Patents by Inventor Nolan J. Henton

Nolan J. Henton 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: 12249816
    Abstract: A fish tape drum includes a frame and a drum portion rotatable relative to the frame. The drum portion has an outer wall and an inner wall. The first tape drum also includes a length of fish tape arranged between the inner wall and the outer wall. The fish tape drum further includes a constricting assembly configured to bias the length of fish tape toward the inner wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin Miller, Aaron C. Grode, Nolan J. Henton, Samuel J. Krohlow, Jacob K. Lindsey
  • Publication number: 20250052247
    Abstract: A stick pump assembly includes a tube having a first end, a second end, and an axis extending through the first end and the second end. The stick pump assembly also includes a pump having a motor and an impeller. The pump has an inlet adjacent the first end and in fluid communication with the tube. The stick pump assembly also includes a chamber surrounding the pump. The chamber is fluidly separated from the motor. The stick pump assembly also includes a handle having an outlet adjacent the second end and in fluid communication with the tube, a receptacle configured to receive a battery pack, and a grip formed by an outer periphery of the handle. The grip is configured to be grasped by a user during operation of the stick pump assembly. The outlet and the grip are positioned along the axis between the tube and the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Nolan J. Henton, Justin Miller
  • Patent number: 12163524
    Abstract: A stick pump assembly includes a tube having a first end, a second end, and an axis extending through the first and second ends. The tube accommodates fluid to flow therethrough. The stick pump assembly also includes a pump including a motor and an impeller. The pump has an inlet adjacent the first end and in fluid communication with the tube. The stick pump assembly further includes a handle having an outlet adjacent the second end and in fluid communication with the tube. The handle includes a receptacle configured to receive a battery pack. The stick pump assembly also includes a filter assembly supported by the pump and in fluid communication with the inlet. Fluid flows into the stick pump assembly though the inlet, around the motor, through the tube, and out of the stick pump assembly through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nolan J. Henton, Justin Miller
  • Publication number: 20240283229
    Abstract: A fish tape drum includes a frame and a drum portion rotatable relative to the frame. The drum portion has an outer wall and an inner wall. The first tape drum also includes a length of fish tape arranged between the inner wall and the outer wall. The fish tape drum further includes a constricting assembly configured to bias the length of fish tape toward the inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Justin Miller, Aaron C. Grode, Nolan J. Henton, Samuel J. Krohlow, Jacob K. Lindsey
  • Publication number: 20240106210
    Abstract: A cable stripping tool removes a cable jacket from a cable to expose a plurality of neutral wires, the cable stripping tool including a housing, a frame coupled to the housing, a mandrel extending from the housing and rotatable about a first axis, and a motor supported by the housing and operably coupled to the mandrel to rotate the mandrel about the first axis. The frame supports the cable stripping tool on the cable and the mandrel engages a starter wire of the plurality of neutral wires. Rotation of the mandrel by the motor winds the starter wire around the mandrel such that the cable jacket is torn by the starter wire. The cable stripping tool further includes a termination tool configured to score the cable jacket at a desired distance from an end of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Nolan J. Henton, Justin Miller, Joseph J. Pechstein, Matthew R. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20230406670
    Abstract: A fish tape tool includes a housing including a base and a cover. The housing defines a chamber between the base and the cover. The base defines an exit opening and a channel extending from the chamber to the exit opening. The fish tape tool also includes a drum configured to be inserted into the chamber of the housing, the drum containing a fish tape. The drum is configured to be manually rotatable relative to the housing to dispense or retract the fish tape from the housing via the channel and the exit opening. The cover defines a central aperture that is aligned with a central bore of the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Justin Miller, Aaron C. Grode, Nolan J. Henton
  • Publication number: 20230406669
    Abstract: A fish tape tool includes a housing and a drum supported by the housing for rotation relative to the housing. The drum includes an inner surface that at least partially defines a fish tape storage zone. The inner surface is made of a first material having a first coefficient of friction. The fish tape tool also includes a fish tape positioned at least partially within the fish tape storage zone of the drum. The fish tape is dispensed or retracted from the drum as the drum rotates. The fish tape tool further includes a friction layer positioned on at least a portion of the inner surface of the drum. The friction layer has a second coefficient of friction that is greater than the first coefficient of friction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Nolan J. Henton
  • Publication number: 20230366405
    Abstract: A stick pump assembly includes a tube having a first end, a second end, and an axis extending through the first and second ends. The tube accommodates fluid to flow therethrough. The stick pump assembly also includes a pump including a motor and an impeller. The pump has an inlet adjacent the first end and in fluid communication with the tube. The stick pump assembly further includes a handle having an outlet adjacent the second end and in fluid communication with the tube. The handle includes a receptacle configured to receive a battery pack. The stick pump assembly also includes a filter assembly supported by the pump and in fluid communication with the inlet. Fluid flows into the stick pump assembly though the inlet, around the motor, through the tube, and out of the stick pump assembly through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Nolan J. Henton, Justin Miller
  • Patent number: 11808268
    Abstract: A stick pump assembly includes a tube having a first end, a second end, and an axis extending through the first and second ends. The tube accommodates fluid to flow therethrough. The stick pump assembly also includes a pump including a motor and an impeller. The pump has an inlet adjacent the first end and in fluid communication with the tube. The stick pump assembly further includes a handle having an outlet adjacent the second end and in fluid communication with the tube. The handle includes a receptacle configured to receive a battery pack. The stick pump assembly also includes a filter assembly supported by the pump and in fluid communication with the inlet. Fluid flows into the stick pump assembly though the inlet, around the motor, through the tube, and out of the stick pump assembly through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nolan J. Henton, Justin Miller
  • Patent number: 11787659
    Abstract: A fish tape tool includes a housing, a chamber defined in the housing, and a motor supported by the housing. The motor is configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction that is opposite the first direction. An output reel is disposed in the chamber and is rotatable in response to receiving torque from the motor. A drum contains a fish tape and including a rotatable drum portion having an inner wall that is engaged by the output reel when the drum is inserted into the chamber of the housing. When the drum portion is rotated by the output reel in the first direction, fish tape is dispensed from the drum. When the drum portion is rotated by the output reel in the second direction, fish tape is retracted into the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin Miller, Aaron C. Grode, Nolan J. Henton
  • Publication number: 20230234817
    Abstract: A strap hoist assembly comprises a strap hoist including a frame and a reel for reeling strap, and a drive assembly removably coupled to the strap hoist. The drive assembly includes a power unit and an onboard battery pack. The drive assembly is configured to provide an output torque to rotate the reel in a rotational direction to apply an output force to the strap. The strap hoist is configured to be powered by the drive assembly or manually operated when disconnected from the drive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Nolan J. Henton, Justin Miller
  • Patent number: 11511963
    Abstract: A fish tape tool includes a housing and a chamber defined in the housing. A drum is configured to be inserted into the chamber of the housing. The drum contains a fish tape. The drum is rotatable relative to the housing to dispense or retract the fish tape from the housing. The drum is one of a plurality of drums that are insertable into and removable from the chamber of the housing. Each drum contains a different type of fish tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin Miller, Aaron C. Grode, Nolan J. Henton
  • Publication number: 20220120293
    Abstract: A stick pump assembly includes a tube having a first end, a second end, and an axis extending through the first and second ends. The tube accommodates fluid to flow therethrough. The stick pump assembly also includes a pump including a motor and an impeller. The pump has an inlet adjacent the first end and in fluid communication with the tube. The stick pump assembly further includes a handle having an outlet adjacent the second end and in fluid communication with the tube. The handle includes a receptacle configured to receive a battery pack. The stick pump assembly also includes a filter assembly supported by the pump and in fluid communication with the inlet. Fluid flows into the stick pump assembly though the inlet, around the motor, through the tube, and out of the stick pump assembly through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Nolan J. Henton, Justin Miller
  • Publication number: 20220102949
    Abstract: A fish tape for use with a fish tape tool. The fish tape includes an inner core formed of a first material, and an outer sheath surrounding the inner core formed of a second material that has a lower coefficient of friction than the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Justin Miller, Nolan J. Henton, Samuel J. Krohlow, Sean T. Kehoe, Aaron C. Grode, Chun Ping Liu, Jian Gang Qu
  • Publication number: 20210163255
    Abstract: A fish tape assembly includes a fish tape tool including a housing, a chamber defined in the housing and a motor supported by the housing. The fish tape assembly also includes a fish tape drum configured to be inserted into the chamber of the housing. The fish tape drum contains a type of fish tape and includes a rotatable drum portion configured to rotate in response to receiving torque from the motor. The fish tape tool includes a sensor configured to detect the type of fish tape in the fish tape drum inserted into the chamber of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Justin Miller, Aaron C. Grode, Nolan J. Henton, Samuel J. Krohlow, Jacob K. Lindsey
  • Publication number: 20210078821
    Abstract: A fish tape tool includes a housing and a chamber defined in the housing. A drum is configured to be inserted into the chamber of the housing. The drum contains a fish tape. The drum is rotatable relative to the housing to dispense or retract the fish tape from the housing. The drum is one of a plurality of drums that are insertable into and removable from the chamber of the housing. Each drum contains a different type of fish tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Justin Miller, Aaron C. Grode, Nolan J. Henton
  • Publication number: 20190292005
    Abstract: A fish tape tool includes a housing, a chamber defined in the housing, and a motor supported by the housing. The motor is configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction that is opposite the first direction. An output reel is disposed in the chamber and is rotatable in response to receiving torque from the motor. A drum contains a fish tape and including a rotatable drum portion having an inner wall that is engaged by the output reel when the drum is inserted into the chamber of the housing. When the drum portion is rotated by the output reel in the first direction, fish tape is dispensed from the drum. When the drum portion is rotated by the output reel in the second direction, fish tape is retracted into the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Justin Miller, Aaron C. Grode, Nolan J. Henton