Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Hennesy
Timothy J. Hennesy 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: 20240145831Abstract: A battery pack includes a housing, a set of battery cells, and a latch assembly mechanism. The latch assembly mechanism includes a user activation button that pivots about a first axis and an engaging portion that pivots about a second axis, where the first axis is parallel to the second axis and the user activation button actuates the engaging portion. In another aspect, a battery pack includes a housing and a set of battery cells. The housing includes a top portion, a first side portion connected to the top portion, a second side portion connected to the top portion, the second side portion opposite the first side portion, and a bottom portion connected to the first side portion and the second side portion, the bottom portion opposite the top portion. An insert is molded into at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Mark Cherry, Timothy J. Hennesy, Michael W. Roberts, Michael Varipatis
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Patent number: 11967730Abstract: This application relates to a cordless power tool system including a set of cordless power tools, a set of rechargeable and removable battery packs, and a set of battery pack chargers.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Timothy J. Hennesy, Michael Varipatis
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Patent number: 11901570Abstract: A battery pack includes a housing, a set of battery cells, and a latch assembly mechanism. The latch assembly mechanism includes a user activation button that pivots about a first axis and an engaging portion that pivots about a second axis, where the first axis is parallel to the second axis and the user activation button actuates the engaging portion. In another aspect, a battery pack includes a housing and a set of battery cells. The housing includes a top portion, a first side portion connected to the top portion, a second side portion connected to the top portion, the second side portion opposite the first side portion, and a bottom portion connected to the first side portion and the second side portion, the bottom portion opposite the top portion. An insert is molded into at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Mark Cherry, Timothy J. Hennesy, Michael W. Roberts, Michael Varipatis
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Publication number: 20220368258Abstract: The present directed to a cordless power tool system including a plurality of cordless power tools, a plurality of fixed voltage and multi-voltage battery packs and a plurality of battery pack chargers. The battery packs include circuitry to indicate various parameters about the battery pack and communicate this indication to the power tools in order to enable the power tools to alter their motor output schemes to improve performance. The indication may include whether the battery pack is a fixed voltage battery pack or a multi-voltage battery pack and when the multi-voltage battery pack is in a first configuration or a second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Alexander R. BARTON, Mark T. CHERRY, Timothy J. HENNESY, Thomas LUNSFORD, Michael W. ROBERTS, Nathan J. OSBORNE, Elizabeth WINK, Daniel F. NACE, Philip GILDE
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Publication number: 20220209354Abstract: A power tool system includes a power tool having a tool housing and a load disposed in the tool housing. The tool housing includes a battery pack receptacle having a set of tool terminals. The power tool system includes a set of battery packs. Each battery pack includes a battery pack housing operably connectable to the battery pack receptacle through a battery pack interface disposed on the battery pack housing, a set of battery cells disposed in the battery pack housing, and a set of battery pack terminals electrically connectable to the set of tool terminals and electrically connected to the set of battery cells. Each battery pack in the set of battery packs has a same nominal voltage and defines a common interface and at least a portion of the set of battery packs defines a total volume in a range of approximately 150 cm3 to 1300 cm3.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Michael Varipatis, Timothy J. Hennesy, Craig Aaron Armacost
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Patent number: 11374413Abstract: A battery pack charger system includes one or more charging ports for charging one or more removable battery packs. A set of indicators may be arranged on a housing, with a subset of the set of indicators being associated with each charging port. Each subset of indicators may output an indication of a state of charge of a battery pack received in an associated charging port of the charger system. A first indication may indicate that the battery pack is charging. A second indication may indicate that the battery pack has achieved a preset level of charge. A third indication may indicate that the battery pack has achieved a substantially full level of charge.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Timothy J. Hennesy, Sean Byrne, Brian K. Wohltmann, Regina Gracia C. Cunanan
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Publication number: 20220123412Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a battery pack including features for addressing overheating of the battery pack and battery cells in the battery pack. The battery pack incorporates a battery cell holder that includes features for housing phase change materials to move heat away from the battery cells. The phase change material may be positioned between adjacent battery cells. The phase change material may be positioned within the cell holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Timothy J. Hennesy, Michael Varipatis
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Publication number: 20220045399Abstract: This application relates to a cordless power tool system including a set of cordless power tools, a set of rechargeable and removable battery packs, and a set of battery pack chargers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Timothy J. HENNESY, Michael VARIPATIS
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Publication number: 20220013842Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an electric power tool system with cordless power tools and removable, rechargeable battery packs that mate with the power tools to provide stored energy to the power tools. The battery packs may include a first battery pack having a basic interface and a second battery pack having an advanced interface. The power tools may include a first power tool having a basic interface and a second power tool having an advanced interface. The basic interface battery pack may mate with both the basic interface power tool and the advanced interface power tool. The advanced interface battery pack may mate with both the basic interface power tool and the advanced interface power tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Timothy J. Hennesy, Michael Varipatis, Mark Cherry, Nathan J. Osborne
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Patent number: 11217856Abstract: A power tool system includes a power tool having a tool housing and a load disposed in the tool housing. The tool housing includes a battery pack receptacle having a set of tool terminals. The power tool system includes a set of battery packs. Each battery pack includes a battery pack housing operably connectable to the battery pack receptacle through a battery pack interface disposed on the battery pack housing, a set of battery cells disposed in the battery pack housing, and a set of battery pack terminals electrically connectable to the set of tool terminals and electrically connected to the set of battery cells. Each battery pack in the set of battery packs has a same nominal voltage and defines a common interface and at least a portion of the set of battery packs defines a total volume in a range of approximately 150 cm3 to 1300 cm3.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Black and Decker Inc.Inventors: Michael Varipatis, Timothy J. Hennesy, Craig Aaron Armacost
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Publication number: 20210288373Abstract: A power tool system includes a power tool having a tool housing and a load disposed in the tool housing. The tool housing includes a battery pack receptacle having a set of tool terminals. The power tool system includes a set of battery packs. Each battery pack includes a battery pack housing operably connectable to the battery pack receptacle through a battery pack interface disposed on the battery pack housing, a set of battery cells disposed in the battery pack housing, and a set of battery pack terminals electrically connectable to the set of tool terminals and electrically connected to the set of battery cells. Each battery pack in the set of battery packs has a same nominal voltage and defines a common interface and at least a portion of the set of battery packs defines a total volume in a range of approximately 150 cm3 to 1300 cm3.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Michael Varipatis, Timothy J. Hennesy, Craig Aaron Armcost
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Publication number: 20210083237Abstract: A battery pack includes a housing, a set of battery cells, and a latch assembly mechanism. The latch assembly mechanism includes a user activation button that pivots about a first axis and an engaging portion that pivots about a second axis, where the first axis is parallel to the second axis and the user activation button actuates the engaging portion. In another aspect, a battery pack includes a housing and a set of battery cells. The housing includes a top portion, a first side portion connected to the top portion, a second side portion connected to the top portion, the second side portion opposite the first side portion, and a bottom portion connected to the first side portion and the second side portion, the bottom portion opposite the top portion. An insert is molded into at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Mark Cherry, Timothy J. Hennesy, Michael W. Roberts, Michael Varipatis
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Publication number: 20200259343Abstract: A battery pack charger system includes one or more charging ports for charging one or more removable battery packs. A set of indicators may be arranged on a housing, with a subset of the set of indicators being associated with each charging port. Each subset of indicators may output an indication of a state of charge of a battery pack received in an associated charging port of the charger system. A first indication may indicate that the battery pack is charging. A second indication may indicate that the battery pack has achieved a preset level of charge. A third indication may indicate that the battery pack has achieved a substantially full level of charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Timothy J. Hennesy, Sean Byrne, Brian K. Wohltmann, Regina Gracia C. Cunanan
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Patent number: 10666064Abstract: A battery pack charger system includes one or more charging ports for charging one or more removable battery packs. Each of the one or more charging ports may receive a plurality of different removable battery packs for charging. Each of the one or more charging ports may to receive at least a first battery pack having a first external physical interface and a second battery pack having a second external physical interface. Each of the one or more charging ports may include a first feature that secures, or retains, or locks the first battery pack in the charging port, and a second feature that secures, or retains, or locks the second battery pack in the charging port.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventor: Timothy J. Hennesy
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Publication number: 20190199101Abstract: A battery pack charger system includes one or more charging ports for charging one or more removable battery packs. Each of the one or more charging ports may receive a plurality of different removable battery packs for charging. Each of the one or more charging ports may to receive at least a first battery pack having a first external physical interface and a second battery pack having a second external physical interface. Each of the one or more charging ports may include a first feature that secures, or retains, or locks the first battery pack in the charging port, and a second feature that secures, or retains, or locks the second battery pack in the charging port.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventor: Timothy J. Hennesy
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Patent number: 10312498Abstract: A security device for a battery pack includes a cap, which covers at least a portion of a slide mechanism of a slide battery pack, and a strap. The cap includes a first collar disposed around a first opening and a second collar disposed around a second opening, with the first collar and the second collar aligned along a longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack. The strap matches a contour of the slide battery pack and includes a first projection and a second projection. The strap is positioned along the longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack and the cap is positioned over the strap with the first projection inserted through the first opening and the first collar and the second projection inserted through the second opening and the second collar to secure the cap to the strap and to the slide battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Hennesy, Kevin M. Alston, Michael Varipatis
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Patent number: D883918Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Roberts, Timothy J. Hennesy, Abhisheka Moturu, David A. Miller
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Patent number: D891363Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Roberts, Timothy J. Hennesy, Abhisheka Moturu, David A. Miller
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Patent number: D893411Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Roberts, Timothy J. Hennesy, Abhisheka Moturu, David A. Miller
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Patent number: D956682Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Roberts, Timothy J. Hennesy, Abhisheka Moturu, David A. Miller