Patents by Inventor Nicholas S. Norton

Nicholas S. Norton 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: 20240083007
    Abstract: A sander includes a housing defining a front end and a rear end relative to a direction of travel of the sander on a work surface, an actuator, and a battery platform. The housing supports a motor and has a grip disposed over the motor adjacent the front end and a handle positioned at or adjacent the rear end. The housing further supports a belt drive assembly configured to rotatably support a belt and having a belt plate extending a long a first plane. The actuator is supported by the handle. The battery platform is at least partially supported by and located above the handle. The battery platform defines a battery pack receptacle configured to support a battery pack. The battery platform is oriented along a second plane orientated at an acute angle relative to the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas S. Norton, Jesse J. Jerabek, Kenneth M. Brazell, Garrett Long, Jacob S. Watrous, Mason A. Matlock, Isiah Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11772224
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion and a handle portion coupled thereto, an arbor supported by the housing, a working element attachable to the arbor for movement therewith, a motor positioned within the motor housing portion and configured to drive the arbor, a first lighting element positioned proximate an end of the handle portion, and a second lighting element positioned on the motor housing portion. The first lighting element is configured to illuminate a workpiece behind the working element and the second lighting element is configured to illuminate the workpiece in front of the working element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
    Inventors: Ronald C. McCurry, Adam Gathers, Kyle B. Yeomans, Brian D. Mertel, M. Grayson Jacoway, Brandon L. Hicks, Jesse J. Jerabek, Nicholas S. Norton
  • Publication number: 20220193856
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion and a handle portion coupled thereto, an arbor supported by the housing, a working element attachable to the arbor for movement therewith, a motor positioned within the motor housing portion and configured to drive the arbor, a first lighting element positioned proximate an end of the handle portion, and a second lighting element positioned on the motor housing portion. The first lighting element is configured to illuminate a workpiece behind the working element and the second lighting element is configured to illuminate the workpiece in front of the working element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald C. McCurry, Adam Gathers, Kyle B. Yeomans, Brian D. Mertel, M. Grayson Jacoway, Brandon L. Hicks, Jesse J. Jerabek, Nicholas S. Norton
  • Patent number: 11340045
    Abstract: A fogger includes a blower tube having a passageway, a fan configured to rotate to generate an airflow through the passageway, a reservoir configured to hold a volume of fluid and a volume of air, an air pump in fluid communication with the fluid in the reservoir, a motor configured to drive the fan and the air pump, an atomizing valve, a dispensing line fluidly coupling the atomizing valve to the passageway, a liquid tube fluidly coupling the fluid in the reservoir to the atomizing valve, and an air escape line fluidly coupling the air in the reservoir to the atomizing valve. In response to the air pump providing a stream of compressed air to the reservoir, air moves through the air escape line from the reservoir to the atomizing valve, such that fluid is drawn through the liquid tube and into the atomizing valve to be atomized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Techtronic Outdoor Products Technology Limited
    Inventors: Tyler W. Boyles, Nicholas S. Norton
  • Patent number: 11298793
    Abstract: A compact multi-material cut-off tool includes a housing, and an arbor rotatably supported by the housing upon which a cutting disk is attachable for co-rotation therewith. A motor is coupled to the arbor to provide torque thereto. A controller is operable to selectively drive the motor in a first rotational direction and an opposite, second rotational direction. A first lighting element is coupled to a first portion of the housing, and a second lighting element is coupled to a second portion of the housing. One of the first lighting element and the second lighting element is configured to be activated by the controller in response to the motor being driven in the first rotational direction. The other of the first lighting element and the second lighting element is configured to be activated by the controller in response to the motor being driven in the second rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
    Inventors: Ronald C. McCurry, Adam Gathers, Kyle B. Yeomans, Brian D. Mertel, M. Grayson Jacoway, Brandon L. Hicks, Jesse J. Jerabek, Nicholas S. Norton
  • Publication number: 20210331284
    Abstract: A compact multi-material cut-off tool includes a housing, and an arbor rotatably supported by the housing upon which a cutting disk is attachable for co-rotation therewith. A motor is coupled to the arbor to provide torque thereto. A controller is operable to selectively drive the motor in a first rotational direction and an opposite, second rotational direction. A first lighting element is coupled to a first portion of the housing, and a second lighting element is coupled to a second portion of the housing. One of the first lighting element and the second lighting element is configured to be activated by the controller in response to the motor being driven in the first rotational direction. The other of the first lighting element and the second lighting element is configured to be activated by the controller in response to the motor being driven in the second rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Ronald C. McCurry, Adam Gathers, Kyle B. Yeomans, Brian D. Mertel, M. Grayson Jacoway, Brandon L. Hicks, Jesse J. Jerabek, Nicholas S. Norton
  • Patent number: 11027392
    Abstract: A compact multi-material cut-off tool includes a housing, and an arbor rotatably supported by the housing upon which a cutting disk is attachable for co-rotation therewith. A motor is coupled to the arbor to provide torque thereto. A controller is operable to selectively drive the motor in a first rotational direction and an opposite, second rotational direction. A first lighting element is coupled to a first portion of the housing, and a second lighting element is coupled to a second portion of the housing. One of the first lighting element and the second lighting element is configured to be activated by the controller in response to the motor being driven in the first rotational direction. The other of the first lighting element and the second lighting element is configured to be activated by the controller in response to the motor being driven in the second rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
    Inventors: Ronald C. McCurry, Adam Gathers, Kyle B. Yeomans, Brian D. Mertel, M. Grayson Jacoway, Brandon L. Hicks, Jesse J. Jerabek, Nicholas S. Norton
  • Publication number: 20190154406
    Abstract: A fogger comprises a blower tube having a passageway, a fan configured to rotate to generate an airflow through the passageway, a reservoir configured to hold a volume of fluid and a volume of air, an air pump in fluid communication with the fluid in the reservoir, a motor configured to drive the fan and the air pump, an atomizing valve, a dispensing line fluidly coupling the atomizing valve to the passageway, a liquid tube fluidly coupling the fluid in the reservoir to the atomizing valve, and an air escape line fluidly coupling the air in the reservoir to the atomizing valve. In response to the air pump providing a stream of compressed air to the reservoir, air moves through the air escape line from the reservoir to the atomizing valve, such that fluid is drawn through the liquid tube and into the atomizing valve to be atomized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Tyler W. Boyles, Nicholas S. Norton
  • Patent number: D983635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Jesse J. Jerabek, Nicholas S. Norton, Kenneth M. Brazell, Daniel Hounsell