Patents by Inventor Richard L. Strack

Richard L. Strack 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: 8727741
    Abstract: A portable air compressor includes an air tank for storing compressed air, the air tank having a generally flattened spherical shape defining a circumference lying in a plane oriented substantially perpendicular to a support surface in a resting position. The portable air compressor also includes compressor components in fluid communication with the air tank for providing compressed air to the air tank, the compressor components positioned adjacent to the air tank substantially on one side of the plane. At least one foot is coupled to the air tank and extends substantially parallel to the plane, the at least one foot for at least partially supporting the air compressor on the support surface such that the plane is oriented substantially perpendicular to the support surface. A handle extends from the air tank substantially parallel to the plane and in a direction generally opposite the at least one foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Techrtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: Hans E. Nutz, Nicholas Kerr, Andrew W. Pillman, Richard L. Strack
  • Publication number: 20120321488
    Abstract: A wheelbarrow compressor has a resting position and a transport position. First and second reservoirs contain a compressed fluid, and the second reservoir is fluidly separate from the first reservoir. The second reservoir is positioned above the first reservoir in a generally vertical direction when the wheelbarrow compressor is in the resting position. A handle assembly is attached at a rear end of the wheelbarrow compressor, and a wheel assembly attached at a front end of the wheelbarrow compressor generally opposite the rear end. A pump is fluidly connected to the first and second reservoirs for providing the compressed fluid thereto, and a motor is operatively connected to the pump to drive the pump. The pump and motor are positioned adjacent the first and second reservoirs in a generally horizontal direction when the wheelbarrow compressor is in the resting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Douglas K. Ritterling, Kenneth M. Brazell, Richard L. Strack
  • Patent number: 8282363
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor unit having a motor with a motor housing, a pump operably coupled to the motor and having a pump housing formed as a single piece with a portion of the motor housing, and a first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor. The air compressor also includes a tank unit removably coupled to the compressor unit in a stacked arrangement. The tank unit includes a second tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: Taku Ohi, Jesse Jerabek, Kenneth M. Brazell, William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling
  • Patent number: 8167579
    Abstract: An air compressor assembly is disclosed. The air compressor assembly includes a substantially curved frame including a lower frame portion and an upper frame portion, a fluid tank carried by the lower frame portion, a compressor mechanism carried by the lower frame portion, and a storage bin including an engagement mechanism releasably coupled to the upper frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Schultz, William Sadkowski, Andrew Camardella, Adam Gathers, Thomas Parel, Taku Ohi, Richard L. Strack, Christopher Scott Tennant
  • Publication number: 20110158828
    Abstract: A portable air compressor includes an air tank for storing compressed air, the air tank having a generally flattened spherical shape defining a circumference lying in a plane oriented substantially perpendicular to a support surface in a resting position. The portable air compressor also includes compressor components in fluid communication with the air tank for providing compressed air to the air tank, the compressor components positioned adjacent to the air tank substantially on one side of the plane. At least one foot is coupled to the air tank and extends substantially parallel to the plane, the at least one foot for at least partially supporting the air compressor on the support surface such that the plane is oriented substantially perpendicular to the support surface. A handle extends from the air tank substantially parallel to the plane and in a direction generally opposite the at least one foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Hans E. Nutz, Nicholas Kerr, Andrew W. Pillman, Richard L. Strack
  • Patent number: 7887303
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor pump, a first air tank and a second air tank. The first air tank is in fluid communication with the output of the compressor pump and the second tank. The air compressor can be operated with the second air tank physically connected to the first air tank, or with the second air tank removed from the first air tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20100290929
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor unit having a motor with a motor housing, a pump operably coupled to the motor and having a pump housing formed as a single piece with a portion of the motor housing, and a first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor. The air compressor also includes a tank unit removably coupled to the compressor unit in a stacked arrangement. The tank unit includes a second tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Taku Ohi, Jesse Jerabek, Kenneth M. Brazell, William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20100111717
    Abstract: An air compressor assembly is disclosed. The air compressor assembly includes a substantially curved frame including a lower frame portion and an upper frame portion, a fluid tank carried by the lower frame portion, a compressor mechanism carried by the lower frame portion, and a storage bin including an engagement mechanism releasably coupled to the upper frame portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Joseph Schultz, William Sadkowski, Andrew Camardella, Adam Gathers, Thomas Parel, Taku Ohi, Richard L. Strack, Christopher Scott Tennant
  • Publication number: 20100047085
    Abstract: A wheelbarrow compressor is disclosed that includes first and second reservoirs having first and second portions, a handle assembly attached with the first portion and a wheel assembly attached with the second portion, and at least one first secondary handle and at least one second secondary handle. The at least one first secondary handle is attached to at least one of the reservoirs. The at least one second secondary handle is attached to at least one of the reservoirs. One of the secondary handles is located closer to the second portion than the other of the secondary handles. The handle assembly is not either of the secondary handles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Douglas Kent Ritterling, Kenneth M. Brazell, Howard E. Sutter, III, Richard L. Strack, Benjamin J. Thomas, Robert Difrenza
  • Publication number: 20080273994
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor pump, a first air tank and a second air tank. The first air tank is in fluid communication with the output of the compressor pump and the second tank. The air compressor can be operated with the second air tank physically connected to the first air tank, or with the second air tank removed from the first air tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20080240936
    Abstract: A wheelbarrow compressor is disclosed that includes a base and a first reservoir and a second reservoir having bottom portions located at opposite sides of the base. The base is located below an uppermost surface of the first and the second reservoirs. A handle assembly is attached with a first portion of at least one of the reservoirs and a wheel assembly is attached with a second portion of the at least one of the reservoirs. A pump and a motor are operatively connected with the reservoirs and are disposed on the base and between the reservoirs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Douglas Kent Ritterling, Kenneth M. Brazell, Howard Eugene Sutter, Richard L. Strack, Benjamin J. Thomas, Robert Difrenza