Patents by Inventor Michael B. Koeppel

Michael B. Koeppel 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: 20260074541
    Abstract: A multi-bay battery pack charger and power supply including a device housing, a handle at a top portion of the device housing, a user interface provided on a front side of the device housing between the top portion of the device housing and a bottom portion of the device housing, and a first battery pack interface and a second battery pack interface provided at the bottom portion of the device housing. The first battery pack interface including a terminal block configured to removably receive a battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Michael B. Koeppel, Phillip R. Nensel, Vishal Meyyappan, Omid H. Shirazi, Jacob R. Wenzlick, Jacob M. Van Wormer, Samantha L. Billetdeaux, Nicholas A. Rinaldi, Nicholas J. Beam, Richard I. Alves
  • Publication number: 20250114926
    Abstract: A powered fastener driver comprising a housing, a nosepiece extending from the housing, a workpiece contact bracket at least partially surrounding the nosepiece, wherein the workpiece contact bracket slides on the nosepiece, a driver blade movable within the nosepiece between a ready position and a driven position, and a drive mechanism operatively coupled with the driver blade to drive the driver blade. The nosepiece includes a tail extending outwardly at least partially along a length of the nosepiece and the workpiece contact bracket includes an internal bore having a tail socket extending at least partially along a length of the workpiece contact bracket, wherein the tail of the nosepiece fits into the tail socket of the workpiece contact bracket to form a slip fit elongated dovetail joint between the nosepiece and the workpiece contact bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Mitchell T. Neuhoff, Mark C. Hughes, Jacob N. Zimmerman, Ivan N. Zozulya, Travis W. Leathrum, Troy C. Thorson, Michael B. Koeppel, Bradley S. Houskamp, Lokeshwaran Rajendran, Mitchell A. Ellena, David C. Graf, Caleb M. Schober
  • Patent number: 12179325
    Abstract: A powered fastener driver includes a housing, a nosepiece extending from the housing, a driver blade movable within the nosepiece between a ready position and a driven position the driver blade comprising a plurality of drive teeth on a first side of the driver blade and a plurality of locking projections on a second side of the driver blade, a piston coupled to the driver blade for movement therewith, a driver cylinder within which the piston is movable, a storage chamber cylinder containing pressurized gas therein and in fluid communication with the driver cylinder, a first end of the driver cylinder being affixed to a corresponding first end of the storage chamber cylinder, and a latch actuator assembly adjacent the driver blade, wherein the latch actuator assembly includes a latch to engage one of the plurality of locking projections to prevent the driver blade from moving toward the driven position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitchell T. Neuhoff, Mark C. Hughes, Jacob N. Zimmerman, Ivan N. Zozulya, Travis W. Leathrum, Troy C. Thorson, Michael B. Koeppel, Bradley S. Houskamp, Lokeshwaran Rajendran, Mitchell A. Ellena, David C. Graf, Caleb M. Schober
  • Publication number: 20230264332
    Abstract: A powered fastener driver includes a housing, a nosepiece extending from the housing, a driver blade movable within the nosepiece between a ready position and a driven position the driver blade comprising a plurality of drive teeth on a first side of the driver blade and a plurality of locking projections on a second side of the driver blade, a piston coupled to the driver blade for movement therewith, a driver cylinder within which the piston is movable, a storage chamber cylinder containing pressurized gas therein and in fluid communication with the driver cylinder, a first end of the driver cylinder being affixed to a corresponding first end of the storage chamber cylinder, and a latch actuator assembly adjacent the driver blade, wherein the latch actuator assembly includes a latch to engage one of the plurality of locking projections to prevent the driver blade from moving toward the driven position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Mitchell T. Neuhoff, Mark C. Hughes, Jacob N. Zimmerman, Ivan N. Zozulya, Travis W. Leathrum, Troy C. Thorson, Michael B. Koeppel, Bradley S. Houskamp, Lokeshwaran Rajendran, Mitchell A. Ellena, David C. Graf, Caleb M. Schober