Patents by Inventor Laurence V. Borst

Laurence V. Borst 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).

  • Patent number: 9701006
    Abstract: In one illustrative embodiment, a power tool may comprise a housing supporting a motor, a primary switch coupled to the housing and configured to control a supply of energy to the motor, and an secondary switch that is reconfigurable between a first position near the primary switch and a second position spaced apart from the first position. When the secondary switch is coupled to the housing in the first position, the primary switch and the secondary switch may be configured such that a user holding the power tool with only one hand can operate both the primary switch and the secondary switch using the one hand. When the secondary switch is coupled to the housing in the second position, the primary switch and the secondary switch may be configured to require the user of the power tool to simultaneously operate the primary switch and the secondary switch using two hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventor: Laurence V. Borst
  • Publication number: 20150231778
    Abstract: In one illustrative embodiment, a power tool may comprise a housing supporting a motor, a primary switch coupled to the housing and configured to control a supply of energy to the motor, and an secondary switch that is reconfigurable between a first position near the primary switch and a second position spaced apart from the first position. When the secondary switch is coupled to the housing in the first position, the primary switch and the secondary switch may be configured such that a user holding the power tool with only one hand can operate both the primary switch and the secondary switch using the one hand. When the secondary switch is coupled to the housing in the second position, the primary switch and the secondary switch may be configured to require the user of the power tool to simultaneously operate the primary switch and the secondary switch using two hands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventor: Laurence V. Borst
  • Publication number: 20110057140
    Abstract: A control valve comprising a plurality of interchangeable valve body modules, each module having a main valve cavity and a plurality of separate cross valve communication ports communicating; and at least one interchangeable gasket disposed between adjacent modules and configured to individually communicate the main valve cavity and the communication ports between adjacent valve body modules, wherein the gasket is further configured to selectively communicate between the main valve cavity and a selected one of the cross valve communication ports. In one embodiment, each valve body module further includes a passage communicating with the main valve cavity. In this case, the gasket may be configured to selectively communicate between the passage and the selected one of the cross valve communication ports, thereby selectively communicating between the main valve cavity and the selected one of the cross valve communication ports through the passage by selective orientation of the gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: AUTOMATIC SWITCH COMPANY
    Inventors: Emma C. Tejada, Laurence V. Borst, Gregory J. Volz