Patents by Inventor Zachary S. OLMSTED

Zachary S. OLMSTED 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).

  • Line conditioning accessory and protective circuit for power tool
    Patent number: 11750069
    Abstract: A power adaptor is provided including a housing receiving a first power cord couplable to a power source through a and a second power cord couplable to a load through a second axial end, a protective capacitor mounted on a circuit board within the housing, a first set of terminals mounted on a first side of the circuit board adjacent the protective capacitor and configured to electrically couple line and neutral wires of the first power cord to the protective capacitor, and a second set of terminals mounted on a second side of the circuit board adjacent the protective capacitor and configured to electrically couple line and neutral wires of the second power cord to the protective capacitor. The protective capacitor is configured to discharge when current draw by the load exceeds a current threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Erik A. Ekstrom, Shailesh P. Waikar, Joseph B. Narbut, Alexandros T. Theos, Daniel F. Nace, Zachary S. Olmsted
  • LINE CONDITIONING ACCESSORY AND PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT FOR POWER TOOL
    Publication number: 20220085699
    Abstract: A power adaptor is provided including a housing receiving a first power cord couplable to a power source through a and a second power cord couplable to a load through a second axial end, a protective capacitor mounted on a circuit board within the housing, a first set of terminals mounted on a first side of the circuit board adjacent the protective capacitor and configured to electrically couple line and neutral wires of the first power cord to the protective capacitor, and a second set of terminals mounted on a second side of the circuit board adjacent the protective capacitor and configured to electrically couple line and neutral wires of the second power cord to the protective capacitor. The protective capacitor is configured to discharge when current draw by the load exceeds a current threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Erik A. EKSTROM, Shailesh P. WAIKAR, Joseph B. NARBUT, JR., Alexandros T. THEOS, Daniel F. NACE, Zachary S. OLMSTED
  • Angle drill
    Patent number: D947634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary S. Olmsted, Randall Puzzitiello