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Geoffrey S. Howard
Also filed as: HOWARD GEOFFREY S · HOWARD GEOFFREY STEPHEN
48 granted patents·19 pending applications·1,601 citations·filing 1999–2025
98Inventor score
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67 records- 0199US7728553B2Battery pack for cordless power toolsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 1, 2010·1.1k cites·33 claims
- 0296US10686319B2Battery pack and charger platform for power tool systems including battery pack identification schemeBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 16, 2020·15 cites·4 claims
- 0396US8383263B2Battery pack for cordless devicesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 26, 2013·15 cites·12 claims
- 0496US7799448B2Battery pack for cordless devicesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 21, 2010·22 cites·12 claims
- 0595US11031795B2Battery carrier systemBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 8, 2021·4 cites·11 claims
- 0695US10666068B2Battery packBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 26, 2020·5 cites·17 claims
- 0795US7928692B2Battery pack for cordless power toolsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 19, 2011·29 cites·18 claims
- 0895US7134211B2Laser levelBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 14, 2006·48 cites·20 claims
- 0994US9444269B2Battery pack and charger platform for power tool systems including battery pack identification schemeBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 13, 2016·10 cites·5 claims
- 1094US8093863B2Battery pack for cordless power toolsCARRIER DAVID A·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 10, 2012·32 cites·6 claims
- 1193US7417405B2Battery monitoring arrangement having an integrated circuit with logic controller in a battery packBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 26, 2008·42 cites·17 claims
- 1293US7310886B2Laser levelBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 25, 2007·26 cites·18 claims
- 1392US10027140B2Battery packBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 17, 2018·6 cites·14 claims
- 1492US9966774B2Battery pack and charger platform for power tool systems including battery pack identification schemeBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 8, 2018·7 cites·10 claims
- 1592US8653787B2Battery pack identification scheme for power tool systemsCUNANAN REGINA G C·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 18, 2014·23 cites·19 claims
- 1691US9570822B2Battery pack identification scheme for power tool systemsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 14, 2017·6 cites·4 claims
- 1791US7564216B2Battery pack having an integrated circuit interfaced between battery cells and a microcontrollerBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 21, 2009·31 cites·17 claims
- 1890US10545021B2Communication protocol for remotely controlled laser devicesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 28, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 1989US10674618B2Portable power supplyBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 2, 2020·5 cites·16 claims
- 2089US9614387B2Battery pack for cordless devicesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 4, 2017·4 cites·10 claims
- 2189US9209642B2Battery pack identification scheme for power tool systemsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 8, 2015·9 cites·10 claims
- 2285US9415499B2Adapter for cordless power toolsBROTTO DANIELE C·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 16, 2016·9 cites·9 claims
- 2385US8319475B2Battery pack identification systemCHOKSI SNEHAL·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 27, 2012·33 cites·12 claims
- 2485US2024431042A1Portable power supplyBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2584US11303067B2Battery pack for cordless devicesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 12, 2022·1 cites·10 claims
- 2683US11005283B2Battery charger and method of charging a batteryBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 11, 2021·5 cites·8 claims
- 2782US11251623B2Portable power supplyBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 15, 2022·3 cites·12 claims
- 2882US7481002B2Laser levelBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 27, 2009·12 cites·21 claims
- 2981US8269612B2Communication protocol for remotely controlled laser devicesHORKY JOHN K·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 18, 2012·8 cites·25 claims
- 3080US11686454B2Area lightBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 27, 2023·1 cites·22 claims
- 3180US11011919B2Battery carrier systemBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 18, 2021·2 cites·13 claims
- 3280US7221124B2Battery charger with protection circuitryBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 22, 2007·16 cites·5 claims
- 3380US6833685B2Battery charger with standby modeBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 21, 2004·50 cites·19 claims
- 3480US2024337488A1Communication protocol for remotely controlled laser devicesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3579US2025392235A1Electrostatic clutch for power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3677US11035671B2Communication protocol for remotely controlled laser devicesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 15, 2021·1 cites·15 claims
- 3774US12480639B2Area lightBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3874US2025308523A1System and method for controlling jobsite productsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3973US12300238B2System and method for controlling jobsite productsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4072US11522233B2Battery pack and charger platform for power tool systems including battery pack identification schemeBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 6, 2022·0 cites·5 claims
- 4172US9533367B2Cordless welding machine and plasma cutterCARRIER DAVID A·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 3, 2017·3 cites·34 claims
- 4272US2021344054A1System And Method To Divert Inductive Energy From CellsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4371US2020099109A1System And Method To Divert Inductive Energy From CellsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4470US12089351B2Portable power supplyBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 4570US12044530B2Communication protocol for remotely controlled laser devicesBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 23, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4668US12418252B2Electrostatic clutch for power toolBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2025·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4767US11804222B2System and method for controlling jobsite productsBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 31, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 4866US9281695B2Battery pack chargers and charging methodCRUISE NATHAN J·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 8, 2016·8 cites·7 claims
- 4963US2020263855A1Work lightBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 5061US2019178472A1Wirelessly-controlled lighting deviceBLACK & DECKER INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
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