Patents by Inventor Keith Lombardi
Keith Lombardi 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).
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Patent number: 11772288Abstract: A knife includes a body, and a blade slider slidably mounted within the body, the blade slider configured to hold and slidably move a blade relative to the body. The knife further includes a blade snapper pivotally coupled to the body, positioned such that when the blade slider selectively positions the blade to be engaged by the blade snapper, pivotal movement of the blade snapper imparts a force on a blade segment of the blade to detach the blade segment from the blade.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Inventors: Eric Ranieri, Antony Orsini, Keith Lombardi
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Publication number: 20230120916Abstract: The present disclosure is a modular accessory that is compatible with a first storage component that has first mount interfaces, and a second storage component that is different from the first storage component that has second mount interfaces. The modular accessory includes a structure and an accessory mount. The structure is configured to hold or support one or more objects. The accessory mount is coupled to the structure and defines an accessory mount interface. The accessory mount interface is configured to engage one or more first mount interfaces and one or more of the second mount interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey Groves, Tyler H. Knight, Connor S. Irwin, J. Luke Jenkins, Benjamin P. Politte, Keith Lombardi, Thomas Evatt, Kyle B. Yeomans, Jeremy Fedrigon, Sage D. Van Wyk, Trevor C. Fauss, Mehul Patel, John D. Parsons, Lik Hui, King Pun Hui
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Publication number: 20230013694Abstract: A storage system includes a panel secured to a support surface and a storage container removably supported on the panel. The panel includes a plurality of cleats spaced apart from one another. The storage container includes a first container portion, a second container portion, and a support feature removably engaging at least one cleat. A side of the second container portion is pivotably coupled to a side of the first container portion by a hinge. The second container portion and the first container portion are pivotably movable between a closed position and an open position. The support feature is positioned on at least one of the first container portion and the second container portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Thomas Evatt, Jeremy Fedrigon, Keith Lombardi, Trevor C. Fauss, Collin C. Burney
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Patent number: 11525656Abstract: A tape rule comprises a blade, a reel, a spring, a lock, and a housing. The blade comprises a substrate and a coating. The coating is configured to provide color, environmental protection, and/or abrasion resistance. In some embodiments, (1) the coating is formed from non-polymer materials; (2) the blade comprises reinforcements metallurgically bonded to the blade at or near a free end; (3) measurement indicia comprise laser marked portions of the substrate that create color contrasts with other portions of the substrate; (4) the measurement indicia comprise portions of the substrate visible through gaps in the coating; (5) the measurement indicia comprise voids in the substrate filled with a coating material having a contrasting color; and/or (6) the substrate has a surface texture configured to change an appearance of the coating relative to an appearance of the coating on an as-rolled surface finish of the metal substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.Inventors: Antony J. Orsini, William Michels, Daniel White, Keith Lombardi
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Publication number: 20220378270Abstract: A brush head including a central portion centered respective to a rotation axis, an attachment feature configured to secure the brush head for rotation about the rotation axis, and a plurality of lobes. The plurality of lobes extend radially outwardly from the central portion and the rotation axis. At least one lobe extends along a curvilinear path, the curvilinear path extending through the central portion. The lobe has varying widths along the curvilinear path, the varying widths being perpendicular to the curvilinear path.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Jeremy Fedrigon, Thomas Evatt, Keith Lombardi
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Publication number: 20220055234Abstract: A knife includes a body, and a blade slider slidably mounted within the body, the blade slider configured to hold and slidably move a blade relative to the body. The knife further includes a blade snapper pivotally coupled to the body, positioned such that when the blade slider selectively positions the blade to be engaged by the blade snapper, pivotal movement of the blade snapper imparts a force on a blade segment of the blade to detach the blade segment from the blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Eric Ranieri, Antony Orsini, Keith Lombardi
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Patent number: 11198228Abstract: A knife includes a body, and a blade slider slidably mounted within the body, the blade slider configured to hold and slidably move a blade relative to the body. The knife further includes a blade snapper pivotally coupled to the body, positioned such that when the blade slider selectively positions the blade to be engaged by the blade snapper, pivotal movement of the blade snapper imparts a force on a blade segment of the blade to detach the blade segment from the blade.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Inventors: Eric Ranieri, Antony Orsini, Keith Lombardi
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Patent number: 11110585Abstract: A hand tool comprising a head portion, a shaft, and a grip component is provided. The grip component and the shaft form a handle of the hand tool. The grip component is a reverse-molded component formed by: forming the external portion of the grip component by molding a first thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material or thermoplastic urethane (TPU) material into a shell that surrounds a first cavity; after forming the external portion; placing the shaft into the first cavity; and, after the external portion is formed and the shaft is placed into the first cavity, forming the inner portion of the grip component by injecting a second TPE material or TPU material into the first cavity and onto the shaft. The first TPE or TPU material has a first level of hardness, and the second TPE or TPU material has a second level of hardness lower than the first level.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Inventors: Keith Lombardi, Aliaksei Chernyshou, Thomas Pelletier, George Soria, Antony Orsini
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Publication number: 20210146557Abstract: A knife includes a body, and a blade slider slidably mounted within the body, the blade slider configured to hold and slidably move a blade relative to the body. The knife further includes a blade snapper pivotally coupled to the body, positioned such that when the blade slider selectively positions the blade to be engaged by the blade snapper, pivotal movement of the blade snapper imparts a force on a blade segment of the blade to detach the blade segment from the blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Eric Ranieri, Antony Orsini, Keith Lombardi
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Publication number: 20210095946Abstract: A tape rule comprises a blade, a reel, a spring, a lock, and a housing. The blade comprises a substrate and a coating. The coating is configured to provide color, environmental protection, and/or abrasion resistance. In some embodiments, (1) the coating is formed from non-polymer materials; (2) the blade comprises reinforcements metallurgically bonded to the blade at or near a free end; (3) measurement indicia comprise laser marked portions of the substrate that create color contrasts with other portions of the substrate; (4) the measurement indicia comprise portions of the substrate visible through gaps in the coating; (5) the measurement indicia comprise voids in the substrate filled with a coating material having a contrasting color; and/or (6) the substrate has a surface texture configured to change an appearance of the coating relative to an appearance of the coating on an as-rolled surface finish of the metal substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Antony J. ORSINI, William MICHELS, Daniel WHITE, Keith LOMBARDI
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Publication number: 20200130165Abstract: A hand tool comprising a head portion, a shaft, and a grip component is provided. The grip component and the shaft form a handle of the hand tool. The grip component is a reverse-molded component formed by: forming the external portion of the grip component by molding a first thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material or thermoplastic urethane (TPU) material into a shell that surrounds a first cavity; after forming the external portion; placing the shaft into the first cavity; and, after the external portion is formed and the shaft is placed into the first cavity, forming the inner portion of the grip component by injecting a second TPE material or TPU material into the first cavity and onto the shaft. The first TPE or TPU material has a first level of hardness, and the second TPE or TPU material has a second level of hardness lower than the first level.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Keith LOMBARDI, Aliaksei CHERNYSHOU, Thomas PELLETIER, George SORIA, Antony ORSINI
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Patent number: 10583550Abstract: A hand tool comprising a head portion, a shaft, and a grip component is provided. The shaft is attached to or integral with the head portion, and the grip component is disposed around the shaft. The grip component and the shaft form a handle of the hand tool. The grip component comprises an external portion molded from a first thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material or thermoplastic urethane (TPU) material, and an inner portion molded from a second TPE material or TPU material. The first TPE or TPU material has a first level of hardness, and the second TPE or TPU material has a lower level of hardness. The inner portion is disposed around the shaft, and the external portion forms a shell around the inner portion and is an exposed user contact surface. The grip component is attached to the shaft via at least a mechanical fastener.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Inventors: Keith Lombardi, Aliaksei Chernyshou, Thomas Pelletier, George Soria
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Publication number: 20190126459Abstract: A hand tool comprising a head portion, a shaft, and a grip component is provided. The shaft is attached to or integral with the head portion, and the grip component is disposed around the shaft. The grip component and the shaft form a handle of the hand tool. The grip component comprises an external portion molded from a first thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material or thermoplastic urethane (TPU) material, and an inner portion molded from a second TPE material or TPU material. The first TPE or TPU material has a first level of hardness, and the second TPE or TPU material has a lower level of hardness. The inner portion is disposed around the shaft, and the external portion forms a shell around the inner portion and is an exposed user contact surface. The grip component is attached to the shaft via at least a mechanical fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Keith LOMBARDI, Aliaksei CHERNYSHOU, Tom PELLETIER, George SORIA
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Publication number: 20170120463Abstract: A utility knife includes a folding handle in which a neck folds into a handle base. A neck lock locks the neck in its closed or open position relative to the handle base. The neck is spring-biased toward its open position to assist in one-handed opening of the handle. A utility blade and blade holder are slidably carried by neck for manual movement between retracted/protected and extended/exposed positions. The neck cannot be folded into or locked in the closed position if the blade is exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Thomas PELLETIER, Keith LOMBARDI, Jo-Tung HUNG
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Publication number: 20070069437Abstract: A jaw for a bar clamp and a method of using a bar clamp, the bar clamp including a trigger having a first force applying mechanism to apply a first force against the drive lever at a first point on the drive lever that is remote from the bar as the trigger pivots with respect to the main section to provide low mechanical advantage to the drive lever. The trigger also having a second force applying mechanism to apply a second force against the drive lever at a second point on the drive lever that is closer to the bar than the first point as the trigger pivots with respect to the main section to provide high mechanical advantage to the drive lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: Stanley Tools and HardwareInventors: Stephen Rowlay, Keith Lombardi, Alisdair Cumming
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Patent number: 6601306Abstract: A cutting device includes a cutting blade formed of metal and having a forwardly disposed toothed portion and a rearwardly disposed tapered shank portion being tapered in shape and having outwardly extending projections, and a handle portion formed of plastic and provided with a slot defined therein for accommodating the tapered shank portion of the cutting blade. The slot is formed such that as the shank portion is pressed into the slot, the projections displace a portion of the plastic material forming the handle portion to fixedly secured the cutting blade within the handle portion. The cutting blade may be formed with a hole disposed at a predetermined distance from a rearward end portion of the shank portion to facilitate assembly and inspection purposes.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2000Date of Patent: August 5, 2003Assignee: The Stanley WorksInventor: Keith Lombardi
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Patent number: 6311588Abstract: Self-adjusting pliers including first and second members each handle portions and jaw portions. The first member defines a rack having a plurality of teeth. A rack engagement structure is mounted to an intermediate portion of the second member and positioned adjacent the rack. During initial manual movement of the handle portions towards one another, the rack engagement structure travels in disengaged, spaced relation with respect to the rack. Then, after the jaw portions engage opposing sides of a workpiece, continued movement of the handle portions towards one another causes movement of the rack engagement structure toward the rack until the rack engagement structure engages the rack. The rack engagement structure has a movement restrictive portion being cooperable with the rack so as to limit the movement of the rack engagement structure toward the rack when the jaw portions contact one another in the absence of a workpiece therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2000Date of Patent: November 6, 2001Assignee: The Stanley WorksInventors: Robert A. St. John, Keith Lombardi