Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Zeidler

Nicholas J. Zeidler 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: 20230119910
    Abstract: A ride-on outdoor power equipment, comprising a chassis a pair of front wheels coupled with the chassis, a pair of rear wheels coupled with the chassis, a mower deck supported by the chassis, and a battery assembly configured to power a drive motor. The battery assembly may include a plurality of battery packs, and a receptacle defined in part by a bottom wall. The receptacle may include a plurality of bays, each bay having a receiver extending away from the bottom wall, the receiver configured to guide a battery pack within the bay, and a power connector spaced a distance from the bottom wall, the power connector configured to engage the pack connector to electrically couple the battery pack to the receptacle, where the receptacle is angled at an acute angle relative to an operating plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Zeidler
  • Publication number: 20230112436
    Abstract: A battery-powered outdoor power equipment includes a battery, a first electric motor configured to operate at a first power level and a second power level, a runtime module having a display and a first control button, and a controller in communication with the battery, the electric motor, and the display. The controller being configured to communicate a remaining runtime of the battery to the display based on a charge level of the battery, and update the remaining runtime in response to an input to the first control button that changes the first electric motor from the first power level to the second power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Zeidler, Steve Weber, Steve Olson
  • Publication number: 20230114884
    Abstract: A zero-turn radius (ZTR) mower, comprising a chassis, a pair of front wheels coupled with the chassis, a pair of rear wheels coupled with the chassis, a mower deck supported by the chassis, and a battery assembly configured to power a drive motor. The battery assembly may comprise a plurality of battery packs, and a receptacle defined in part by a bottom wall. The receptacle may include a plurality of bays, each bay having a receiver extending away from the bottom wall, the receiver configured to guide a battery pack within the bay, and a power connector spaced a distance from the bottom wall, the power connector configured to engage the pack connector to electrically couple the battery pack to the receptacle, where the receptacle is angled at an acute angle relative to an operating plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Zeidler