Patents by Inventor Robert James Stein

Robert James Stein 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).

  • Leaf rake with offset tines at different end angles and a shrub rake
    Patent number: 12225854
    Abstract: A leaf rake includes a handle having an elongated body with a first end, a medial portion, and a second end, and a head assembly including a base portion and a handle coupling, the handle coupled to the head assembly by the handle coupling. The head assembly includes a first and a second set of tines unitary with the base portion, wherein each tine of the first and second set of tines includes an elongated body having a first end, an offset portion, and a distal second end, wherein the offset portion of the first set of tines is disposed on a first side of the base portion and wherein the offset portion of the second set of tines is disposed on the first side of the base portion. A shrub rake including a coupling, a base portion and a number of tines is selectively coupled to the head assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: The Ames Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Stein, Aaron Daniel Abbott, Jeffrey Joseph Fegley, Gregory J. Blaszczak
  • LEAF RAKE
    Publication number: 20210386013
    Abstract: A head assembly for a rake is provided. The head assembly includes a base portion, a handle coupling, and a number of tines. Each tine includes an elongated body. Each tine body includes a first end, a flexure portion, an offset portion, and a distal second end. The tines includes a first set of tines and a second set of tines. A number of tine bodies in the first set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is greater than 1.0. A number of tine bodies in the second set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is less than 1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Robert James STEIN, Aaron Daniel ABBOTT, Jeffrey Joseph FEGLEY, Gregory J. BLASZCZAK
  • Leaf rake
    Patent number: 11076526
    Abstract: A head assembly for a rake is provided. The head assembly includes a base portion, a handle coupling, and a number of tines. Each tine includes an elongated body. Each tine body includes a first end, a flexure portion, an offset portion, and a distal second end. The tines includes a first set of tines and a second set of tines. A number of tine bodies in the first set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is greater than 1.0. A number of tine bodies in the second set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is less than 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: The Ames Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Stein, Aaron Daniel Abbott, Jeffrey Joseph Fegley, Gregory J. Blaszczak
  • LEAF RAKE
    Publication number: 20180116103
    Abstract: A head assembly for a rake is provided. The head assembly includes a base portion, a handle coupling, and a number of tines. Each tine includes an elongated body. Each tine body includes a first end, a flexure portion, an offset portion, and a distal second end. The tines includes a first set of tines and a second set of tines. A number of tine bodies in the first set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is greater than 1.0. A number of tine bodies in the second set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is less than 1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Robert James STEIN, Aaron Daniel ABBOTT, Jeffrey Joseph FEGLEY, Gregory J. BLASZCZAK
  • Leaf rake
    Patent number: 9854735
    Abstract: A head assembly for a rake is provided. The head assembly includes a base portion, a handle coupling, and a number of tines. Each tine includes an elongated body. Each tine body includes a first end, a flexure portion, an offset portion, and a distal second end. The tines includes a first set of tines and a second set of tines. A number of tine bodies in the first set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is greater than 1.0. A number of tine bodies in the second set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is less than 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: THE AMES COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert James Stein, Aaron Daniel Abbott, Jeffrey Joseph Fegley, Gregory J. Blaszczak
  • LEAF RAKE
    Publication number: 20150020493
    Abstract: A head assembly for a rake is provided. The head assembly includes a base portion, a handle coupling, and a number of tines. Each tine includes an elongated body. Each tine body includes a first end, a flexure portion, an offset portion, and a distal second end. The tines includes a first set of tines and a second set of tines. A number of tine bodies in the first set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is greater than 1.0. A number of tine bodies in the second set of tines have an offset portion lateral cross-sectional aspect ratio that is less than 1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: The Ames Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Stein, Aaron Daniel Abbott, Jeffrey Joseph Fegley, Gregory J. Blaszczak
  • Wall mounted swiveling hose reel
    Patent number: D623503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Ames True Temper, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Douglas Hatcher, Robert James Stein
  • Packaging for a hose reel
    Patent number: D628064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Ames True Temper, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Daniel Hyp, Stephen D. Hatcher, Robert James Stein
  • Shovel blade
    Patent number: D708495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ames True Temper, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert James Stein
  • Rake with attached shrub rake
    Patent number: D769681
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: The Ames Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Stein, Aaron Daniel Abbott, Jeffrey Joseph Fegley, Gregory J. Blaszczak
  • Attachable shrub rake
    Patent number: D769682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: The Ames Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Stein, Aaron Daniel Abbott, Jeffrey Joseph Fegley, Gregory J. Blaszczak
  • Leaf rake
    Patent number: D769683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: The Ames Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Stein, Aaron Daniel Abbott