Patents by Inventor Douglas Ritterling

Douglas Ritterling 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).

  • Patent number: 10342401
    Abstract: A battery pack for selective attachment to a receptacle includes a housing enclosing a battery, a handle extending from the housing and defining an aperture between the housing and the handle, and a latching arrangement coupled to the housing and engageable with the receptacle for inhibiting the battery pack from being removed from the receptacle. The latching arrangement includes a latch member and an actuator movable relative to the housing from a first position to a second position to move the latch member from a latched position to and an unlatched position. The actuator is at least partially located within the aperture when the actuator is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Manion, Douglas Arney, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20190059667
    Abstract: A backpack vacuum cleaner configured to be carried on a user's back includes a housing enclosing a suction source, a dirt separator in fluid communication with the suction source, a shoulder strap coupled to the housing, and a battery receptacle located on the housing. A battery is removably coupled to the battery receptacle to provide power to the suction source, and the battery includes a battery housing and a handle extending from the battery housing. The battery can be decoupled and removed from the battery receptacle with one hand while the backpack vacuum cleaner is positioned on the user's back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Manion, Douglas Arney, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20160293912
    Abstract: A battery pack for selective attachment to a receptacle includes a housing enclosing a battery, a handle extending from the housing and defining an aperture between the housing and the handle, and a latching arrangement coupled to the housing and engageable with the receptacle for inhibiting the battery pack from being removed from the receptacle. The latching arrangement includes a latch member and an actuator movable relative to the housing from a first position to a second position to move the latch member from a latched position to and an unlatched position. The actuator is at least partially located within the aperture when the actuator is in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Manion, Douglas Arney, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20130081223
    Abstract: A tool assembly for a vacuum appliance, such as a wet/dry vacuum cleaner, is described, wherein the tool assembly may include a frame, a mount configured to couple the frame to the appliance, a pivot, an actuator configured to support the frame in one or more positions, and a tool coupled to the frame. The assembly may also include a biasing device between the pivot and an end of the frame, and may be disposed in one or more positions relative to a vacuum surface. Also described is a vacuum appliance system that can include a debris collector, a power head assembly, a base, and a tool assembly. Such a vacuum appliance system can also include a main wheel assembly and a plurality of optional main wheel assembly mounting locations. The system may further include a quick-release filter cage coupled to the power head assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
    Inventors: John L. Theising, Douglas Ritterling, Shane Glasgow
  • Patent number: 8282363
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor unit having a motor with a motor housing, a pump operably coupled to the motor and having a pump housing formed as a single piece with a portion of the motor housing, and a first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor. The air compressor also includes a tank unit removably coupled to the compressor unit in a stacked arrangement. The tank unit includes a second tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: Taku Ohi, Jesse Jerabek, Kenneth M. Brazell, William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling
  • Patent number: 7887303
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor pump, a first air tank and a second air tank. The first air tank is in fluid communication with the output of the compressor pump and the second tank. The air compressor can be operated with the second air tank physically connected to the first air tank, or with the second air tank removed from the first air tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20100290929
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor unit having a motor with a motor housing, a pump operably coupled to the motor and having a pump housing formed as a single piece with a portion of the motor housing, and a first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor. The air compressor also includes a tank unit removably coupled to the compressor unit in a stacked arrangement. The tank unit includes a second tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Taku Ohi, Jesse Jerabek, Kenneth M. Brazell, William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20080273994
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor pump, a first air tank and a second air tank. The first air tank is in fluid communication with the output of the compressor pump and the second tank. The air compressor can be operated with the second air tank physically connected to the first air tank, or with the second air tank removed from the first air tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20060266228
    Abstract: A cooking device comprises a cooking surface and a wall structure that extends away with respect to the cooking surface. Examples of the cooking device include a closure configured to be moved with respect to the wall structure from a first position to a second position. Access to the cooking surface is provided when the closure is oriented in the first position and the closure is configured to cooperate with the wall structure to define a cooking chamber when the closure is oriented in the second position. A handle can be attached to the closure, wherein the closure is configured to move from the second position to the first position by moving the handle away with respect to the wall structure. In addition or alternatively, the cooking device may include a rotisserie device with an arm configured to move from a retracted position to an extended position with respect to the wall structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas Ritterling
  • Patent number: D547913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Michael Reim, Douglas Ritterling
  • Patent number: D547914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Ritterling, Melissa Michael Reim
  • Patent number: D548410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Ritterling, Melissa Michael Reim
  • Patent number: D548900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Ritterling, Melissa Michael Reim
  • Patent number: D549895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Michael Reim, Douglas Ritterling
  • Patent number: D614369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: John L. Theising, Shane Glasgow, Douglas Ritterling
  • Patent number: D617514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Robert Hollis, Shane Glasgow, Douglas Ritterling
  • Patent number: D647260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Robert R. Hollis, Shane Glasgow, Douglas Ritterling
  • Patent number: D659315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Robert Hollis, Shane Glasgow, Douglas Ritterling
  • Patent number: D772806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Douglas Ritterling, Shane Glasgow
  • Patent number: D793953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Douglas Ritterling, Shane Glasgow