surface includes a base with a magnetic coupling member, a battery coupled to the base, an arm pivotally coupled to the base, and a light head pivotally coupled to the arm such that a position of the light head relative to the base is adjustable. The light head includes a light-emitting element powered by the battery. The magnetic coupling member is configured to support the light assembly by magnetic attraction to the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jason Isaacs, Benjamin D. Gall, Timothy J. Campbell, Duane W. Wenzel
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Patent number: 12313246Abstract: A portable neck light includes a neck band having an arm extending to a distal end, the distal end defining a rotation axis. A light head is coupled to the distal end of the arm. A shaft is coupled to the light head and the neck band to allow rotation of the light head relative to the neck band about the rotation axis within a rotation plane. The light head is supported for continuous movement within an angular range of motion about the rotation axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2024Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Alexis R. Taylor, Benjamin D. Gall, Dalton F. Hansen, Sullivan Dee
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Publication number: 20240337370Abstract: A portable neck light includes a neck band having an arm extending to a distal end, the distal end defining a rotation axis. A light head is coupled to the distal end of the arm. A shaft is coupled to the light head and the neck band to allow rotation of the light head relative to the neck band about the rotation axis within a rotation plane. The light head is supported for continuous movement within an angular range of motion about the rotation axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Inventors: Alexis R. Richardson, Benjamin D. Gall, Dalton F. Hansen, Sullivan Dee
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Patent number: 12038158Abstract: A headlamp includes a strap, a bracket coupled to the strap, and a first lighting assembly pivotally coupled to the bracket and including a first light housing enclosing a first LED, a battery housing enclosing a battery configured to power the first LED, and a first actuator operable to toggle the first lighting assembly between a first plurality of operating modes. The headlamp also includes a second lighting assembly coupled to the strap and having a plurality of second LEDs and a second actuator operable to toggle the second lighting assembly between a second plurality of operating modes such that the lighting assemblies are operable independently. A wire extends between the lighting assemblies to provide power from the battery to the plurality of second LEDs. The second lighting assembly extends along more than 50% of a circumference of the strap and follows a curvature of the strap.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Benjamin D. Gall, Sara M. Manulik, Alan Amundson
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Patent number: 11964378Abstract: A job box includes a base defining a storage area, a lid coupled to the base and moveable between an open position, in which the storage area is accessible, and a closed position, in which the storage area in not accessible, and a charging station supported by the base. The station includes a first charging port configured to charge a battery pack of a first type, a second charging port configured to charge a battery pack of a second type, a light, and a first power outlet. The charging station is moveable relative to the job box to a plurality of different positions.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Sara Burch, David Proeber, Benjamin D. Gall, David A. Selby, Jeremy R. Ebner, Ryan B. Jipp, Mark W. Cors, Samuel Sheeks, Jonathan Lowry, Scott T. Moeller, Whitney Montondo
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Patent number: 11831035Abstract: A battery pack and a method for connecting a battery pack to an electronic device to power to the electronic device (e.g., a headlamp, a flashlight, a flood light, a drill, a driver, etc.). The battery pack includes a generally cylindrical housing defined by an arcuate sidewall extending between a first end surface and a second end surface and defining an interior cavity configured to support at least one battery cell (e.g., a lithium-ion battery cell). The battery pack includes a first insertion alignment member engageable with a first battery alignment member of the electronic device in order to facilitate insertion into a receiving portion of the electronic device in a first direction and a second insertion alignment member engageable with a second battery alignment member of another electronic device in order to facilitate insertion into a receiving portion of the other electronic device in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Steven T. Sommerfeld, Benjamin D. Gall, Hui Shu Beldon Liu
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Publication number: 20230313978Abstract: A light assembly configured to be removably coupled to a ferromagnetic support surface includes a base with a magnetic coupling member, a battery coupled to the base, an arm pivotally coupled to the base, and a light head pivotally coupled to the arm such that a position of the light head relative to the base is adjustable. The light head includes a light-emitting element powered by the battery. The magnetic coupling member is configured to support the light assembly by magnetic attraction to the support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Jason Isaacs, Benjamin D. Gall, Timothy J. Campbell, Duane W. Wenzel
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Publication number: 20230250942Abstract: A headlamp includes a strap, a bracket coupled to the strap, and a first lighting assembly pivotally coupled to the bracket and including a first light housing enclosing a first LED, a battery housing enclosing a battery configured to power the first LED, and a first actuator operable to toggle the first lighting assembly between a first plurality of operating modes. The headlamp also includes a second lighting assembly coupled to the strap and having a plurality of second LEDs and a second actuator operable to toggle the second lighting assembly between a second plurality of operating modes such that the lighting assemblies are operable independently. A wire extends between the lighting assemblies to provide power from the battery to the plurality of second LEDs. The second lighting assembly extends along more than 50% of a circumference of the strap and follows a curvature of the strap.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Benjamin D. Gall, Sara M. Manulik, Alan Amundson
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Patent number: 11655969Abstract: A headlamp includes a strap, a bracket coupled to the strap, and a first lighting assembly pivotally coupled to the bracket and including a first light housing enclosing a first LED, a battery housing enclosing a battery configured to power the first LED, and a first actuator operable to toggle the first lighting assembly between a first plurality of operating modes. The headlamp also includes a second lighting assembly coupled to the strap and having a plurality of second LEDs and a second actuator operable to toggle the second lighting assembly between a second plurality of operating modes such that the lighting assemblies are operable independently. A wire extends between the lighting assemblies to provide power from the battery to the plurality of second LEDs. The second lighting assembly extends along more than 50% of a circumference of the strap and follows a curvature of the strap.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Benjamin D. Gall, Sara M. Manulik, Alan Amundson
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Patent number: 11493177Abstract: A light assembly includes a base, and a first light source supported by the base. The first light source includes a first light emitting diode configured to emit light in a first direction from the base. The light assembly additionally includes a second light source supported by the base, the second light source including a plurality of second light emitting diodes configured to emit light in a second direction from the base. The second light source is obliquely oriented relative to the base. The light assembly additionally includes a diffuser supported by the base, the diffuser extending upwardly from the base to enclose the first light source. The diffuser diffuses light emitted from the first light source to the surrounding area in an upward and outward direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Emily C. Doberstein, Josh Adams, Alan Amundson, Benjamin D. Gall
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Publication number: 20220263173Abstract: A battery pack and a method for connecting a battery pack to an electronic device to power to the electronic device (e.g., a headlamp, a flashlight, a flood light, a drill, a driver, etc.). The battery pack includes a generally cylindrical housing defined by an arcuate sidewall extending between a first end surface and a second end surface and defining an interior cavity configured to support at least one battery cell (e.g., a lithium-ion battery cell). The battery pack includes a first insertion alignment member engageable with a first battery alignment member of the electronic device in order to facilitate insertion into a receiving portion of the electronic device in a first direction and a second insertion alignment member engageable with a second battery alignment member of another electronic device in order to facilitate insertion into a receiving portion of the other electronic device in a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Steven T. SOMMERFELD, Benjamin D. GALL, Hui Shu Beldon LIU
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Patent number: D993477Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Roque M. Corpuz, Jr., Benjamin D. Gall, Christina Prestidge-Kadrlik
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Patent number: D1007750Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jason Isaacs, Benjamin D. Gall, Timothy J. Campbell, Duane W. Wenzel
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Patent number: D1010203Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Benjamin D. Gall, Jason D. Thurner
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Patent number: D1011573Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Benjamin D. Gall, Matthew D. Strommen, Kevin R. Kirk
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Patent number: D1032500Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Benjamin D. Gall, JianHui He, YuanLi Fang, Thompson K. C. Cheung, XiaoYing Tao
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Patent number: D1083206Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jason Isaacs, Benjamin D. Gall, Timothy J. Campbell, Duane W. Wenzel
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Patent number: D1120420Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Roque M. Corpuz, Jr., Benjamin D. Gall, Christina Prestidge-Kadrlik