Patents by Inventor Thomas Evatt
Thomas Evatt 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).
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Publication number: 20260145306Abstract: A fastener driver may include a first driver bit and a second driver bit. A fastener driver may include a handle coupled to the first driver bit, the handle and the first driver bit extending along a longitudinal axis, the handle including a base including a grip portion and a grip shank, a grip housing coupled to the grip shank, the grip housing at least partially defining a socket configured to removably receive the second driver bit, a key coupled to the grip shank, the key defining a socket aperture that at least partially defines the socket, wherein the socket extends along a second axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2024Publication date: May 28, 2026Inventors: Jeremy Fedrigon, Trevor C. Fauss, Thomas Evatt
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Patent number: 12544840Abstract: A pocket hole jig includes a body with a base surface positionable against a workpiece and a recess extending into the body from the base surface, a gimbal pivotally coupled to the body and including a gimbal aperture extending therethrough, and a drill guide received by the gimbal aperture and including a drill guide aperture extending therethrough. The drill guide aperture defines a guide axis for a drill bit such that the drill bit is insertable into the drill guide aperture along the guide axis. The drill guide is pivotable with the gimbal relative to the body to adjust an inclination angle of the guide axis relative to the base surface, and the drill guide is movable along the gimbal aperture.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2023Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology LimitedInventors: Thomas Evatt, Clinton C. Thackery
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Publication number: 20250256338Abstract: A drill bit including a body extending from a shank to a point angle, wherein the body includes a plurality of steps each associated with a different cutting diameter; a first groove disposed between a first pair of adjacent steps of the plurality of steps and radially inset from an outer diameter of each of the first pair of adjacent steps; and a first visual indicator disposed in the first groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2025Publication date: August 14, 2025Inventors: Trevor Fauss, Charles Wacker, II, Keith Lombardi, Thomas Evatt
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Publication number: 20250137783Abstract: A laser level mount includes a mount configured to engage a support to couple the laser level mount for secure use of the laser level mount, and a base that is coupled to the mount. The base is configured to support a laser level for movement of the laser level relative to the mount along a first axis and rotation of the laser level about a second axis that is parallel to the first axis and a third axis that is perpendicular to the first axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Kyle B. Yeomans, Keith Lombardi, John D. Parsons, II, Sage D. Van Wyk, Jeffrey Groves, Sajan Arvindkumar Mistry, Collin C. Burney, Charles M. Wacker, II, Thomas Evatt, Brian D. Mertel
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Publication number: 20250121487Abstract: An accessory mounting platform for a tool, the accessory mounting platform including: a body configured to be removably coupled to the tool; a first rail coupled to the body, the first rail including a rail head configured to slidably receive an accessory and couple the accessory to the tool; and a locking component configured to selectively retain the accessory on the first rail, wherein the locking component automatically moves from a locked state to an unlocked state when the accessory is slid along the first rail over the locking component in a first direction, and wherein the locking component automatically moves to the locked state once the accessory reaches a locked position on the first rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Inventors: Jeremy Fedrigon, Joseph Purdin, Thomas Evatt, Cam Craig, Colton Faddis, Allison Chesser, Trevor Fauss, Christopher Heintz, Charles M. Wacker, II, Jeffrey Groves, Ben Pollite, Emily Costelow, Keith Saporsky, Nate Hill, Keith Lombardi, Drew Dahill, Ashley Antley
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Publication number: 20240416498Abstract: Accessory connectors, mounting connector systems, and associated methods are provided. An accessory connector includes a tubular main body that extends from a first end to a second end. The tubular main body defines a pair of connector apertures between the first end and the second end. The accessory connector is removably connectable to the elongate pole and movable between a disconnected position and a connected position in which the pair of buttons extend through the pair of connector apertures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Trevor Fauss, Jeremy Fedrigon, Thomas Evatt
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Publication number: 20240286259Abstract: A stapler includes a body; a handle coupled to the body, the handle movable between a rest position and an actuated position; a magazine configured to support a plurality of fasteners; a driver that successively drives each of the plurality of fasteners into a workpiece in response to the handle moving to the activated position; and an advancer that moves the plurality of fasteners towards the driver, wherein the advancer comprises an advancer body and a lock feature disposed at a leading end of the advancer body, and wherein the driver comprises a complementary lock feature that interfaces with the lock feature of the advancer when the plurality of fasteners is exhausted to lockout the stapler.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Jeremy Fedrigon, Thomas Evatt, Neil Wright
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Patent number: 11975394Abstract: A pocket hole jig includes a base having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The base further including a drill bit aperture positioned proximate the first end and extending through a portion of the base. The drill bit aperture oriented at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis. The pocket hole jig further includes a fence pivotally coupled to the base proximate the second end of the base. The fence including a contact surface, and the fence pivotal about an axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the drill bit aperture.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: TECHTRONIC POWER TOOLS TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Thomas Evatt, Clinton C. Thackery, James Keith
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Publication number: 20240109135Abstract: A pocket hole jig includes a body with a base surface positionable against a workpiece and a recess extending into the body from the base surface, a gimbal pivotally coupled to the body and including a gimbal aperture extending therethrough, and a drill guide received by the gimbal aperture and including a drill guide aperture extending therethrough. The drill guide aperture defines a guide axis for a drill bit such that the drill bit is insertable into the drill guide aperture along the guide axis. The drill guide is pivotable with the gimbal relative to the body to adjust an inclination angle of the guide axis relative to the base surface, and the drill guide is movable along the gimbal aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Thomas Evatt, Clinton C. Thackery
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Publication number: 20240058874Abstract: A pocket hole jig includes: a body; an actuator moveably coupled to the body; a clamp head moveable between an open state and a closed state, wherein the clamp head selectively secures a workpiece in a clamping region of the pocket hole jig in the closed state; a spring biasing the clamp head to the open state; a drill guide defining a guide axis for a drill bit; and a linkage extending between the actuator and each of the clamp head and the drill guide to move the clamp head between the open and closed states in response to movement of the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Trevor Fauss, Jeffrey Groves, Thomas Evatt, Clinton C. Thackery
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Publication number: 20240051044Abstract: A hacksaw includes a handle defining a pocket shaped to receive a hacksaw blade without a tang and a reciprocating blade that having a tang and a hole. The hacksaw further includes a support arm extending from the handle and a clamp mechanism coupled to the support arm and configured to hold the hacksaw blade or the reciprocating blade depending on which blade is coupled to the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Trevor C. Fauss, Thomas Evatt
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Publication number: 20240033954Abstract: A utility knife includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis and defining a slot at a front surface of the housing and a blade coupled to the housing at least partially within the slot and movable relative to the housing between an exposed position and an enclosed position. The housing includes a cutter structure extending from the front surface of the housing along the longitudinal axis adjacent to the slot. The cutter structure defines a cutting edge. In the exposed position, the blade at least partially extends from the housing adjacent to the cutter structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Trevor C. Fauss, Thomas Evatt, Charles Moody Wacker, II
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Patent number: 11865625Abstract: A pocket hole jig includes a body with a base surface positionable against a workpiece, and a drill guide pivotally coupled to the body. The drill guide defines a guide axis such that a drill bit is insertable into the drill guide along the guide axis. The drill guide is pivotable relative to the body to adjust an inclination angle of the guide axis relative to the base surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: TECHTRONIC POWER TOOLS TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Thomas Evatt, Clinton C. Thackery
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Patent number: 11858098Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a fastener driver for driving a fastener into a workpiece. The fastener driver includes a housing and a lever pivotably coupled to the housing and actuable to cause the fastener driver to drive the fastener into the workpiece. The fastener driver also includes fastener puller removably coupled to the housing and operable to remove the fastener from the workpiece. The fastener puller includes a base portion, a removal head, and a pivot region. The removal head is affixed to the base portion and configured to pry the fastener from the workpiece. The removal head has a flat shape. The pivot region is defined between the removal head and the pair of legs. The pivot region is configured to contact the workpiece such that during operation the fastener puller pivots about the pivot region relative to the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GPInventors: Thomas Evatt, Jeremy Fedrigon, Trevor C. Fauss
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Publication number: 20230415244Abstract: A pocket hole jig includes a body; an actuator operatively coupled to the body; a clamp head movable relative to the body to selectively secure an object in a clamping region of the pocket hole jig; and a drill guide defining a guide axis for a drill bit, wherein the actuator is moveable between an open position and a closed position, wherein movement of the actuator from an open position to a closed position tightens the clamp head against the object and locks the clamp head in a tightened state against the object, and wherein movement of the actuator from an open position to a closed position pivots the drill guide and locks the drill guide with the guide axis at a specified alignment with respect to the clamping region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Trevor Fauss, Jeffrey Groves, Thomas Evatt, Clinton C. Thackery
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Publication number: 20230120916Abstract: The present disclosure is a modular accessory that is compatible with a first storage component that has first mount interfaces, and a second storage component that is different from the first storage component that has second mount interfaces. The modular accessory includes a structure and an accessory mount. The structure is configured to hold or support one or more objects. The accessory mount is coupled to the structure and defines an accessory mount interface. The accessory mount interface is configured to engage one or more first mount interfaces and one or more of the second mount interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey Groves, Tyler H. Knight, Connor S. Irwin, J. Luke Jenkins, Benjamin P. Politte, Keith Lombardi, Thomas Evatt, Kyle B. Yeomans, Jeremy Fedrigon, Sage D. Van Wyk, Trevor C. Fauss, Mehul Patel, John D. Parsons, Lik Hui, King Pun Hui
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Publication number: 20230061938Abstract: A case includes a first housing portion, a second housing portion, a first auxiliary structure, and a second auxiliary structure. The second housing portion is movably coupled to the first housing portion and cooperates with the first housing portion to define a storage space. The first auxiliary structure is disposed on one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion. The second auxiliary structure is disposed on one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion. The first auxiliary structure is a foot disposed on and extending from an exterior surface of the first housing portion. The foot is configured to abut a workpiece to orient the workpiece in at least one preset angle relative to the first housing portion. The second auxiliary structure is a recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Thomas Evatt, Jeremy Fedrigon, Trevor C. Fauss, Sajan Arvindkumar Mistry, Peter J. Roberts, Allison M. Chesser, Christopher L. Heintz
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Patent number: D1050857Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GPInventors: Thomas Evatt, Drew A. Dahill, Christopher S. Tennant
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Patent number: D1098753Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: October 21, 2025Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GPInventors: Thomas Evatt, Jeremy Fedrigon, Trevor C. Fauss, Collin C. Burney
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Patent number: D1099530Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: October 28, 2025Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GPInventors: Thomas Evatt, Jeremy Fedrigon, Trevor C. Fauss, Collin C. Burney, Wai Yip Siu, Gai She Zhang