S. C. Johnson Son, Inc.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation

Matthew N Thurin

Christopher M Wlezien

Bryan L Ackerman

Robert R Turvey

Lawrence C Stanos

Christina J Korinda

David P Mather

Steven A Zach

Peter I Capraro

Rishabh Singh

Allan Freas Velzy

Judith A Rath

William L Driskell

Nancy L Broen

Steven A Sell

Brook S Kennedy

Matthew J Forst

David A Smith

Cynthia A Stevens

Hideaki Matsui

John S Scott

Steven L Sweeton

Matthew Post

Gareth J Mueckl

John White

Jim Strieter

Scott D Tomatz

Jonathan L Lambert

Charles Peter Althoff

Jeffrey J Zettle

Craig R Gosen

Darren K Robling

Stian Tesdal

Linda Moy Madore

Isabel M Lloyd

Douglas A Soller

Martin Rathgeber

Jeremy Frank Knopow

Richard Whitehall

James Wekwert

Ronald H Spang, Jr

Logan M Hietpas

Saad Chaudry

Katie M Wazny

Kevin Lawrence Askling

David H Leifheit

Rachel Sandoval

Daria Costantini

Julia L Savich

Troy Charles Thorson

Timothy Ryan Obermann

Aaron B Eiger

Cory J Nelson

Jeremy R Ebner

Timothy J Bartlett

Philip M Anthony, Iii

Paul Fry

Michael C Fryan

Evan M Glanzer

Patrick Dennis Gallagher

Adam N Carter

Jarrod Kotes

John E Koller

Connor P Sprague

Evan P Thompson

Timothy J Campbell

William F Chapman, Iii

Karly M Schober

Ryan A Spiering

Brandon L Yahr

Joey Nakayama

Peter N Nguyen

Chrissie M Smits

Benjamin A Smith

Joshua D Widder

Matthew T Mcdonnell

Caroline G Fox

Leah Pelowski

Steven A Sweeton

Caroline Fox

Mallory L Marksteiner

Kenneth W Wolf

Paul Katz

Jonathan E Abbott

Boris Kontorovich

Elie Mathias Monge

Nitin Sharma

Terry L Timmons

Micah L Maraia

John R Wietfeldt

Kyle Reeder

Julie L Bates

Michael J Maloney

Kellen Carey

René Maurice Béland

Douglas P Gundlach

John W Thiele

Terry L Timmons, Jr

Chris L Peterson

Joseph G Stichart

A powered fastener driver includes a driver unit, a handle unit, and a handle extension. The handle unit is selectively and removably attachable to the driver unit. The handle extension has a first end and a second end, the handle extension being selectively and removably attachable to the driver unit at the first end, and being selectively and removably attachable to the handle unit at the second end. The powered fastener driver is adjustable between a first configuration in which the handle unit is directly attached to the driver unit, and a second configuration in which the driver unit is attached to the handle extension at the first end, and the handle unit is attached to the handle extension at the second end.

Powered fastener driver and extension

A wireless hoist system including a first hoist device having a first motor and a first wireless transceiver and a second hoist device having a second motor and a second wireless transceiver. The wireless hoist system includes a controller in wireless communication with the first wireless transceiver and the second wireless. The controller is configured to receive a user input and determine a first operation parameter and a second operation parameter based on the user input. The controller is also configured to provide, wirelessly, a first control signal indicative of the first operation parameter to the first hoist device and provide, wirelessly, a second control signal indicative of the second operation parameter to the second hoist device. The first hoist device operates based on the first control signal and the second hoist device operates based on the second control signal.

Wireless hoist system

A device is operable to lift and transport a pipe at a worksite. The device includes a base, a mast coupled to the base, and a carriage coupled to the mast upon which the pipe is supportable. The device further includes a lifting assembly that is operable to move the mast and the carriage in a first direction to a desired elevation relative to the base and a positioning assembly that is operable to move the carriage relative to the mast in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction.

Lifting and transport device

A zero-gravity hoist system including a chain fall, a motor coupled to the chain fall and configured to drive the chain fall in one or more directions, a power supply configured to provide power to the motor, and a controller having one or more electronic processors. The one or more electronic processors are configured to measure a first force of a load in response to receiving an input, store the measured first force in a memory of the controller, measure a second force of the load, determine a difference between the second measured force and the first measured force, and adjust a height of the load based on determining that the second force differs from the first force by a predetermined threshold.

Zero-gravity hoist control

A gas spring-powered fastener driver includes a first chamber, and a movable piston positioned within the first chamber. The fastener driver also includes a driver blade attached to the piston and movable therewith between a ready position and a driven position. The fastener driver further includes a second chamber containing pressurized gas. The second chamber is in fluid communication with the first chamber via a flow passage. The fastener driver also includes a throttle mechanism configured to throttle flow of the pressurized gas through the flow passage.

Powered fastener driver

A powered fastener driver for driving fasteners into a workpiece includes a driver unit and a handle unit selectively and removably attachable to the driver unit. The driver unit includes a housing, a motor, and a first coupler. The handle unit includes a battery receptacle for receiving a battery pack, a trigger, and a second coupler. The first and second couplers selectively engage one another to mechanically and electrically connect the driver unit to the handle unit.

A data logger device for a power tool including a housing, a power tool interface provided at the top of the housing and configured to be received in a corresponding interface of the power tool, and a battery pack interface provided at the bottom of the housing and configured to receive a corresponding interface of a battery pack providing operating power to the power tool. The data logger also includes a tool terminal block, a battery terminal block provided, and bus bars connecting the tool terminal block to the battery terminal block to provide pass through power from the battery pack to the power tool. The data logger is configured to obtain data related to power tool operation, and export, using a transceiver, the data to a user device.

Compact power tool data logger

A slider for a closure assembly of a bag. The slider has a pair of finger pads extending from a top wall. Each pad has a surface with a curved portion running from a front end to a back end of the slider, a defined, first curved area extending from the curved portion to an end of the first curved area, and a defined, second curved area extending from the end of the first curved area to a midpoint of the curved portion. The first curved area and the second curved area are defined by different angles at which the respective curved area extends into the respective finger pad. Each finger pad includes a major axis dimension greater than a minor axis dimension to provide an area that fits an average finger size, and a lip region to guide a finger of a user into a finger pad.

Slider with ergonomic features

A hinged slider for a closure assembly of a bag includes a top wall and a pair of legs extending from the top wall. A first leg and a second leg of the pair each includes a top end attached to the top wall and a bottom end opposing the top end. A pair of wings is hingedly attached to the pair of legs. A first wing and a second wing of the pair of wings is each hingedly attached to the bottom end of the first leg and second leg, respectively, as a hinge mechanism. The first wing and the second wing hinge downwardly in order to install the slider onto the closure assembly.

Hinged slider for a closure assembly

A slider for a closure assembly of a bag. The slider has a top wall and a pair of wings extending from the top wall. A first wing of the pair of wings includes a first finger pad and a surrounding lip, and a second wing of the pair of wings includes a second finger pad and a surrounding lip. The first and second finger pads each have a major axis dimension that is larger than a minor axis dimension to provide a slider with an improved ergonomic feel.

Container lid

Slider

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Wauwatosa, WI, United States of America

Matthew N Thurin