Patents by Inventor Steven Jay WROBEL

Steven Jay WROBEL 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).

  • POWER TOOL WITH BATTERY PACK ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20240136644
    Abstract: A power tool battery pack enclosure is configured to be coupled to battery pack receptacles of a plurality of power tools, each battery pack receptacle configured to removably receive a plurality of power tool battery packs. The enclosure includes a first clamshell member and a second clamshell member configured to be coupled around at least a portion of an exterior surface of each battery pack receptacle. Each of the first and second clamshell members have a top wall portion configured to be received over the exterior surface of the battery pack receptacle and a sidewall portion that extends downward from the top wall portion over at least a portion of the battery pack housing when the battery pack is received in the battery pack receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Steven Jay WROBEL, Diane Leigh OLSON, David John THOMPSON, David Keith ESSLINGER, Michael VARIPATIS
  • Power tool with battery pack enclosure
    Patent number: 11894572
    Abstract: A power tool battery pack enclosure is configured to be retrofittedly coupled to battery pack receptacles of a plurality of power tools, each battery pack receptacle configured to removably receive a plurality of power tool battery packs. The enclosure includes a first clamshell member and a second clamshell member configured to be coupled around at least a portion of an exterior surface of each battery pack receptacle. Each of the first and second clamshell members have a top wall portion configured to be received over the exterior surface of the battery pack receptacle and a sidewall portion that extends downward from the top wall portion over at least a portion of the battery pack housing when the battery pack is received in the battery pack receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: BLACK & DECKER INC., GRACO INC.
    Inventors: Steven Jay Wrobel, Diane Leigh Olson, David John Thompson, David Keith Esslinger, Michael Varipatis
  • POWER TOOL WITH BATTERY PACK ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20210367305
    Abstract: A power tool battery pack enclosure is configured to be retrofittedly coupled to battery pack receptacles of a plurality of power tools, each battery pack receptacle configured to removably receive a plurality of power tool battery packs. The enclosure includes a first clamshell member and a second clamshell member configured to be coupled around at least a portion of an exterior surface of each battery pack receptacle. Each of the first and second clamshell members have a top wall portion configured to be received over the exterior surface of the battery pack receptacle and a sidewall portion that extends downward from the top wall portion over at least a portion of the battery pack housing when the battery pack is received in the battery pack receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Jay WROBEL, Diane Leigh OLSON, David John THOMPSON, David Keith ESSLINGER, Michael VARIPATIS