Patents by Inventor Hans Banholzer

Hans Banholzer 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: 20250222619
    Abstract: A chainsaw includes a sprocket coupled to a chain and configured to drive the chain, wherein the sprocket comprises a receiving area defining a drive surface; a clutch disposed at least partially in the receiving area of the sprocket, wherein the clutch comprises: a hub defining a central axis, the hub being rotationally keyed to an output shaft of a motor; a centrifugal weight disposed between the hub and the sprocket and movable in a radial direction relative to the central axis; and a spring compressed between the hub and the centrifugal weight to bias the centrifugal weight in a radial direction towards the central axis; wherein the centrifugal weight comprises a drive feature on a radially outer surface, and wherein the drive feature is configured to selectively interface with the drive surface of the sprocket when the output shaft is rotating above a threshold rotational speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Puls, Beth E. Cholst, Hans Banholzer, Jacob Seifert, Adam Ostrowski, David B. Marolla
  • Publication number: 20240301641
    Abstract: A snow blower may include a frame, a rotatable auger, one or more wheels, and a chute body. The frame may define an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The outlet opening may be circumferentially bounded about a chute axis. The rotatable auger may be mounted to the frame rearward from the inlet opening and below the outlet opening to motivate snow to the outlet opening. The one or more wheels may be mounted to the frame apart from the rotatable auger to support the snow blower. The chute body may extend from the frame along the chute axis above the outletopening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler Reaker, Mark Frykman, Joshua Schneider, Beth Cholst, Anthony Farrell, Johnathon Sebold, Russell Stoltman, Shashank Shetty, Joshua Schermerhorn, Troy Thorson, Daniel Eutizzi, Kevin Puls, Shane McCue, David Marolla, Hans Banholzer, Adam Czerwonka, Jonathan Paul
  • Publication number: 20240301642
    Abstract: A snow blower may include a frame, a rotatable auger, one or more wheels, and a chute body. The frame may define an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The outlet opening may be circumferentially bounded about a chute axis. The rotatable auger may be mounted to the frame rearward from the inlet opening and below the outlet opening to motivate snow to the outlet opening. The one or more wheels may be mounted to the frame apart from the rotatable auger to support the snow blower. The chute body may extend from the frame along the chute axis above the outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler Reaker, Mark Frykman, Joshua Schneider, Beth Cholst, Anthony Farrell, Johnathon Sebold, Russell Stoltman, Shashank Shetty, Joshua Schermerhorn, Troy Thorson, Daniel Eutizzi, Kevin Puls, Shane McCue, David Marolla, Hans Banholzer, Adam Czerwonka, Jonathan Paul
  • Publication number: 20240165845
    Abstract: An outdoor tool and a lubrication system for an outdoor tool are provided. The lubrication system includes a reservoir, a pump, and an output configured to deliver lubricant to a tool unit of the outdoor tool. The pump is adjustable between a plurality of flow rate settings. The lubrication system may include one or more anti-leak mechanisms. The lubrication system may include a dedicated pump motor distinct from a motor assembly of the tool. A display system to display operating parameters of the lubrication system may be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul, Beth Cholst, Hans Banholzer, Casey Garces, Shane McCue, Peter Davies, Aidan Cole, Ian Hogenkamp, Dylan Konop
  • Publication number: 20230356427
    Abstract: Chainsaws and methods of operating chainsaws are provided. A chainsaw includes a guide bar supporting a chain; a motor configured to drive the chain, the motor receiving power from an electrical energy source of the chainsaw; a sprocket operably coupled between the motor and the chain to impart driving force from the motor to the chain; and an operating device operably coupled between the motor and the sprocket and moveable between a driving state and a neutral state, wherein the chain is freely moveable in at least one direction relative to the motor when the operating device is in the neutral state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Libert, Ankit Patel, Patrick Schmidt, Drew Wyler, Hans Banholzer, Shane McCue, Beth Cholst, Drake Schlosser, Kevin Puls