Patents by Inventor Mark A. Pankratz

Mark A. Pankratz 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).

  • Blower/vac debris collection system with collection bag on movable wheeled cart
    Patent number: 7506403
    Abstract: A debris collection system for use with a portable, hand held blower/vac comprises a wheeled cart. A collection bag is releasably carried on the cart. A connecting hose releasably couples the collection bag to the fan outlet of the blower/vac to fill the collection bag with debris picked up by the blower/vac when the blower/vac operates in the vacuum mode. The cart rolls on the ground and trails behind the blower/vac in the manner of a canister vacuum cleaner as a user operates the blower/vac and walks forwardly with the blower/vac. The collection bag may be a reusable fabric bag or a disposable paper bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Steven J. Svoboda, Daniel R. Shemon, Mark A. Pankratz, James R. Baumann
  • Blower/vac debris collection system with collection bag on movable wheeled cart
    Publication number: 20050193517
    Abstract: A debris collection system for use with a portable, hand held blower/vac comprises a wheeled cart. A collection bag is releasably carried on the cart. A connecting hose releasably couples the collection bag to the fan outlet of the blower/vac to fill the collection bag with debris picked up by the blower/vac when the blower/vac operates in the vacuum mode. The cart rolls on the ground and trails behind the blower/vac in the manner of a canister vacuum cleaner as a user operates the blower/vac and walks forwardly with the blower/vac. The collection bag may be a reusable fabric bag or a disposable paper bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Steven Svoboda, Daniel Shemon, Mark Pankratz, John Hurst, George Cleveland, James Baumann
  • Snowthrower handle
    Patent number: D642595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: David J. Martin, Chadwick A. Shaffer, Mark A. Pankratz