Patents by Inventor Tyler H. Knight

Tyler H. Knight 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: 20250144783
    Abstract: A work station may include a platform defining a working surface configured to support a tool assembly. The platform has a seat. The work station may include a base portion supporting the platform, and a table removably coupled to the platform on the seat. When the table is positioned on the seat, the table and the seat are secured to each other by an attachment structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Groves, Tyler H. Knight, Miles Riordan Moody, Gabriel James Sandoval, Lindsay Van-Rooyen, Edwin C. Wentzky, Andrew N. Robinson
  • Publication number: 20250128857
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a storage system including a storage box and a light assembly. The storage box includes a box base with a mounting structure configured to be coupled to a modular storage system. A lid is coupled to the box base. The light assembly includes a base, a leg, and a light source. The leg is coupled to the base or the lid and is rotatable about a rotation axis. The light source is pivotally coupled to the leg and is rotatable about a rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Brianna E. Williams, Jeffrey Groves, Tyler H. Knight, Connor Irwin
  • Publication number: 20250100748
    Abstract: A stackable storage system includes a first container, a second container, and a latch moveable between a first position and a second position. The first container includes a projection extending away from the first container along a stacking direction. An edge portion extends from the projection along a plane substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction. The second container includes a recess. The recess receives the projection when the first container and the second container are stacked relative to one another in the stacking direction. The latch overlaps the edge portion with respect to the stacking direction while in the first position to secure the first container and the second container. The latch and edge portion are positioned in a non-overlapping manner relative to one another while the latch is in the second position to permit separation of the first container from the second container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Richard M. Davidian, Rony Chan, William J. Saunders, Ryan A. Hirtz, Tyler H. Knight, Drew A. Dahill, Austin Clark, Stephen A. Hughett, J. Luke Jenkins, J. Mike King, Jeffrey Groves, J. Porter Whitmire, Brianna E. Williams, Charles Moody Wacker, II
  • Patent number: 12214931
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a storage system including a storage box and a light assembly. The storage box includes a box base with a mounting structure configured to be coupled to a modular storage system. A lid is coupled to the box base. The light assembly includes a base, a leg, and a light source. The leg is coupled to the base or the lid and is rotatable about a rotation axis. The light source is pivotally coupled to the leg and is rotatable about a rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Brianna E. Williams, Jeffrey Groves, Tyler H. Knight, Connor Irwin
  • Publication number: 20250033124
    Abstract: A rotary tool includes a housing, a drive shaft positioned within the housing, and a bit holder. The bit holder is positioned adjacent a distal end of the housing and is driven by rotation of the drive shaft. The rotary tool also includes a wrench assembly coaxially movable along the longitudinal axis and selectively engageable with the bit holder, a groove positioned on one of the housing and the wrench assembly, and a protrusion positioned on the other of the housing and the wrench assembly. The protrusion engages the groove and retaining the wrench assembly against axial movement while the wrench assembly is in a first position, and the protrusion is axially spaced apart from the groove while the wrench assembly is in a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Tyler H. Knight, Brian D. Mertel, M. Grayson Jacoway, Edward A. Pomeroy
  • Patent number: 12194612
    Abstract: A work station includes a working surface configured to support a tool assembly, a base portion supporting the working surface, a table removably coupled to one or more of the working surface and the base portion, an aperture formed in the table, the aperture configured to selectively receive a suction device, and a downdraft surface positioned on at least one side of the table. The downdraft surface includes a plurality of recesses in fluid communication with the aperture, and the plurality of recesses are configured to generate a downdraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Jeffrey Groves, Tyler H. Knight, Miles Riordan Moody, Gabriel James Sandoval, Lindsay Van-Rooyen, Edwin C. Wentzky, Andrew N. Robinson
  • Patent number: 12195230
    Abstract: A stackable storage system includes a first container, a second container, and a latch moveable between a first position and a second position. The first container includes a projection extending away from the first container along a stacking direction. An edge portion extends from the projection along a plane substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction. The second container includes a recess. The recess receives the projection when the first container and the second container are stacked relative to one another in the stacking direction. The latch overlaps the edge portion with respect to the stacking direction while in the first position to secure the first container and the second container. The latch and edge portion are positioned in a non-overlapping manner relative to one another while the latch is in the second position to permit separation of the first container from the second container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
    Inventors: Richard M. Davidian, Rony Chan, William J. Saunders, Ryan A. Hirtz, Tyler H. Knight, Drew A. Dahill, Austin Clark, Stephen A. Hughett, J. Luke Jenkins, J. Mike King, Jeffrey Groves, J. Porter Whitmire, Brianna E. Williams, Charles Moody Wacker, II
  • Patent number: 12178311
    Abstract: A power tool includes a power head receiving power from a power source. A drive coupled to the power head extends along a longitudinal axis, and the drive is engaged with a connector. Various aspects relate to the connector. The connector includes an internal bore configured to couple to the drive to a shank of a working tool. The connector further includes an external lobe protruding radially outward from the longitudinal axis, the lobe having a locking mechanism configured to secure the second working tool in response to relative movement between the lobe and the second working tool in both an axial direction and a rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventor: Tyler H. Knight
  • Publication number: 20240418407
    Abstract: A personal heater device including an ignition device configured to generate a spark to ignite a fuel; a combustion location where ignited fuel burns in response to the spark; a battery receiving port configured to receive a battery; a controller; and a fan assembly including a motor electrically coupled the battery receiving port and controlled by the controller, a fan coupled to an output shaft of the motor, and a passageway configured to route airflow generated by the fan to a location near the combustion location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler H. Knight, Brianna E. Williams
  • Patent number: 12145203
    Abstract: A rotary tool includes a housing, a drive shaft positioned within the housing, and a bit holder. The bit holder is positioned adjacent a distal end of the housing and is driven by rotation of the drive shaft. The rotary tool also includes a wrench assembly for adjusting the bit holder and a light source configured to emit light in a direction toward the bit holder. The wrench assembly is positioned adjacent the bit holder and is movable between a first position and a second position. The wrench assembly is coupled to the housing and disengaged from the bit holder assembly in the first position and is engaged with the bit holder assembly in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Tyler H. Knight, Brian D. Mertel, M. Grayson Jacoway, Edward A. Pomeroy
  • Publication number: 20240326231
    Abstract: A storage support configured to support an object on a support surface. The storage support includes a mount and a plurality of cleats. The mount includes an upper edge and a lower edge. Each of the plurality of cleats includes a first upper cleat edge and a second upper cleat edge that is non-parallel relative to the first upper cleat edge. The first upper cleat edge is oriented non-parallel relative to the upper edge of the mount. Each of the first upper cleat edge and the second upper cleat edge are configured to support the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Groves, J. Luke Jenkins, Stephen A. Hughett, Brianna E. Williams, Tyler H. Knight, Jason Porter Whitmire, Charles M. Wacker, II
  • Patent number: 12036660
    Abstract: A storage support configured to support an object on a support surface. The storage support includes a mount and a plurality of cleats. The mount includes an upper edge and a lower edge. Each of the plurality of cleats includes a first upper cleat edge and a second upper cleat edge that is non-parallel relative to the first upper cleat edge. The first upper cleat edge is oriented non-parallel relative to the upper edge of the mount. Each of the first upper cleat edge and the second upper cleat edge are configured to support the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
    Inventors: Jeffrey Groves, J. Luke Jenkins, Stephen A. Hughett, Brianna E. Williams, Tyler H. Knight, Jason Porter Whitmire, Charles M. Wacker, II
  • Publication number: 20240219069
    Abstract: A heater including a housing, a heater unit, a control interface, and a fan unit. The housing includes a base. The heater unit is supported on the base and includes an ignitor mechanism and a heater element having an external surface configured to emit heat. The control interface is supported on an exterior of the housing and includes an actuator operable by a user. The fan unit is coupled to the base or the heater unit and is positioned to induce an airflow through the heater unit within the heater element to heat the airflow. The fan unit includes a fan shroud having an air outlet to direct the heated airflow radially outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler H. Knight, Patrick Sullivan, Elton L. Watson, Michael J. Caso, III, Pramod Narayan Bangalore, Brianna E. Williams
  • Publication number: 20240156317
    Abstract: A wet-dry vacuum cleaner including a collecting bin and a power head removably coupled to the collecting bin. The power head includes a housing configured to support the power head on the collecting bin, an exhaust outlet, and a cyclonic separator positioned within the housing. The cyclonic separator includes a dirty air inlet, a chamber, and a clean air outlet. The power head further includes a suction motor assembly operable to create a working airflow path from the dirty air inlet to the exhaust outlet, and a filter disposed within a filter housing hanging downwardly from the suction motor assembly. The filter is positioned within the working airflow path adjacent the clean air outlet of the cyclonic separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler H. Knight, Stephen A. Hughett
  • Publication number: 20240123601
    Abstract: A workbench-hand truck assembly includes a first pair of legs, a frame, a second pair of legs pivotally coupled to the frame and to the first pair of legs, a workbench configured to be supported by the first and second pairs of legs, a pair of brackets pivotally coupled to the first pair of legs, and a nose plate pivotally coupled to the pair of brackets for movement between a stored position, in which the nose plate extends parallel to and adjacent the workbench, and a deployed position, in which the nose plate extends away from the workbench. The workbench-hand truck assembly is configurable in a hand truck position when the nose plate is in the deployed position, such that the nose plate extends perpendicular to the workbench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Groves, Tyler H. Knight, Stephen A. Hughett
  • Publication number: 20240101316
    Abstract: A storage container system includes rolling toolbox, a storage container, a storage bin, and a storage container assembly. Various aspects relate to a storage container including at least one sidewall extending from a base, the sidewall at least partially defining an outer wall of an interior compartment. A lid is coupled to the sidewall and movable between an open position and a closed position. The interior compartment is accessible while the lid is in the open position, and the interior compartment is covered while the lid is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: J. Porter Whitmire, J. Luke Jenkins, Stephen A. Hughett, Brianna E. Williams, Tyler H. Knight, Jeffrey Groves, Austin Clark
  • Patent number: 11910989
    Abstract: A wet-dry vacuum cleaner including a collecting bin and a power head removably coupled to the collecting bin. The power head includes a housing configured to support the power head on the collecting bin, an exhaust outlet, and a cyclonic separator positioned within the housing. The cyclonic separator includes a dirty air inlet, a chamber, and a clean air outlet. The power head further includes a suction motor assembly operable to create a working airflow path from the dirty air inlet to the exhaust outlet, and a filter disposed within a filter housing hanging downwardly from the suction motor assembly. The filter is positioned within the working airflow path adjacent the clean air outlet of the cyclonic separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Tyler H. Knight, Stephen A. Hughett
  • Publication number: 20240043172
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a storage system including a storage box and a light assembly. The storage box includes a box base with a mounting structure configured to be coupled to a modular storage system. A lid is coupled to the box base. The light assembly includes a base, a leg, and a light source. The leg is coupled to the base or the lid and is rotatable about a rotation axis. The light source is pivotally coupled to the leg and is rotatable about a rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Brianna E. Williams, Jeffrey Groves, Tyler H. Knight, Connor Irwin
  • Patent number: 11890744
    Abstract: A workbench-hand truck assembly includes a first pair of legs, a frame, a second pair of legs pivotally coupled to the frame and to the first pair of legs, a workbench configured to be supported by the first and second pairs of legs, a pair of brackets pivotally coupled to the first pair of legs, and a nose plate pivotally coupled to the pair of brackets for movement between a stored position, in which the nose plate extends parallel to and adjacent the workbench, and a deployed position, in which the nose plate extends away from the workbench. The workbench-hand truck assembly is configurable in a hand truck position when the nose plate is in the deployed position, such that the nose plate extends perpendicular to the workbench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Jeffrey Groves, Tyler H. Knight, Stephen A. Hughett
  • Patent number: D1025600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Tyler H. Knight, Jeffrey Groves, J. Porter Whitmire, J. Luke Jenkins, Stephen A. Hughett, Brianna E. Williams, William J. Saunders, Charles Moody Wacker, II