Patents by Inventor Ron Hoffman

Ron Hoffman 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: 20260002543
    Abstract: A blower including: a passageway for directing airflow from an air inlet to a front end of the blower, the passageway having a variable length; a motor disposed in the passageway and operably coupled to a fan, a handle disposed below the passageway, wherein the handle comprises a trigger that receives a user input and a sensor that detects a position of the trigger; and a control circuitry in communication with the motor and the sensor, wherein the control circuitry controls a speed of the motor based on information from the sensor, wherein the length of the passageway between the air inlet and air outlet is greater than or equal to 12 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventors: Josh Vanasse, Charles Kowalczyk, Scott Reed, Ron Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20240284824
    Abstract: A landscape edger, a blade, and a blade assembly for the landscape edger are provided. An edger blade includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a central opening extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. The central opening is configured to receive a coupling of the edger assembly. The blade includes one or more lobes extending from the body. Each lobe includes a plurality of teeth extending from a periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Ron Hoffman, Brett Steenwyk, David Wiseman
  • Publication number: 20240278406
    Abstract: A tool including a housing; a working head; and an elongated member extending between and coupling together the housing and the working head, wherein the elongated member includes: a first elongated member coupled to the housing, the first elongated member including one of a latch or engagement surface; and a second elongated member coupled to the working head, the second elongated member including the other of the latch or engagement surface, wherein the first and second elongated members are pivotally coupled together about a pivot axis, and wherein the latch is configured to selectively interface with the engagement surface to lock the first and second elongated members in an in-use configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Brett Steenwyk, Ron Hoffman, Scott Reed
  • Patent number: 11528843
    Abstract: A trimmer head or trimmer head assembly for a trimmer is provided herein. The trimmer head may include a base plate defining an axial direction, a pivot head, and a blade retainer. The pivot head may be attached to the base plate. The blade retainer may include a radial arm rotatably mounted to the base plate to rotate relative to the base plate between a first position at which the radial arm is circumferentially aligned with the pivot head and a second position at which the radial arm is circumferentially spaced apart from the pivot head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: J. Eric Nolin, Ron Hoffman, Andrew M. Schmidt, Fahad T. Vora
  • Publication number: 20220287238
    Abstract: Lawnmowers are provided. A lawnmower includes a seat configured to receive a lawnmower operator; a mowing deck having one or more cutting implements and a discharge chute; and a bagging system in fluid communication with the discharge chute through a tube, wherein the lawnmower has a first configuration when the tube is coupled to the lawnmower, wherein the lawnmower has a second configuration when the tube is not coupled to the lawnmower, wherein the tube is disposed at a lateral side of the lawnmower in the first configuration, wherein the lawnmower defines a maximum lateral width in a lateral direction, and wherein the lateral width is less than 38 inches in both the first configuration and the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Nikolas Mika, Grzegorz Kondro, Matt Lambert, Maxwell McCammon, Michael Feng, Ron Hoffman, Fernando Vargas, Steve Holland, Ashlyn Hogg
  • Publication number: 20200236847
    Abstract: A trimmer head or trimmer head assembly for a trimmer is provided herein. The trimmer head may include a base plate defining an axial direction, a pivot head, and a blade retainer. The pivot head may be attached to the base plate. The blade retainer may include a radial arm rotatably mounted to the base plate to rotate relative to the base plate between a first position at which the radial arm is circumferentially aligned with the pivot head and a second position at which the radial arm is circumferentially spaced apart from the pivot head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: J. Eric Nolin, Ron Hoffman, Andrew M. Schmidt, Fahad T. Vora
  • Publication number: 20140201917
    Abstract: A peg pad, associated method, and associated arrangement are disclosed. The peg pad is designed to be placed over a peg associated with a surgical table to primarily protect a patient situated on the surgical table. The peg pad has a housing defining a pocket-like opening, or channel, sized to receive and surround the top and lateral sides of a peg associated with a surgical table. The pad is made of a unitary piece of a cushion material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Neel, Kenneth Weiss, Ron Hoffman
  • Patent number: D780930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Neel, Kenneth Weiss, Ron Hoffman
  • Patent number: D827142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Neel, Kenneth Weiss, Ron Hoffman