Patents by Inventor Eric J. Boticki

Eric J. Boticki 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: 12588588
    Abstract: Lock off assemblies for trimmers are provided. A trimmer includes a working head; a handle assembly connected to the working head by a connecting member; a trigger connected to the handle assembly and movable between an off position and an on position, wherein the trigger being in the on position causes actuation of the working head; and a lock off assembly. The lock off assembly includes a switch connected to the handle assembly and movable between a safe position and an operate position; and a pivotable extension pivotably connected to the switch, wherein the pivotable extension contacts and blocks the trigger when the switch is in the safe position and the trigger is moved from the off position towards the on position, and wherein the trigger is free to move between the off position and the on position when the switch is in the operate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew D. McGrath, Jonathan S. Keller, Timothy M. Rodenkirch, Eric J. Boticki
  • Publication number: 20240155978
    Abstract: Hedge trimmers are provided. A hedge trimmer includes an elongated blade assembly; a housing comprising a base portion rotatably connected to a handle portion; a motor disposed in the housing and operable to actuate the elongated blade assembly; and an actuator disposed on the housing, wherein actuation of the actuator causes the motor to actuate the elongated blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Scott J. Collins, Brian A. Merklein, Eric J. Boticki, Vishvajeet M. Ghorpade, Samuel J. Howard
  • Patent number: 8831412
    Abstract: A housing for transporting a generally cylindrical canister configured to store at least one of a pressurized gas and a pressurized liquid. The housing includes a first housing section and a second housing section that is movable with respect to the first housing section from a first operating condition to a second operating condition. A heat transfer element is coupled to at least one of the first and the second housing sections to define at least a portion of a boundary of a generally cylindrical volume. The canister is generally fixed from movement with respect to the first and the second housing sections when the second housing section is in the first operating condition, and the canister is movable with respect to the first and the second housing sections and configured to be removed from the generally cylindrical volume when the second housing section is in the second operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Zachary T. Ouradnik, Timothy J. Carlson, Roy J. Ingold, Brian Merklein, Eric J. Boticki, Jeroen Valensa, Michael P. Devine, Gregg D. Olson
  • Publication number: 20120201524
    Abstract: A housing for transporting a generally cylindrical canister configured to store at least one of a pressurized gas and a pressurized liquid. The housing includes a first housing section and a second housing section that is movable with respect to the first housing section from a first operating condition to a second operating condition. A heat transfer element is coupled to at least one of the first and the second housing sections to define at least a portion of a boundary of a generally cylindrical volume. The canister is generally fixed from movement with respect to the first and the second housing sections when the second housing section is in the first operating condition, and the canister is movable with respect to the first and the second housing sections and configured to be removed from the generally cylindrical volume when the second housing section is in the second operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Zachary T. Ouradnik, Timothy J. Carlson, Roy J. Ingold, Brian Merklein, Eric J. Boticki, Jeroen Valensa, Michael P. Devine, Gregg D. Olson