Patents by Inventor Joe Ferris

Joe Ferris 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).

  • OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT WITH SINGLE HANDED CONTROLS
    Publication number: 20240083524
    Abstract: Outdoor power equipment includes a frame including a handle, a prime mover mounted to the frame, a transmission coupling the prime mover to a wheel, and a user interface coupled to the transmission and including a static link rigidly coupled to the handle, a forward link coupled to a forward lever and to the static link, a reverse link coupled to a reverse lever and to the static link, and a joining link coupled between the forward link and the reverse link. The user interface is actuatable between a forward configuration and a reverse configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton LLC
    Inventors: Robert Laurin, Derrick Camenga, James Marshall, Joe Ferris, Tom Burkard
  • Single handed walk behind mower controls
    Patent number: 11827294
    Abstract: A walk behind lawn mower including a frame including a handle, an engine mounted to the frame, a transmission coupling the engine to a plurality of wheels, and a user interface coupled to the transmission and including a static link rigidly coupled to the handle, a forward link coupled to a forward lever and to the static link, a reverse link coupled to a reverse lever and to the static link, and a joining link coupled between the forward link and the reverse link. The user interface is actuatable between a forward configuration and a reverse configuration using a single hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Laurin, Derrick Camenga, James Marshall, Joe Ferris, Tom Burkard
  • SINGLE HANDED WALK BEHIND MOWER CONTROLS
    Publication number: 20200385071
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses include a walk behind lawn mower including a frame including a handle, an engine mounted to the frame, a transmission coupling the engine to a plurality of wheels, and a user interface coupled to the transmission and including a static link rigidly coupled to the handle, a forward link coupled to a forward lever and to the static link, a reverse link coupled to a reverse lever and to the static link, and a joining link coupled between the forward link and the reverse link. The user interface is actuatable between a forward configuration and a reverse configuration using a single hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Laurin, Derrick Camenga, James Marshall, Joe Ferris, Tom Burkard
  • SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND ATTRIBUTING CREDIT ACCRUED THROUGH GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED REPRESENTATION
    Publication number: 20150363887
    Abstract: A computer based networked system and corresponding method for associating attributes of a specification with participants in the performance of the specification requirements and tracking, crediting and reporting geographically dispersed contributions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Joe Ferri, Alison Cody