Patents by Inventor Cole Conrad

Cole Conrad 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: 20150008879
    Abstract: A battery charger includes a housing and a plurality of charging ports coupled to the housing. Each charging port is configured to connect a battery pack to the battery charger. The battery charger also includes a charging circuit positioned within the housing and electrically coupled to the plurality of charging ports. The charging circuit is operable to charge the battery packs connected to the plurality of charging ports in series. The battery charger further includes a skip switch coupled to the charging circuit. The skip switch is operable to skip a battery pack currently being charged and advance to another battery pack connected to the battery charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Scott Schneider, James S. Hull, Jay Rosenbecker, Cole A. Conrad
  • Publication number: 20140119575
    Abstract: Systems and methods including a wireless device in communication with, controlling, and providing streaming media to a worksite audio device. The worksite audio device, such as a radio, includes a rugged structure enabling its use on construction sites. The worksite audio device is powerable via a power tool battery pack or AC source, and includes a charger circuit to charge an inserted power tool battery using power from the AC source. The worksite audio device is in communication with an external wireless device, such as a smart phone. The worksite audio device outputs to the smart phone battery status information, such as temperature and state of charge, as well as other information about the audio device. The smart phone displays the status information received from the audio device. Additionally, a user may control the audio device via a graphical user interface of the smart phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Cole A. Conrad, Jason R. Crowe, Wade F. Burch
  • Publication number: 20140013789
    Abstract: A cooler includes a bottom portion and a top portion. The bottom portion includes a body defining an insulated first compartment. The top portion includes a bottom cover and a top cover. The bottom cover is operable to enclose the first compartment and includes a bottom cover body defining a second compartment. The bottom cover body includes a speaker, a power input, and an auxiliary input, and a top cover operable to enclose the second compartment. The top cover is operable to enclose the second compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Cole A. Conrad, Kyle Harvey, Timothy Janda, Paul Rossetto