Patents by Inventor David Proeber

David Proeber 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: 20230072494
    Abstract: A utility light mountable to a workpiece including a main body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a length extending between the first end and the second end. A light assembly is coupled to the main body and has a light housing and a light source disposed within the light housing. The light housing is pivotable and rotatable relative to the main body. The utility light further includes a battery support portion configured to selectively receive a battery. The battery support portion disposed at the first end of the main body. A handle assembly is coupled to the second end of the main body. The handle assembly has a first member configured to be grasped for carrying and maneuvering the utility light and a second member that is moveable relative to the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Jason D. Thurner, David Proeber, Justin D. Dorman
  • Publication number: 20220412544
    Abstract: A light includes a housing with a top face, a bottom face, a first side face, a second side face, and a surface arranged adjacent to the bottom face. The light also includes a head pivotally coupled to the housing, with a diffuser and a plurality of LEDs configured to emit light through the diffuser. The light also includes a power source configured to provide power to the plurality of LEDs. The top face, the bottom face, the first side face, the second side face, and the surface are each configured to support the light, and the surface is oriented at an oblique angle with respect to the bottom face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Justin D. Dorman, Jonathan M. Mantes, David Proeber, Jason D. Thurner
  • Patent number: 11536444
    Abstract: A light including a housing having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a central axis. The lower portion defines a battery port. The upper portion acts as a lens. The light further includes a heat sink extending upward from the lower portion of the housing and including a body defining a central aperture. A plurality of light support surfaces are arranged around a perimeter of the body and a top support member is coupled to and oriented perpendicularly relative to the plurality of light support surfaces. The light further includes a first plurality of LEDs coupled to the plurality of light support surfaces and a second plurality of LEDs supported on the top support member. The light further includes a first battery pack and a second battery pack, both of which are electrically connected to the first and second pluralities of LEDs when received in the battery port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, David Proeber, Jason Isaacs, Joshua Schermerhorn, Brian Cornell
  • Publication number: 20220404002
    Abstract: A site light including a body, the body including a base, and a handle assembly spaced a distance from the base to at least partially define a housing volume therebetween. The site light also including an arm, the arm having a first end fixedly coupled to the body and a second end opposite the first end to define an arm length therebetween, where the second end of the arm is movable relative to the body to adjust the arm length, and the site light including a light assembly coupled to and movable together with the second end of the arm relative to the body, and where the light assembly is adjustable between a stowed position in which at least a portion of the light assembly is positioned within the housing volume, and a second position, in which the light assembly is positioned outside the housing volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: David Proeber, Ross McIntyre, Jason D. Thurner, Michael A. Verhagen, Gareth Mueckl, Brian Cornell, Dalton F. Hansen, Anthony R. Sleck, John S. Scott, Scott T. Moeller
  • Patent number: 11525562
    Abstract: A utility light mountable to a workpiece including a main body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a length extending between the first end and the second end. A light assembly is coupled to the main body and has a light housing and a light source disposed within the light housing. The light housing is pivotable and rotatable relative to the main body. The utility light further includes a battery support portion configured to selectively receive a battery. The battery support portion disposed at the first end of the main body. A handle assembly is coupled to the second end of the main body. The handle assembly has a first member configured to be grasped for carrying and maneuvering the utility light and a second member that is moveable relative to the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Jason D. Thurner, David Proeber, Justin D. Dorman
  • Patent number: 11512820
    Abstract: A stand light includes a body having a main center shaft and a sleeve movably supported on the main center shaft. The stand light additionally includes a head assembly supported by the main body and including a light source, and a plurality of legs pivotally coupled to the body. The plurality of legs is movable with the sleeve from a collapsed position to an extended position, in which distal ends of the plurality of legs are moved away from the body. A first leg of the plurality of legs includes a first handle portion and a second leg of the plurality of legs includes a second handle portion. When the plurality of legs is in the collapsed position, the first handle portion and the second handle portion are positioned adjacent to each other to form a handle configured to be grasped by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Josh Adams, Emily C. Doberstein, Ross McIntyre, David Proeber, Duane W. Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20220349560
    Abstract: A utility light mountable to a workpiece including a main body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a length extending between the first end and the second end. A light assembly is coupled to the main body and has a light housing and a light source disposed within the light housing. The light housing is pivotable and rotatable relative to the main body. The utility light further includes a battery support portion configured to selectively receive a battery. The battery support portion disposed at the first end of the main body. A handle assembly is coupled to the second end of the main body. The handle assembly has a first member configured to be grasped for carrying and maneuvering the utility light and a second member that is moveable relative to the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Jason D. Thurner, David Proeber, Justin D. Dorman
  • Publication number: 20220325882
    Abstract: A light including a housing having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a central axis. The lower portion defines a battery port. The upper portion acts as a lens. The light further includes a heat sink extending upward from the lower portion of the housing and including a body defining a central aperture. A plurality of light support surfaces are arranged around a perimeter of the body and a top support member is coupled to and oriented perpendicularly relative to the plurality of light support surfaces. The light further includes a first plurality of LEDs coupled to the plurality of light support surfaces and a second plurality of LEDs supported on the top support member. The light further includes a first battery pack and a second battery pack, both of which are electrically connected to the first and second pluralities of LEDs when received in the battery port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, David Proeber, Jason Isaacs, Joshua Schermerhorn, Brian Cornell
  • Patent number: 11448383
    Abstract: A battery-powered utility light mountable to a workpiece comprising a main body and a plurality of lights coupled to the main body. Each of the plurality of lights are independently movable relative to the main body. The utility light further includes a first mode actuator that is configured to cycle one of the plurality of lights through a plurality of lighting modes and a second mode actuator that is configured to cycle a different one of the plurality of lights through a plurality of lighting modes separately from the other plurality of lights. The utility light further includes a hooking element that is moveably coupled to the main body between an open position, in which the workpiece is permitted to be received in an opening, and a closed position, in which the workpiece is inhibited from being removed from the opening. The opening is disposed between the main body and the hooking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Jason D. Thurner, David Proeber, Justin D. Dorman
  • Patent number: 11435065
    Abstract: A light includes a housing with a front face, a first face oriented at a first oblique angle with respect to the front face, and a second face oriented at a second oblique angle with respect to the front face. The light also includes a light source with a plurality of LEDs arranged to emit light from the front face, and a power source configured to provide power to the light source. The second oblique angle is different than the first oblique angle. The first face and the second face each define a surface configured to support the light. The first face includes two legs spaced from one another, and the second face includes two legs spaced from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin D. Dorman, Jonathan M. Mantes, David Proeber, Jason D. Thurner
  • Patent number: 11415310
    Abstract: A light includes a housing having a lens, a bottom cover, and a middle cover positioned between the lens and the bottom cover. The lens, the bottom cover, and the middle cover cooperate to form a water-tight space. The light additionally includes a chimney having a hollow tube extending from a bottom of the housing to a top of the housing, a heat sink coupled to the chimney and positioned within the lens, and one or more LEDs coupled to the heat sink to emit light through the lens. The light also includes a circuit board positioned within the water-tight space and coupled to the one or more LEDs to control operation of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, David Proeber, Jason Isaacs, Joshua Schermerhorn, Brian Cornell
  • Patent number: 11408605
    Abstract: A light including a housing having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a central axis. The lower portion defines a battery port. The upper portion acts as a lens. The light further includes a heat sink extending upward from the lower portion of the housing and including a body defining a central aperture. A plurality of light support surfaces are arranged around a perimeter of the body and a top support member is coupled to and oriented perpendicularly relative to the plurality of light support surfaces. The light further includes a first plurality of LEDs coupled to the plurality of light support surfaces and a second plurality of LEDs supported on the top support member. The light further includes a first battery pack and a second battery pack, both of which are electrically connected to the first and second pluralities of LEDs when received in the battery port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, David Proeber, Jason Isaacs, Joshua Schermerhorn, Brian Cornell
  • Publication number: 20220234495
    Abstract: A light assembly for attachment to a surface. The light assembly includes a base configured to be coupled to the surface and a light head coupled to the base and including a light source. The light head is movable relative to the base from a predetermined position. The light assembly further includes a motor coupled to the base and the light head to move the light head relative to the base and a remote configured to control movement of the light head with respect to the base. The remote including an actuator operable to return the light head to the predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Schermerhorn, David Proeber, Josh Adams, Duane W. Wenzel
  • Patent number: 11365872
    Abstract: A utility light including a main body, a first light assembly coupled to the main body having a first light source disposed within a first light housing, and a second light assembly coupled to the main body having a second light source disposed within a second light housing. The first light housing and second light housing are both pivotable and rotatable relative to the main body. The utility light further includes a handle disposed above the first light assembly and the second light assembly. The handle includes a lower surface and an upper surface that collectively define a gripping portion. The utility light further includes a rechargeable battery supported by the main body and a power actuator disposed on the upper surface of the handle and capable of sending a signal to a processor to supply power to the first light assembly and the second light assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Jason D. Thurner, David Proeber, Justin D. Dorman
  • Publication number: 20220186916
    Abstract: A utility light including a main body, a first light assembly coupled to the main body having a first light source disposed within a first light housing, and a second light assembly coupled to the main body having a second light source disposed within a second light housing. The first light housing and second light housing are both pivotable and rotatable relative to the main body. The utility light further includes a handle disposed above the first light assembly and the second light assembly. The handle includes a lower surface and an upper surface that collectively define a gripping portion. The utility light further includes a rechargeable battery supported by the main body and a power actuator disposed on the upper surface of the handle and capable of sending a signal to a processor to supply power to the first light assembly and the second light assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Jason D. Thurner, David Proeber, Justin D. Dorman
  • Publication number: 20220178534
    Abstract: A light including a housing having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a central axis. The lower portion defines a battery port. The upper portion acts as a lens. The light further includes a heat sink extending upward from the lower portion of the housing and including a body defining a central aperture. A plurality of light support surfaces are arranged around a perimeter of the body and a top support member is coupled to and oriented perpendicularly relative to the plurality of light support surfaces. The light further includes a first plurality of LEDs coupled to the plurality of light support surfaces and a second plurality of LEDs supported on the top support member. The light further includes a first battery pack and a second battery pack, both of which are electrically connected to the first and second pluralities of LEDs when received in the battery port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, David Proeber, Jason Isaacs, Joshua Schermerhorn, Brian Cornell
  • Patent number: 11346530
    Abstract: A portable lighting device includes a light source, a body supporting the light source, the body including a first aperture, a second aperture, and a base with a bottom surface opposite the light source. The first and second apertures are configured to receive an electrical cable such that the electrical cable extends through both the first and second apertures. The portable lighting device also includes a mounting assembly coupled to the base and including a movable tab. The tab is movable relative to the base between a stored position and a deployed position, and the tab is configured to at least partially support the portable lighting device when the tab is in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Duane W. Wenzel, Brian Cornell, David Proeber
  • Publication number: 20220120433
    Abstract: A job box includes a base defining a storage area, a lid coupled to the base and moveable between an open position, in which the storage area is accessible, and a closed position, in which the storage area in not accessible, and a charging station supported by the base. The station includes a first charging port configured to charge a battery pack of a first type, a second charging port configured to charge a battery pack of a second type, a light, and a first power outlet. The charging station is moveable relative to the job box to a plurality of different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Sara Burch, David Proeber, Benjamin D. Gall, David A. Selby, Jeremy R. Ebner, Ryan B. Jipp, Mark W. Cors, Samuel Sheeks, Jonathan Lowry, Scott T. Moeller, Whitney Montondo
  • Patent number: 11299087
    Abstract: A light assembly for attachment to a surface of a vehicle includes a vehicle base configured to be coupled to the surface of the vehicle, and a light head coupled to the vehicle base and including a plurality of light emitting diodes and a lens. The lens has a plurality of total internal reflection lenses. Each total internal reflection lens has a truncated frustoconical cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua Schermerhorn, David Proeber, Josh Adams, Duane W. Wenzel
  • Patent number: 11262055
    Abstract: A utility light mountable to a workpiece. The light includes a main body having a length extending between a first end and a second end, a light assembly, and a battery. The battery is removably coupled to the first end. The light further includes a first handle coupled to the second end and a second handle movably coupled to the first handle. The second handle is linearly extensible relative to first handle along a direction perpendicular to the length between a retracted position and an extended position. In the extended position, an opening is defined between the second handle and the main body. The opening is configured to receive the workpiece to support the utility light when the handle is in the extended position. The light assembly is disposed above the battery and below the first handle with respect to a direction along the length of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Jason D. Thurner, David Proeber, Justin D. Dorman