Patents by Inventor Benjamin Edwin Vierck
Benjamin Edwin Vierck 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: 20240341455Abstract: A fluid dispensing bag is provided. The fluid dispensing bag can be worn by a user. The fluid dispensing bag can include one or more storage compartments for storing beverage containers and snacks. A first storage compartment can be accessible from a top end of the fluid dispensing bag and can be separated from a second storage compartment via an insulation panel. The second storage compartment can be accessible via a back panel that contacts a back of the user and can store a fluid reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Edwin VIERCK, Jenna KIM, Patrick K. SHIELDS, Thomas PIPER
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Patent number: 8667648Abstract: A ball handle assembly for a handheld tool is provided. The handheld tool includes a powered mechanism, an actuating mechanism for actuating the powered mechanism, and an elongated boom extending between the powered mechanism and the actuating mechanism. A ball handle assembly is adjustably attached to the boom to allow a user to adjust the ball handle assembly relative to the boom to provide a comfortable and ergonomic orientation regardless of the handedness of the operator. The ball handle assembly is translatable along the length of the boom, and the ball handle assembly provides for three degrees of rotation relative to the boom.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: MTD Products IncInventor: Benjamin Edwin Vierck
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Patent number: 8539637Abstract: A power tool includes a power tool housing at least partially encompassing an internal combustion engine and a harness on which the power tool housing is mounted. The harness has a pair of shoulder straps, a waist strap, and a panel connecting the shoulder straps and waist strap. The power tool housing is mounted on a frame having at least one arcuate tool-supporting member with an upper end proximate the shoulder straps and a lower end proximate the waist strap. The tool-supporting member is shaped along its vertical length such that a middle portion of the member arcs away from the panel such that there is an air-circulation space between the power tool housing and the panel. In one embodiment, the power tool is a blower and the housing has an air intake port facing the air-circulation space.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: MTD Products IncInventors: Mark Hunter Basenberg, Jr., Benjamin Edwin Vierck
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Publication number: 20130047802Abstract: A ball handle assembly for a handheld tool is provided. The handheld tool includes a powered mechanism, an actuating mechanism for actuating the powered mechanism, and an elongated boom extending between the powered mechanism and the actuating mechanism. A ball handle assembly is adjustably attached to the boom to allow a user to adjust the ball handle assembly relative to the boom to provide a comfortable and ergonomic orientation regardless of the handedness of the operator. The ball handle assembly is translatable along the length of the boom, and the ball handle assembly provides for three degrees of rotation relative to the boom.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: MTD PRODUCTS INC.Inventor: Benjamin Edwin Vierck
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Publication number: 20110289718Abstract: A power tool includes a power tool housing at least partially encompassing an internal combustion engine and a harness on which the power tool housing is mounted. The harness has a pair of shoulder straps, a waist strap, and a panel connecting the shoulder straps and waist strap. The power tool housing is mounted on a frame having at least one arcuate tool-supporting member with an upper end proximate the shoulder straps and a lower end proximate the waist strap. The tool-supporting member is shaped along its vertical length such that a middle portion of the member arcs away from the panel such that there is an air-circulation space between the power tool housing and the panel. In one embodiment, the power tool is a blower and the housing has an air intake port facing the air-circulation space.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: MTD PRODUCTS INCInventors: Mark Hunter Basenberg, JR., Benjamin Edwin Vierck
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Patent number: 8032980Abstract: A power tool (10) includes a power tool housing (18) at least partially-encompassing an internal combustion engine (14) and a harness (12) on which the power tool housing is mounted. The harness has a pair of shoulder straps (16), a waist strap (24), and a panel (44) connecting the shoulder' straps and waist strap. The power tool housing is mounted on a frame (30) having at least one arcuate tool-supporting member with an upper end proximate the shoulder straps and a lower end proximate the waist strap. The tool-supporting member is shaped along its vertical length such that a middle portion of the member arcs away from the panel such that there is an air-circulation space (S) between the power tool housing and the panel. In one embodiment, the power tool is a blower and the housing has an air intake port (46) facing the air-circulation space.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2008Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: MTD Products IncInventors: Mark Hunter Basenberg, Jr., Benjamin Edwin Vierck
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Publication number: 20100252594Abstract: A power tool (10) includes a power tool housing (18) at least partially-encompassing an internal combustion engine (14) and a harness (12) on which the power tool housing is mounted. The harness has a pair of shoulder straps (16), a waist strap (24), and a panel (44) connecting the shoulder' straps and waist strap. The power tool housing is mounted on a frame (30) having at least one arcuate tool-supporting member with an upper end proximate the shoulder straps and a lower end proximate the waist strap. The tool-supporting member is shaped along its vertical length such that a middle portion of the member arcs away from the panel such that there is an air-circulation space (S) between the power tool housing and the panel. In one embodiment, the power tool is a blower and the housing has an air intake port (46) facing the air-circulation space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: MTD Products IncInventors: Mark Hunter Basenberg, JR., Benjamin Edwin Vierck
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Patent number: D597708Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2007Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: MTD Products IncInventors: Mark Hunter Basenberg, Jr., Benjamin Edwin Vierck
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Patent number: D669326Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: MTD Products, Inc.Inventor: Benjamin Edwin Vierck
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Patent number: D1084738Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: CAMELBAK PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Benjamin Edwin Vierck, Thomas R. Luhrs, Thomas Piper
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Patent number: D1084785Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: CAMELBAK PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Benjamin Edwin Vierck, Thomas R. Luhrs, Thomas Piper
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Patent number: D1108214Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2024Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: CAMELBAK PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Benjamin Edwin Vierck, Dean Clewis