Patents by Inventor William Chapman, III

William Chapman, III 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).

  • GAS ENGINE REPLACEMENT ELECTRONICS MODULARITY FOR FEATURE EXPANSION
    Publication number: 20230275493
    Abstract: A method for expanding features of a gas engine replacement device that drives power equipment including controlling, by an electronic processor of the gas engine replacement device, a power switching network to selectively provide power from a battery pack to rotate a motor of the gas engine replacement device. A module interface of the gas engine replacement device receives an external electronics module. A type of the external electronics module received by the module interface is detected by the electronic processor of the gas engine replacement device. The gas engine replacement device is configured by the electronic processor based on the type of the received external electronics module. The electronic processor communicates with the external electronics module via the module interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick Dennis Gallagher, Timothy James Bartlett, Timothy Ryan Obermann, Alex Huber, William Chapman, III
  • Gas engine replacement electronics modularity for feature expansion
    Patent number: 11689081
    Abstract: A method for expanding features of a gas engine replacement device that drives power equipment including controlling, by an electronic processor of the gas engine replacement device, a power switching network to selectively provide power from a battery pack to rotate a motor of the gas engine replacement device. A module interface of the gas engine replacement device receives an external electronics module. A type of the external electronics module received by the module interface is detected by the electronic processor of the gas engine replacement device. The gas engine replacement device is configured by the electronic processor based on the type of the received external electronics module. The electronic processor communicates with the external electronics module via the module interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Dennis Gallagher, Timothy James Bartlett, Timothy Ryan Obermann, Alex Huber, William Chapman, III
  • GAS ENGINE REPLACEMENT ELECTRONICS MODULARITY FOR FEATURE EXPANSION
    Publication number: 20210194330
    Abstract: A method for expanding features of a gas engine replacement device that drives power equipment including controlling, by an electronic processor of the gas engine replacement device, a power switching network to selectively provide power from a battery pack to rotate a motor of the gas engine replacement device. A module interface of the gas engine replacement device receives an external electronics module. A type of the external electronics module received by the module interface is detected by the electronic processor of the gas engine replacement device. The gas engine replacement device is configured by the electronic processor based on the type of the received external electronics module. The electronic processor communicates with the external electronics module via the module interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick Dennis Gallagher, Timothy James Bartlett, Timothy Ryan Obermann, Alex Huber, William Chapman, III