Patents by Inventor Richard W. Prince

Richard W. Prince 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: 6259228
    Abstract: A protective housing for a jump-starting battery pack includes a flexible sheet of multi-layered, electrically insulating fabric material including inner and outer nylon layers and a foam padding layer sandwiched therebetween adapted to be folded around the case of a battery pack positioned in the middle of the sheet and held closed by Velcro-type closures. Retaining straps secure the battery pack in place, one of the straps having stacks of secured-together folds positioned on opposite sides of the case to provide supports on which the connector clamps of the battery pack jumper cables can be clamped, with the cables projecting from the open top of the housing to serve as handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Becker, Bryan L. Doyle, Daniel M. Eggert, Gordon A. Putney, Richard W. Prince