Patents by Inventor Charles Swartz

Charles Swartz 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).

  • Storage devices for portable compressors
    Patent number: 7506661
    Abstract: Apparatus for storing a hose or tools on a portable compressor. One embodiment of a hose storage device includes a support bar, a securing plate, and a locking bar. Another embodiment of a hose storage device includes a bracket, a hose reel, and a roller plate having a hose opening and at least one roller. One embodiment of a tool storage device includes a support structure having a top surface, a side surface, and a bottom surface. The tool storage device also includes a foam layer positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Doosan International USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Corrigan, Theodore Flatt, William Roger Hutchinson, William Keaton, David Franklin Rowe, Jr., David B. Stahlman, Charles Swartz
  • Running gear with integral engine supports
    Patent number: 7318608
    Abstract: A running gear support assembly for supporting a portable machine. The running gear support assembly includes a pair of wheel hubs, an axle beam supported between the pair of wheel hubs, and at least one support bracket. The support bracket is coupled to the axle beam and configured to support the portable machine. Substantially the entire weight of the portable machine is supported by the axle beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Charles Swartz, David Franklin Rowe, Jr.
  • Storage devices for portable compressors
    Publication number: 20070176038
    Abstract: Apparatus for storing a hose or tools on a portable compressor. One embodiment of a hose storage device includes a support bar, a securing plate, and a locking bar. Another embodiment of a hose storage device includes a bracket, a hose reel, and a roller plate having a hose opening and at least one roller. One embodiment of a tool storage device includes a support structure having a top surface, a side surface, and a bottom surface. The tool storage device also includes a foam layer positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
    Inventors: Christian Corrigan, Theodore Flatt, William Hutchinson, William Keaton, David Rowe, David Stahlman, Charles Swartz
  • Sound-attenuating enclosure with integral cooling ducts
    Publication number: 20060144637
    Abstract: A sound-attenuating enclosure for a portable machine. The enclosure includes an inner shell, an outer shell, and a duct. The inner shell includes an inner air inlet opening, and the outer shell includes an outer air inlet opening. The duct connects the outer air inlet opening and the inner air inlet opening, while preventing a line-of-sight between the outer air inlet opening and the inner air inlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Charles Swartz, William Hutchinson, David Rowe, Randy Rhoades
  • Running gear with integral engine supports
    Publication number: 20060145439
    Abstract: A running gear support assembly for supporting a portable machine. The running gear support assembly includes a pair of wheel hubs, an axle beam supported between the pair of wheel hubs, and at least one support bracket. The support bracket is coupled to the axle beam and configured to support the portable machine. Substantially the entire weight of the portable machine is supported by the axle beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Charles Swartz, David Rowe