Patents by Inventor Eric Mackey

Eric Mackey 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: 20190337143
    Abstract: A tool storage device and a tool box. The device may include flexible walls cooperating to define a storage area, and a rigid frame supported in the storage area and including a central portion extending in a direction from a bottom wall toward a top wall, one base portion extending from one side of the central portion, along the bottom wall and toward one side wall, and another base portion extending from an opposite side of the central portion, along the bottom wall and toward an opposite side wall. The tool box may include a body defining a storage compartment; a lid defining a groove in its outer surface to support an elongated work piece; and a handle engageable with a work piece supported in the groove. The lid may be attachable to the top of the body in a closed position and to the bottom in a stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Mark R. Martinez, Joel Allen, Brandon Miller, Whitney M. Moks, Christopher S. Hoppe, Steven W. Hyma, Michael S. Steele, Steven G. Melnyk, Wade F. Burch, Matthew W. Naiva, Eric Mackey
  • Publication number: 20190329586
    Abstract: A framing square including an integrated protractor feature is provided. The framing square includes a blade section, and a tongue section joined at a corner section. The corner section further includes a pivot opening, to rotatably couple the framing square to a workpiece. The blade section includes an array of marking openings. The marking openings are spaced from each other in the array, and the array is positioned a first distance from the pivot opening along a longitudinal axis of the blade. The marking openings can be sized to receive a particular marking instrument (e.g., a pencil or knife) for use with a particular framing square.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Mackey, Kenan W. McCutcheon
  • Publication number: 20190331487
    Abstract: A level with a clip and removable end cap is provided. The end cap includes an outer member and locking member received within a clip that is affixed inside an end of the level. The locking member is inserted into the outer member pushing a moveable portion of the outer member into an engagement, such as a shearing engagement, that holds the end cap assembly in place relative to the level body. The clip includes a projection that interfaces with an aperture in the level frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Leidel, Eric Mackey
  • Patent number: 10378739
    Abstract: A portable light includes an elongate body having a longitudinal axis, a light head coupled to an end of the elongate body, and a handle movable along the elongate body between a first position and a second position. The portable light further includes a collar coupled to the handle for movement with the handle between the first position and the second position, and a plurality of legs pivotably coupled to the collar. The plurality of legs is collapsed against the elongate body when the handle and the collar are in the first position and is expanded apart from the elongate body when the handle and the collar are in the second position. The portable light further includes a biasing member positioned between the collar and the handle to bias the collar away from the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, Michael Halverson, Eric Mackey, Justin Dorman
  • Publication number: 20190226845
    Abstract: A tool, such as a digital level, having multiple methods of indicating the orientation of the level. One embodiment of the level includes two or more accelerometers arranged in complimenting orientations, such as 90 degrees with respect to each other. The complimenting orientation allows for more precise measurements from less expensive accelerometers compared to a level with a single more expensive accelerometer. A power supply module, and an associated control module in charge of the power supply, selectively provides power to the accelerometers and displays based in part on user input, movement of the level, and the disposition of the level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Leidel, Gareth J. Mueckl, Eric Mackey, Gary Lee McMurray, Taylor Wayne Crenshaw
  • Patent number: 10350746
    Abstract: A tool storage device and a tool box. The device may include flexible walls cooperating to define a storage area, and a rigid frame supported in the storage area and including a central portion extending in a direction from a bottom wall toward a top wall, one base portion extending from one side of the central portion, along the bottom wall and toward one side wall, and another base portion extending from an opposite side of the central portion, along the bottom wall and toward an opposite side wall. The tool box may include a body defining a storage compartment; a lid defining a groove in its outer surface to support an elongated work piece; and a handle engageable with a work piece supported in the groove. The lid may be attachable to the top of the body in a closed position and to the bottom in a stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Mark R. Martinez, Joel Allen, Brandon Miller, Whitney M. Moks, Christopher S. Hoppe, Steven W. Hyma, Michael S. Steele, Steven G. Melnyk, Wade F. Burch, Matthew W. Naiva, Eric Mackey
  • Patent number: D850689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, Eric Mackey, Justin Dorman
  • Patent number: D866359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Mackey, David W. Draeger, John Christianson
  • Patent number: D866360
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Mackey, David W. Draeger
  • Patent number: D866361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Draeger, Eric Mackey
  • Patent number: D866362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Mackey, David W. Draeger, Kenan W. McCutcheon
  • Patent number: D866363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Mackey
  • Patent number: D866365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony S. Graykowski, Eric Mackey, Andrew Kenneth Dorscheid, Joseph William Burge
  • Patent number: D867910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Mackey, Matthew Leidel
  • Patent number: D883549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, Eric Mackey, Justin Dorman
  • Patent number: D885211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Mackey, David W. Draeger, Kenan W. McCutcheon
  • Patent number: D887872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Mackey, David W. Draeger
  • Patent number: D887873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Draeger, Eric Mackey
  • Patent number: D887874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Mackey, David W. Draeger, John Christianson
  • Patent number: D887875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Mackey