Patents by Inventor Caleb N. HILLE

Caleb N. HILLE 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).

  • Publication number: 20230051663
    Abstract: A walk-behind lawnmower includes a housing including a metal chassis, a handle coupled to the housing by support beams, a battery pack interface configured to receive a battery pack, a motor housed within the housing, a plurality of wheels attached to the housing, one or more cutting blades configured to be driven by the motor, and a skirt coupled to the metal chassis of the housing. The skirt is configured to provide a conductive path to discharge an electrostatic charge accumulated on the metal chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Maxwell A. Casper, Shane McCue, Daniel R. Ertl, Caleb N. Hille, Adam A. Ostrowski, Benjamin F. Shaske, Tyler L. Graham, Christopher S. Bullington
  • Publication number: 20230049667
    Abstract: A battery powered lawnmower having a blade motor coupled to at least one blade, a user input device configured to receive a blade motor control signal and a bail control bar. The bail control bar is coupled to a position sensor configured to determine a position of the bail control bar. The battery powered lawnmower further includes a controller coupled to the position sensor and configured to control an operation of the blade motor. The controller is configured to receive a blade motor control command and determine a position of the bail control bar based on data provided by the position sensor. The controller is further configured to, in response to determining that the bail control bar is in a closed position, control the blade motor based on the received blade motor control command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel R. Ertl, Caleb N. Hille, Tyler L. Graham, Christopher S. Bullington
  • Publication number: 20220254587
    Abstract: A lawnmower comprising a housing, one or more cutting blades, and a motor configured to rotate the one or more cutting blades. The lawnmower includes a handle including a switch assembly. The switch assembly includes a contactless switch pivotable about an axis point and a magnet located at the axis point. One or more paddles extend from the handle. The rotation of the one or more paddles causes the contactless switch to pivot about the axis point. The lawnmower includes a sensor configured to sense a variation of a magnetic field of the magnet, and a controller coupled to the motor and the sensor. The controller is configured to receive, from the sensor, a value associated with the variation of the magnetic field of the magnet, and control the motor based on the value of the variation of the magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Shane MCCUE, Adam A. OSTROWSKI, Maxwell L. MERGET, Jacob P. SCHNEIDER, Tyler L. GRAHAM, Caleb N. HILLE, GuoPeng Chen, XiaoBing GUO, Manyi ZHOU, Zhiyong ZHOU, Haineng YE