272 patents
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Utility
Cooling System for Air-cooled Engine
19 Oct 23
A method of operating a fan for an air-cooled internal combustion engine includes starting the air-cooled internal combustion engine, operating the fan in a first operating mode in which the fan rotates in a first direction, and operating the fan in a second operating mode in which the fan rotates in a second direction.
Ryan A. Sullivan, Gary S. Johnson
Filed: 16 Jun 23
Utility
Systems and Devices for Lawn Care
12 Oct 23
A service vehicle for storing and transporting outdoor power equipment includes a loading/unloading ramp, a charging bay configured to charge a rechargeable battery pack mounted on a first piece of outdoor power equipment, a spare battery charging station configured to store and selectively charge a spare rechargeable battery pack, a user interface having a display, and a controller in communication with the user interface and having a processing circuit with a charging module.
Jeffrey M. Zeiler, Ryan T. Hahn, Kyle Harvey, Todd Johnson, Robert Pjevach, Jacob Schmalz, Peter D. Shears, Nicholas Zeidler
Filed: 14 Jun 23
Utility
Battery Pack with Cell Module Assemblies
12 Oct 23
A battery pack includes a housing and a plurality of cell module assemblies arranged within the housing.
Jeffrey Zeiler, Jacob Schmalz, Nick Zeidler
Filed: 15 Jun 23
Utility
Small Air-cooled Engine with Catalytic Converter with Ruthenium Catalyst
5 Oct 23
A small-air cooled internal combustion engine includes an engine block including a cylinder, a piston within the cylinder, a crankshaft configured to be driven by the piston, a blower system including a fan that is configured to pull air over the engine block, a fuel system for supplying an air-fuel mixture to the cylinder, and an exhaust system for removing exhaust from the cylinder.
Jacob Zuehl, Michael D. Pitcel
Filed: 21 May 21
Utility
Towable Heater
5 Oct 23
A portable heater includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, one or more burners housing within the housing and configured to heat air passing through the housing from the air inlet to the air outlet, and a duct positioned in a storage compartment of the housing.
Ryan Hahn, Paul Sabatka, Cole Booth
Filed: 8 Jun 23
Utility
Lawn Mower with Pivotal Rocker Arm Assembly
28 Sep 23
An outdoor power equipment device, such as a lawn mower, includes a main chassis having first and second pivot joints, a first rocker arm having a caster wheel on a first end portion and a drive wheel on a second end portion, and a second rocker arm having a caster wheel on a first end portion and a drive wheel on a second end portion, wherein the first rocker arm and the second rocker arm are independently pivotally coupled to the respective first and second pivot joints of the main chassis at a location between the caster wheels and the drive wheels.
Jeffrey Zeiler, Todd Johnson, Christopher Krajewski, Nicholas Zeidler, Jacob Schmalz, Bryan Keith Dandridge, Ryan Jaskowiak, Matthew Steven Zurawski, Ryan Hahn
Filed: 1 Jun 23
Utility
V-twin engine assembly
26 Sep 23
One embodiment of the invention relates to an internal combustion engine including an engine block having a first cylinder and a second cylinder, a crankshaft configured to rotate about a crankshaft axis, a flywheel coupled to the crankshaft, a throttle body, an air filter assembly, a first electric fan coupled to a first duct, and a second electric fan coupled to a second duct.
Jacob Zuehl, Michael Pitcel
Filed: 18 Jul 22
Utility
Internal combustion engine with reduced oil maintenance
19 Sep 23
An internal combustion engine includes an engine block, a piston, a cylinder head, and a valve train.
Jacob Zuehl, Richard Sebzda, Vernon Moss
Filed: 1 Mar 21
Utility
Stand-on Outdoor Power Equipment for Aerating Soil
31 Aug 23
A stand-on aerator includes a chassis, an operator platform extending from a rear portion of the chassis, an aerator assembly coupled to the chassis and having a plurality of reciprocating tines configured to extend from and retract into the aerator assembly, and an object detection sensor.
Kyle Harvey, Thomas Burkard, Peter Lucier, Stephen Longmeyer
Filed: 9 May 23
Utility
Turf aerators and assemblies for same
8 Aug 23
A turf aerator includes a retracting tine assembly and an input mechanism.
Brandon King, William Coates
Filed: 17 Nov 21
Utility
Electric motor for outdoor power equipment
1 Aug 23
A lawn mower includes a chassis, a cutting deck, a chore motor, and a blade.
Jeffrey M. Zeiler, Scott A. Funke, Mark Noller, Nick Joseph Zeidler, Christopher Krajewski, Joshua Kowalski
Filed: 9 Oct 20
Utility
Cyclonic air filter assembly for an engine
1 Aug 23
An internal combustion engine includes an engine block, an air-fuel mixing device, and an air filter assembly.
Steven G. Gleixner, Robert Johnson
Filed: 25 Feb 22
Utility
User-scalable Power Unit Including Removable Battery Packs
27 Jul 23
A riding lawn mower comprising, a pair of rear drive wheels, a pair of front wheels, a deck positioned between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear drive wheels, a rotatable cutting blade, and multiple battery packs removably coupled to the riding lawn mower and structured to provide power to the riding lawn mower, each battery pack graspable and removable by a user, wherein the multiple battery packs sequentially provide power to the riding lawn mower.
Jeffrey Zeiler, Robert John Koenen, Jacob Schmalz, Albert Liu, Nick Zeidler, Scott Funke, David Procknow
Filed: 30 Mar 23
Utility
Vehicle for transporting and charging outdoor power equipment
25 Jul 23
A transportation vehicle including a plurality of battery packs, a plurality of power equipment, and a controller.
Robert J. Koenen, Scott A. Funke, Todd Johnson, Mark Noller, Nicholas Joseph Ziedler, Jacob Zuehl
Filed: 23 Jun 21
Utility
Portable lighting system including light tower and inverter having removable battery pack
25 Jul 23
One embodiment of the invention relates to a light tower.
Kyle Harvey, Nicholas Zeidler
Filed: 12 Jan 22
Utility
Towable heater
25 Jul 23
A portable industrial heater including a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, one or more burners housed within the housing and configured to heat air passing through the housing from the air inlet to the air outlet, and a generator selectively providing power to the one or more burners.
Ryan Hahn, Paul Sabatka, Cole Booth
Filed: 5 Mar 20
Utility
Engine Calibration Systems and Methods
20 Jul 23
A method for recalibrating an engine includes querying an engine for a unique engine identifier, sending the unique engine identifier to a cloud-based server, determining one or more engine calibration settings available to the engine based on the unique engine identifier sent to the cloud-based server, presenting the one or more engine calibration settings to a user through a user interface so that the user may select a desired engine calibration setting, sending the desired engine calibration setting as selected by the user to an electronic control unit of the engine, and replacing a current engine calibration with the desired engine calibration setting in the electronic control unit of the engine.
Michael Paul Braun, Brian Todd Brunelli, Darren E. Cavness, Mario Divis, Brett William Jury, Mark Noller, John A. Piechowski
Filed: 17 Jan 23
Utility
Inverter generator
18 Jul 23
A standby generator includes a standby housing defining a cavity and an internal combustion engine.
Svetlana Byaliy, Joshua Thurnbauer Cirillo, Philip Helwig, Sie Teong Lim, Mark Thomas Molinski, Kenny Jalmas Stair, Robert Townsend, Jeffrey H. Whitmore
Filed: 12 Apr 22
Utility
Robotic Lawn Mower Including Removable Rechargeable Battery Module
13 Jul 23
A outdoor power equipment system includes a removable rechargeable battery module, a robotic lawn mower, and a portable power equipment.
Robert Pjevach
Filed: 24 Feb 23
Utility
Power Unit Including Multiple Battery Packs for Use with Outdoor Power Equipment
13 Jul 23
A power unit operable to power equipment, the power unit including an electric motor, multiple removable and rechargeable battery packs, multiple switching elements, and a control unit.
Numan Mohammad JAN
Filed: 30 Dec 22