Patents by Inventor James Francis Bouchard

James Francis Bouchard 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).

  • Power tools with titanium hammer cases and associated flange interfaces
    Patent number: 10464202
    Abstract: Power tools with housings or hammer cases include a thin wall titanium shell tapering from a smaller forward section to a larger rearward section; with at least the rearward section having a wall with a substantially constant wall thickness and an interface flange that includes an outer perimeter profile that is curvilinear and defines a plurality of outwardly extending detents that provide an interference fit with the wall of the hammer case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Connor Allan Hayes, James Francis Bouchard, Randolph Robert Ruetsch, Michael Sikorski
  • POWER TOOLS WITH TITANIUM HAMMER CASES AND ASSOCIATED FLANGE INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20130228356
    Abstract: Power tools with housings or hammer cases include a thin wall titanium shell tapering from a smaller forward section to a larger rearward section; with at least the rearward section having a wall with a substantially constant wall thickness and an interface flange that includes an outer perimeter profile that is curvilinear and defines a plurality of outwardly extending detents that provide an interference fit with the wall of the hammer case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Connor Allan Hayes, James Francis Bouchard, Randolph Robert Ruetsch, Michael Sikorski
  • Ratchet wrench with collar-actuated reversing mechanism
    Patent number: 8051746
    Abstract: A ratchet wrench has a handle and a ratchet housing that both extend along a first axis. A drive body is connected for rotation relative to the ratchet housing about a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis. A yoke substantially encircles the body and is connected to the ratchet housing and a direction selector is coupled to the drive body and extends along the second axis. The direction selector is rotatable about the second axis with respect to the drive body between a first position, in which the yoke is fixed for counterclockwise rotation with the drive body about the second axis, and a second position, in which the yoke is fixed for clockwise rotation with the drive body about the second axis. A direction actuator is connected to the direction selector for rotation about the first axis to move the direction selector between the first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Ingersoll Rand Company
    Inventors: James Francis Bouchard, Douglas Edward Souls, Jefferey Clifford Yaschur
  • RATCHET WRENCH WITH COLLAR-ACTUATED REVERSING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20100326243
    Abstract: A ratchet wrench has a handle and a ratchet housing that both extend along a first axis. A drive body is connected for rotation relative to the ratchet housing about a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis. A yoke substantially encircles the body and is connected to the ratchet housing and a direction selector is coupled to the drive body and extends along the second axis. The direction selector is rotatable about the second axis with respect to the drive body between a first position, in which the yoke is fixed for counterclockwise rotation with the drive body about the second axis, and a second position, in which the yoke is fixed for clockwise rotation with the drive body about the second axis. A direction actuator is connected to the direction selector for rotation about the first axis to move the direction selector between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY
    Inventors: James Francis Bouchard, Douglas Edward Souls, Jefferey Clifford Yaschur