Patents by Inventor Rick D. Marcusen

Rick D. Marcusen 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).

  • Publication number: 20230321797
    Abstract: A powered ratchet tool includes a housing with a battery receptacle, a motor within the housing with an output spindle driven about a first axis, a battery configured to be coupled to the battery receptacle to power the motor, a head pivotably coupled to the housing and configured to pivot with respect to the housing about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and between a plurality of discrete orientations, the head including a ratchet mechanism driven by the output spindle and an output drive coupled to the ratchet mechanism and configured to rotate about an output drive axis, and a locking mechanism moveable between a first position, in which the head is locked in one of the plurality of discrete orientations with respect to the housing, and a second position, in which the head freely pivots between the plurality of discrete orientations about the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jordan P. Gilsinger, Jacob P. Schneider, Kyle A. Marten, Rick D. Marcusen