Patents by Inventor Garrett Sherman

Garrett Sherman 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: 11845172
    Abstract: A multi-tool (100) includes a power head (120) including a power head housing (122) having a handle (124) operably coupled thereto, a tool attachment (106, 108, 110) configured to perform a work function, the tool attachment (106, 108, 110) being alternately separable from and operably coupled to the power head (120), a motor (140) disposed in the power head housing (122), a battery (130) configured to be operably coupled to the motor (140) to selectively power the motor (140), a drive provider portion (300) disposed at the power head (120), and a drive receiver portion (320) disposed at the tool attachment (106, 108, 110). The drive provider portion (300) includes a driving portion (302) of a shaft (150) operably coupled to the motor (140), and the drive receiver portion (320) includes a driven portion (322) of the shaft (150). The driving portion (302), the drive receiver portion (320), and the motor (140) share a common axis (148).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Ni Zugen, Yang Ming, Li Li, Chad Jones, Garrett Sherman, Jeffrey C. Hickman, David Lawrence Estey
  • Patent number: 11554474
    Abstract: A multi-tool (100) includes a power head (120) including a power head housing (122) having a handle (124) operably coupled thereto, a tool attachment (106, 108, 110) configured to perform a work function, the tool attachment (106, 108, 110) being alternately separable from and operably coupled to the power head (120), a motor (140) disposed in the power head housing (122), a battery (130) configured to be operably coupled to the motor (140) to selectively power the motor (140), a power head mating interface (121) including structures disposed at the power head (120) for defining a physical mating assembly, a drive power transfer assembly and an electronic assembly, and a tool mating interface (123) including structures disposed at a housing of the tool attachment (106, 108, 110) for defining the physical mating assembly, the drive power transfer assembly and the electronic assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Ni Zugen, Yang Ming, Li Li, Chad Jones, Garrett Sherman, Jeffrey C. Hickman, David Estey
  • Patent number: 11540455
    Abstract: A blower (100) includes a blower attachment housing (112), a power head housing (122) having a handle (130) operably coupled thereto, a motor (140) disposed in the power head housing (122), a fan (160) disposed in the blower attachment housing (112), a battery (150), and an intake chamber (174) disposed between the motor (140) and the fan (160) to enable the air to enter the blower (100) between the motor (140) and the fan (160).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Ni Zugen, Ming Yang, Li Li, Chad Jones, Garrett Sherman, Jeffrey C. Hickman, David Lawrence Estey
  • Patent number: 11400530
    Abstract: Herein a chainsaw (1) is disclosed comprising a guide bar (3) and a chain (5) moveably arranged around the guide bar (3). The chainsaw (1) comprises an motor (9) comprising a motor shaft (11), wherein the motor (9) is configured to drive the chain (5) via the motor shaft (11). The chainsaw (1) further comprises a tension estimation arrangement (13) configured to sense a load on the motor shaft (11), and configured to estimate the tension of the chain (5) around the guide bar (3) on the basis of the sensed load on the motor shaft (11). The present disclosure further relates to a method of estimating tension of a chain (5) of a chainsaw (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Robert Walter Schriever, E. Arnold Fie, II, Garrett Sherman, Victor Stramenga
  • Publication number: 20200384625
    Abstract: A multi-tool (100) includes a power head (120) including a power head housing (122) having a handle (124) operably coupled thereto, a tool attachment (106, 108, 110) configured to perform a work function, the tool attachment (106, 108, 110) being alternately separable from and operably coupled to the power head (120), a motor (140) disposed in the power head housing (122), a battery (130) configured to be operably coupled to the motor (140) to selectively power the motor (140), a power head mating interface (121) including structures disposed at the power head (120) for defining a physical mating assembly, a drive power transfer assembly and an electronic assembly, and a tool mating interface (123) including structures disposed at a housing of the tool attachment (106, 108, 110) for defining the physical mating assembly, the drive power transfer assembly and the electronic assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ni Zugen, Ming Yang, Li Li, Chad Jones, Garrett Sherman, Jeffrey C. Hickman, David Lawrence Estey
  • Publication number: 20200375124
    Abstract: A blower (100) includes a blower attachment housing (112), a power head housing (122) having a handle (130) operably coupled thereto, a motor (140) disposed in the power head housing (122), a fan (160) disposed in the blower attachment housing (112), a battery (150), and an intake chamber (174) disposed between the motor (140) and the fan (160) to enable the air to enter the blower (100) between the motor (140) and the fan (160).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Ming Yang, Chad Jones, Garrett Sherman, Jeffrey C. Hickman, David Lawrence Estey
  • Publication number: 20200346335
    Abstract: A multi-tool (100) includes a power head (120) including a power head housing (122) having a handle (124) operably coupled thereto, a tool attachment (106, 108, 110) configured to perform a work function, the tool attachment (106, 108, 110) being alternately separable from and operably coupled to the power head (120), a motor (140) disposed in the power head housing (122), a battery (130) configured to be operably coupled to the motor (140) to selectively power the motor (140), a drive provider portion (300) disposed at the power head (120), and a drive receiver portion (320) disposed at the tool attachment (106, 108, 110). The drive provider portion (300) includes a driving portion (302) of a shaft (150) operably coupled to the motor (140), and the drive receiver portion (320) includes a driven portion (322) of the shaft (150). The driving portion (302), the drive receiver portion (320), and the motor (140) share a common axis (148).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ming Yang, Chad Jones, Garrett Sherman, Jeffrey C. Hickman, David Lawrence Estey
  • Publication number: 20200198031
    Abstract: Herein a chainsaw (1) is disclosed comprising a guide bar (3) and a chain (5) moveably arranged around the guide bar (3). The chainsaw (1) comprises an motor (9) comprising a motor shaft (11), wherein the motor (9) is configured to drive the chain (5) via the motor shaft (11). The chainsaw (1) further comprises a tension estimation arrangement (13) configured to sense a load on the motor shaft (11), and configured to estimate the tension of the chain (5) around the guide bar (3) on the basis of the sensed load on the motor shaft (11). The present disclosure further relates to a method of estimating tension of a chain (5) of a chainsaw (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Walter Schriever, E. Arnold Fie, Garrett Sherman, Victor Stramenga
  • Patent number: D886567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Husqvarna AB
    Inventors: Ryan Casey Mitchell, Garrett Sherman, E. Arnold Fie, II