Patents by Inventor Patrick L. Wills

Patrick L. Wills 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).

  • UTILITY KNIFE
    Publication number: 20240116201
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle having a body and a receiving aperture. The utility knife further includes a collet at least partially receivable in the receiving aperture, and a sleeve that is engageable with and that surrounds the collet. The collet is configured to alternately receive one of a portion of a blade of a first type in a first slot and a portion of a blade of a second type in a second slot. The collet and the sleeve are co-rotatable relative the handle to move the collet to a secured position in which one of the blade of the first type and the blade of the second type are secured to the collet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel Nelson, Richard M. Davidian, Rony Chan, Cam Craig, Patrick L. Wills, Jeremy Fedrigon, Trevor Fauss
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: 11865735
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle having a body and a receiving aperture. The utility knife further includes a collet at least partially receivable in the receiving aperture, and a sleeve that is engageable with and that surrounds the collet. The collet is configured to alternately receive one of a portion of a blade of a first type in a first slot and a portion of a blade of a second type in a second slot. The collet and the sleeve are co-rotatable relative the handle to move the collet to a secured position in which one of the blade of the first type and the blade of the second type are secured to the collet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Samuel Nelson, Richard M. Davidian, Rony Chan, Cam Craig, Patrick L Wills, Jeremy Fedrigon, Trevor Fauss
  • UTILITY KNIFE
    Publication number: 20220105647
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle having a body and a receiving aperture. The utility knife further includes a collet at least partially receivable in the receiving aperture, and a sleeve that is engageable with and that surrounds the collet. The collet is configured to alternately receive one of a portion of a blade of a first type in a first slot and a portion of a blade of a second type in a second slot. The collet and the sleeve are co-rotatable relative the handle to move the collet to a secured position in which one of the blade of the first type and the blade of the second type are secured to the collet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Nelson, Richard M. Davidian, Rony Chan, Cam Craig, Patrick L. Wills, Jeremy Fedrigon, Trevor Fauss
  • Cable light
    Patent number: 10145547
    Abstract: A cable light includes a battery receptacle that is electrically coupled to a first light module and a second light module. The battery receptacle includes a battery port that receives and retains a battery, such as a power tool battery pack. The first light module and the second light module each include a housing supporting a lens, a light emitter such as an LED, a reflector, and a hanger to hang the light modules on a workpiece. The first light module is electrically coupled to the battery receptacle, and the second light module is electrically coupled to the battery receptacle via a connection with the first light module. The battery receptacle communicates electrical power from the battery pack to the light modules to power the light emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
    Inventors: Patrick L. Wills, Matthew T. Aaron, Brian Mertel, W. Steven Register, Ryan Altenburger
  • CABLE LIGHT
    Publication number: 20180010777
    Abstract: A cable light includes a battery receptacle that is electrically coupled to a first light module and a second light module. The battery receptacle includes a battery port that receives and retains a battery, such as a power tool battery pack. The first light module and the second light module each include a housing supporting a lens, a light emitter such as an LED, a reflector, and a hanger to hang the light modules on a workpiece. The first light module is electrically coupled to the battery receptacle, and the second light module is electrically coupled to the battery receptacle via a connection with the first light module. The battery receptacle communicates electrical power from the battery pack to the light modules to power the light emitters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick L. Wills, Matthew T. Aaron, Brian Mertel, W. Steven Register, Ryan Altenburger