Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Owens

Patrick J. Owens 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: 20220410357
    Abstract: A powered fastener driver includes a magazine in which fasteners of a first length or fasteners of a second length greater than the first length are receivable. The magazine includes a shear block, a loading portion, and a feed channel extending lengthwise through the magazine between the shear block and the loading portion. The loading portion includes a first slot and a second slot that are each configured to receive fasteners of the corresponding first and second lengths for entry into the feed channel. The loading portion also includes a pivot member configured to prevent fasteners of the first length from being loaded into the second slot corresponding to the fasteners of the second length. The pivot member is pivotable about a pivot axis between a first, blocking position blocking access to the second slot, and a second, bypass position permitting access to the second slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick J. Owens, Andrew R. Wyler, Marcus Wechselberger
  • Patent number: 11433521
    Abstract: A powered fastener driver includes a magazine in which fasteners of a first length or fasteners of a second length greater than the first length are receivable. The magazine includes a shear block located at a first end of the magazine, a loading portion located at a second end of the magazine, and a feed channel extending lengthwise through the magazine between. The loading portion of the magazine includes first and second slots configured to receive fasteners of the corresponding first and second lengths for entry into the feed channel, and a feed channel access gate configured to prevent fasteners of the first length from being loaded into the second slot. The feed channel access gate is configured as a pivot member pivotable about an axis between a first, blocking position, and a second, bypass position. A spring biases the feed channel access gate toward the blocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick J. Owens, Andrew R. Wyler, Marcus Wechselberger
  • Publication number: 20200290189
    Abstract: A powered fastener driver includes a magazine in which fasteners of a first length or fasteners of a second length greater than the first length are receivable. The magazine includes a shear block located at a first end of the magazine, a loading portion located at a second end of the magazine, and a feed channel extending lengthwise through the magazine between. The loading portion of the magazine includes first and second slots configured to receive fasteners of the corresponding first and second lengths for entry into the feed channel, and a feed channel access gate configured to prevent fasteners of the first length from being loaded into the second slot. The feed channel access gate is configured as a pivot member pivotable about an axis between a first, blocking position, and a second, bypass position. A spring biases the feed channel access gate toward the blocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick J. Owens, Andrew R. Wyler, Marcus Wechselberger