Patents by Inventor Ryan Amend

Ryan Amend 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: 7619387
    Abstract: A battery pack attachment arrangement comprising a tool having a housing defining a hollow area and an opening into the hollow area. A first support track is defined within the housing hollow area. A battery pack includes a main body and a stem portion extending from the main body. A first key extends radially from the battery pack stem portion. The first key is configured to be received axially through a first keyway and thereafter rotated along the first support track from a first portion to a second portion such that the first key supports the battery pack relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Ryan Amend, Warren Seith
  • Publication number: 20070257638
    Abstract: A battery pack attachment arrangement comprising a tool having a housing defining a hollow area and an opening into the hollow area. A first support track is defined within the housing hollow area. The first support track has a ramped surface extending between a first portion adjacent a first axial keyway and having a thickness t1 and a second portion spaced from the axial keyway and having a thickness t2 which is thicker than the thickness t1. A battery pack includes a main body and a stem portion extending from the main body. A first key extends radially from the battery pack stem portion. The first key is configured to be received axially through the first keyway and thereafter rotated along the first support track from the first portion to the second portion such that the first key supports the battery pack relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Ryan Amend, Warren Seith