Patents by Inventor Paul Ringer

Paul Ringer 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).

  • Battery pack
    Patent number: 9806301
    Abstract: A battery pack comprises a first battery cell and a second battery cell; the first and second battery cells each have a size within a manufacturing tolerance. A housing comprises at least one wall defining a first hole and a second hole, each hole for receiving one of the first or second battery cells, each hole having a size corresponding to a minimum size within the manufacturing tolerance. There is a flexibly resilient portion moveable between a rest position and a clamping position whereby the flexibly resilient portion clamps against at least one of the first and second battery cells when one of the first or second battery cells has a size greater than the minimum size within the manufacturing tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Ringer, Scott Keenlyside, Martyn Riley
  • Battery Pack
    Publication number: 20150214519
    Abstract: A battery pack comprises a first battery cell and a second battery cell; the first and second battery cells each have a size within a manufacturing tolerance. A housing comprises at least one wall defining a first hole and a second hole, each hole for receiving one of the first or second battery cells, each hole having a size corresponding to a minimum size within the manufacturing tolerance. There is a flexibly resilient portion moveable between a rest position and a clamping position whereby the flexibly resilient portion clamps against at least one of the first and second battery cells when one of the first or second battery cells has a size greater than the minimum size within the manufacturing tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Paul Ringer, Scott Keenlyside, Martyn Riley
  • Steam cleaner
    Patent number: D816926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Graeme Crawley, Stephen Houghton, Martin Harnett, Ryan Hargett, Paul Ringer
  • Steam cleaner
    Patent number: D834773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Graeme Crawley, Stephen Houghton, Martin Harnett, Ryan Hargett, Paul Ringer