Patents by Inventor William E. Sadkowski

William E. Sadkowski 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).

  • Patent number: 11654538
    Abstract: A pneumatic fastener driver operable in a single sequential mode and a bump-fire mode, and includes a housing, a nosepiece, a trigger moveable between a default position and a depressed position, a contact arm movable relative to the nosepiece between an extended position and a retracted position, and a timeout mechanism operable in the bump-fire mode to inhibit the drive cycle from being initiated in response to inactivity of the contact arm over a preset time interval defined by unwinding of a mainspring that is initially wound in response to the trigger being actuated from the default position to the depressed position. The pneumatic fastener driver also includes a counting assembly having a female barrel pivotably coupled to a pivot shaft of the trigger and driven by the mainspring and a lockout linkage coupled to the female barrel that is capable of interfering with a portion of the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: Tyler Knight, Miles R. Moody, J. Luke Jenkins, Matthew W. Conner, William E. Sadkowski, Reid Cheatham, Justin Moylan
  • Publication number: 20210316432
    Abstract: A pneumatic fastener driver operable in a single sequential mode and a bump-fire mode, and includes a housing, a nosepiece, a trigger moveable between a default position and a depressed position, a contact arm movable relative to the nosepiece between an extended position and a retracted position, and a timeout mechanism operable in the bump-fire mode to inhibit the drive cycle from being initiated in response to inactivity of the contact arm over a preset time interval defined by unwinding of a mainspring that is initially wound in response to the trigger being actuated from the default position to the depressed position. The pneumatic fastener driver also includes a counting assembly having a female barrel pivotably coupled to a pivot shaft of the trigger and driven by the mainspring and a lockout linkage coupled to the female barrel that is capable of interfering with a portion of the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Tyler Knight, Miles R. Moody, J. Luke Jenkins, Matthew W. Conner, William E. Sadkowski, Reid Cheatham, Justin Moylan
  • Patent number: 11065749
    Abstract: A pneumatic fastener driver is operable in a single sequential mode and a bump-fire mode. The pneumatic fastener driver includes a housing, a nosepiece extending from the housing from which fasteners are ejected, and a trigger moveable between a default position, in which a drive cycle is inhibited from initiating, and a depressed position, in which the drive cycle is permitted to be initiated. The pneumatic fastener driver further includes a contact arm movable relative to the nosepiece between an extended position and a retracted position, and a timeout mechanism operable in the bump-fire mode to inhibit the drive cycle from being initiated in response to inactivity of the contact arm over a preset time interval that begins once the trigger is actuated from the default position to the depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
    Inventors: Tyler Knight, Miles R. Moody, J. Luke Jenkins, Matthew W. Conner, William E. Sadkowski, Reid Cheatham, Justin Moylan
  • Publication number: 20190291253
    Abstract: A pneumatic fastener driver is operable in a single sequential mode and a bump-fire mode. The pneumatic fastener driver includes a housing, a nosepiece extending from the housing from which fasteners are ejected, and a trigger moveable between a default position, in which a drive cycle is inhibited from initiating, and a depressed position, in which the drive cycle is permitted to be initiated. The pneumatic fastener driver further includes a contact arm movable relative to the nosepiece between an extended position and a retracted position, and a timeout mechanism operable in the bump-fire mode to inhibit the drive cycle from being initiated in response to inactivity of the contact arm over a preset time interval that begins once the trigger is actuated from the default position to the depressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Tyler Knight, Miles R. Moody, J. Luke Jenkins, Matthew W. Conner, William E. Sadkowski, Reid Cheatham, Justin Moylan
  • Patent number: 8282363
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor unit having a motor with a motor housing, a pump operably coupled to the motor and having a pump housing formed as a single piece with a portion of the motor housing, and a first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor. The air compressor also includes a tank unit removably coupled to the compressor unit in a stacked arrangement. The tank unit includes a second tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: Taku Ohi, Jesse Jerabek, Kenneth M. Brazell, William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20110182754
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a housing assembly and a compressor system positioned substantially within the housing assembly. The compressor system is operable to compress ambient air. The air compressor also includes a tank positioned substantially within the housing assembly in communication with the compressor system to receive pressurized air from the compressor system. The tank has a generally flattened spherical shape with a diameter and a width that is less than the diameter. The tank is oriented generally vertically within the housing assembly such that the diameter represents a height of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Adam Gathers, Ryan Peloquin, William E. Sadkowski, Joseph Schultz
  • Patent number: 7887303
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor pump, a first air tank and a second air tank. The first air tank is in fluid communication with the output of the compressor pump and the second tank. The air compressor can be operated with the second air tank physically connected to the first air tank, or with the second air tank removed from the first air tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20100290929
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor unit having a motor with a motor housing, a pump operably coupled to the motor and having a pump housing formed as a single piece with a portion of the motor housing, and a first tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor. The air compressor also includes a tank unit removably coupled to the compressor unit in a stacked arrangement. The tank unit includes a second tank fluidly connected to the pump to receive pressurized air from the pump when operated by the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Taku Ohi, Jesse Jerabek, Kenneth M. Brazell, William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling
  • Publication number: 20080273994
    Abstract: An air compressor includes a compressor pump, a first air tank and a second air tank. The first air tank is in fluid communication with the output of the compressor pump and the second tank. The air compressor can be operated with the second air tank physically connected to the first air tank, or with the second air tank removed from the first air tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: William E. Sadkowski, Richard L. Strack, Douglas Ritterling