Patents by Inventor Brice HELM

Brice HELM 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).

  • Cordless railroad spike puller
    Patent number: 12522983
    Abstract: A control circuit can be operably coupled to the drive motor, a manually actuatable trigger switch. A pull rod position sensor can be coupled to the control circuit. The pull rod position sensor can be operable to provide at least one of an extended position signal to the control circuit in response to the non-rotating pull rod and the spike puller jaws being in the extended position, and a retracted position signal to the control circuit in response to the non-rotating pull rod and the spike puller jaws being in the retracted position. A pair of operating handles can each have an operating manual gripping portion for ergonomically operating the spike puller in an upright operating orientation. A pair of carrying handles can each include a carrying manual gripping portion oriented for ergonomically carrying the spike puller in a side-laying carrying orientation that borders an opening through the plastic housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Epiroc Industrial Tools and Attachment LLC
    Inventors: Jeffery Weatherill, Balakumaran Gopalarethinam, Brice Helm
  • Cordless Railroad Spike Puller
    Publication number: 20220282431
    Abstract: A control circuit can be operably coupled to the drive motor, a manually actuatable trigger switch. A pull rod position sensor can be coupled to the control circuit. The pull rod position sensor can be operable to provide at least one of an extended position signal to the control circuit in response to the non-rotating pull rod and the spike puller jaws being in the extended position, and a retracted position signal to the control circuit in response to the non-rotating pull rod and the spike puller jaws being in the retracted position. A pair of operating handles can each have an operating manual gripping portion for ergonomically operating the spike puller in an upright operating orientation. A pair of carrying handles can each include a carrying manual gripping portion oriented for ergonomically carrying the spike puller in a side-laying carrying orientation that borders an opening through the plastic housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery WEATHERILL, Balakumaran GOPALARETHINAM, Brice HELM