Patents by Inventor Reid Cheatham

Reid Cheatham 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: 11654538
    Abstract: A pneumatic fastener driver operable in a single sequential mode and a bump-fire mode, and includes a housing, a nosepiece, a trigger moveable between a default position and a depressed position, a contact arm movable relative to the nosepiece between an extended position and a retracted position, and a timeout mechanism operable in the bump-fire mode to inhibit the drive cycle from being initiated in response to inactivity of the contact arm over a preset time interval defined by unwinding of a mainspring that is initially wound in response to the trigger being actuated from the default position to the depressed position. The pneumatic fastener driver also includes a counting assembly having a female barrel pivotably coupled to a pivot shaft of the trigger and driven by the mainspring and a lockout linkage coupled to the female barrel that is capable of interfering with a portion of the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: Tyler Knight, Miles R. Moody, J. Luke Jenkins, Matthew W. Conner, William E. Sadkowski, Reid Cheatham, Justin Moylan
  • Publication number: 20210316432
    Abstract: A pneumatic fastener driver operable in a single sequential mode and a bump-fire mode, and includes a housing, a nosepiece, a trigger moveable between a default position and a depressed position, a contact arm movable relative to the nosepiece between an extended position and a retracted position, and a timeout mechanism operable in the bump-fire mode to inhibit the drive cycle from being initiated in response to inactivity of the contact arm over a preset time interval defined by unwinding of a mainspring that is initially wound in response to the trigger being actuated from the default position to the depressed position. The pneumatic fastener driver also includes a counting assembly having a female barrel pivotably coupled to a pivot shaft of the trigger and driven by the mainspring and a lockout linkage coupled to the female barrel that is capable of interfering with a portion of the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Tyler Knight, Miles R. Moody, J. Luke Jenkins, Matthew W. Conner, William E. Sadkowski, Reid Cheatham, Justin Moylan
  • Publication number: 20210276671
    Abstract: A personal watercraft (PWC) is provided. The PWC includes a body having a bottom portion, a top portion covering the bottom portion, and a storage space disposed between the top and bottom portions; and a power train disposed on or in the body. The power train includes a motor, a battery, a controller, an impeller, and an impeller water pump, and is configured for moving the body through water. Further, the body and the power train collectively weigh about 150 pounds or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Reid Cheatham
  • Patent number: 11065749
    Abstract: A pneumatic fastener driver is operable in a single sequential mode and a bump-fire mode. The pneumatic fastener driver includes a housing, a nosepiece extending from the housing from which fasteners are ejected, and a trigger moveable between a default position, in which a drive cycle is inhibited from initiating, and a depressed position, in which the drive cycle is permitted to be initiated. The pneumatic fastener driver further includes a contact arm movable relative to the nosepiece between an extended position and a retracted position, and a timeout mechanism operable in the bump-fire mode to inhibit the drive cycle from being initiated in response to inactivity of the contact arm over a preset time interval that begins once the trigger is actuated from the default position to the depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
    Inventors: Tyler Knight, Miles R. Moody, J. Luke Jenkins, Matthew W. Conner, William E. Sadkowski, Reid Cheatham, Justin Moylan
  • Publication number: 20210129241
    Abstract: A miter saw includes a base assembly and a saw unit pivotably coupled to the base assembly about a first axis. The saw unit includes a saw arm, a motor supported by the saw arm, and a saw blade supported by the saw arm. The saw blade is driven by the motor to rotate about a second axis. The saw blade includes a diameter. A ratio of the diameter of the saw blade to a distance between the first and second axes is between 0.4 and 0.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Van Bergen, Reid Cheatham, Tyler H. Knight, David E. Dutterer
  • Publication number: 20200290138
    Abstract: A track saw system is configured to make a straight cut in a work piece supported upon a stand. The track saw system includes a base configured for attachment to the stand, the base having an edge against which the work piece is engageable, a track pivotably coupled to the base, a first hinge pivotably coupling the track to the base about a first pivot axis to permit pivoting movement of the track relative to the base in a direction extending away from the base, and a second hinge pivotably coupling the track to the base about a second pivot axis transverse to the first pivot axis to permit pivoting movement of the track relative to the base to adjust a miter angle between the track and the edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Reid Cheatham, Jonathan R. Van Bergen, Jeffrey Groves
  • Publication number: 20190291253
    Abstract: A pneumatic fastener driver is operable in a single sequential mode and a bump-fire mode. The pneumatic fastener driver includes a housing, a nosepiece extending from the housing from which fasteners are ejected, and a trigger moveable between a default position, in which a drive cycle is inhibited from initiating, and a depressed position, in which the drive cycle is permitted to be initiated. The pneumatic fastener driver further includes a contact arm movable relative to the nosepiece between an extended position and a retracted position, and a timeout mechanism operable in the bump-fire mode to inhibit the drive cycle from being initiated in response to inactivity of the contact arm over a preset time interval that begins once the trigger is actuated from the default position to the depressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Tyler Knight, Miles R. Moody, J. Luke Jenkins, Matthew W. Conner, William E. Sadkowski, Reid Cheatham, Justin Moylan
  • Publication number: 20180207777
    Abstract: A powered fastener driver includes a magazine containing fasteners therein, a drive blade movable in a reciprocating manner to discharge a fastener from the magazine for each drive cycle of the drive blade, a first trigger operable to initiate a drive cycle of the drive blade, and a second trigger movable between a first position, in which initiation of the drive cycle is inhibited irrespective of actuation of the first trigger, and a second position, in which initiation of the drive cycle occurs in conjunction with actuation of the first trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Reid Cheatham, Matthew Conner
  • Publication number: 20180009097
    Abstract: A powered fastener driver includes a magazine containing fasteners therein, a drive blade movable in a reciprocating manner to discharge a fastener from the magazine for each drive cycle of the drive blade, a first trigger operable to initiate a drive cycle of the drive blade, and a second trigger movable between a first position, in which the first trigger is inhibited from moving to initiate the drive cycle, and a second position, in which the first trigger is movable to initiate the drive cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Reid Cheatham, Matthew Conner
  • Patent number: 8845356
    Abstract: A power adapter cord for providing electrical power to an electronic item of merchandise from an external source of electrical power includes a cable containing at least one conductor and having a connector at one end configured to lock into a corresponding connector of a power input port provided on the item of merchandise. The connector and the corresponding connector define a mechanical and electrical connection having a connector extraction force greater than the connector extraction force of a standard connector of the same type. Accordingly, the connector prevents accidental or malicious removal of the connector from the power input port and/or discourages theft of the item of merchandise because the connector cannot be forcibly removed without damaging the corresponding connector and thereby rendering the item of merchandise inoperable. In exemplary embodiments, the connector is a modified micro-USB plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Reid Cheatham, Barry John Green, Gary Andrew Taylor, Robert O. Hartweg
  • Publication number: 20090079566
    Abstract: A security device for an item of merchandise having at least one removable component includes a sensor attached to the item of merchandise. The sensor has an extension that extends outwardly from the sensor in a first direction generally parallel to an axis defined by the item of merchandise sufficiently to prevent a removable component from being removed from the item of merchandise. The extension is preferably a plate having an outer surface that is adhered to the sensor and an inner surface that is adhered to the item of merchandise. The extension includes a leg depending from the plate in a second direction that defines an angle with the axis defined by the item of merchandise sufficiently to prevent a removable component from being removed from the item of merchandise when the plate is adhered to the item of merchandise. The sensor is electrically connected to an alarm circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell Steven Goldstein, Thomas Reid Cheatham