Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Alston

Kevin M. Alston 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: 20230286117
    Abstract: A screwdriver including an output member, a motor configured to selectively drive the output member, a battery and an actuation collar. The actuation collar is movable in a forward direction towards the output member to actuate the screwdriver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Kristen E. MILLER, Kevin M. ALSTON, Benjamin J. WULKER
  • Patent number: 11031728
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents an electrical connector comprising a wire coupling portion, the wire coupling portion including a generally flat, plateau portion wherein the plateau portion includes a trough. The electrical connector wherein the trough is generally semi-cylindrical. The electrical connector further comprises an overlap portion that is positioned generally parallel to the plateau portion. The electrical connector wherein the overlap portion is positioned generally adjacent to an open side of the trough. The electrical connector further comprising an electrical device coupling portion at an end of the electrical connector opposite to the wire coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Ralphy A. Louis, Kevin M. Alston
  • Patent number: 10312498
    Abstract: A security device for a battery pack includes a cap, which covers at least a portion of a slide mechanism of a slide battery pack, and a strap. The cap includes a first collar disposed around a first opening and a second collar disposed around a second opening, with the first collar and the second collar aligned along a longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack. The strap matches a contour of the slide battery pack and includes a first projection and a second projection. The strap is positioned along the longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack and the cap is positioned over the strap with the first projection inserted through the first opening and the first collar and the second projection inserted through the second opening and the second collar to secure the cap to the strap and to the slide battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Hennesy, Kevin M. Alston, Michael Varipatis
  • Publication number: 20190103597
    Abstract: A security device for a battery pack includes a cap, which covers at least a portion of a slide mechanism of a slide battery pack, and a strap. The cap includes a first collar disposed around a first opening and a second collar disposed around a second opening, with the first collar and the second collar aligned along a longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack. The strap matches a contour of the slide battery pack and includes a first projection and a second projection. The strap is positioned along the longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack and the cap is positioned over the strap with the first projection inserted through the first opening and the first collar and the second projection inserted through the second opening and the second collar to secure the cap to the strap and to the slide battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy J. Hennesy, Kevin M. Alston, Michael Varipatis
  • Publication number: 20180145445
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents an electrical connector comprising a wire coupling portion, the wire coupling portion including a generally flat, plateau portion wherein the plateau portion includes a trough. The electrical connector wherein the trough is generally semi-cylindrical. The electrical connector further comprises an overlap portion that is positioned generally parallel to the plateau portion. The electrical connector wherein the overlap portion is positioned generally adjacent to an open side of the trough. The electrical connector further comprising an electrical device coupling portion at an end of the electrical connector opposite to the wire coupling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Ralphy A. Louis, Kevin M. Alston