IP Library Granted Patent US 12,644,444
Granted Patent B2
US 12,644,444 · App. 19/027,141 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Portable air compressor

Inventors: Matthew Michael Bosway (Queen Creek, AZ); James Richard Stanfield (Glendale, AZ); Michael Joseph Fellman (New York, NY)
Assignee: The Noco Company
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Patent No.
US 12,644,444
App. No.
19/027,141
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for a portable air compressor comprising an electric battery, an electric motor, a piston, and an air hose. The electric motor is powered by the electric battery. The piston is coupled to and driven by the electric motor. The piston is configured to compress air within a piston cylinder. The air hose has a first end attachable to an air outlet of the piston cylinder and a second end attachable to an inflatable object. The portable air pump is configured to inflate the inflatable object to a target air pressure. When the target air pressure is below a predetermined pressure threshold, the portable air pump inflates the inflatable object at a first inflation rate. When the target air pressure is above the predetermined pressure threshold, the portable air pump inflates the inflatable object at a second inflation rate greater than the first inflation rate.

Claims (18)

1 . A portable air compressor comprising:

an electric battery;

an electric motor powered by the electric battery;

a piston coupled to and driven by the electric motor, the piston configured to compress air within a piston cylinder; and

an air hose having a first end attachable to an air outlet of the piston cylinder and a second end attachable to an inflatable object, the portable air compressor configured to inflate the inflatable object to a target air pressure;

wherein the portable air compressor is configured to determine when the target air pressure is below a predetermined pressure threshold, and based on a determination that the target air pressure is below the predetermined pressure threshold, inflate the inflatable object at a first inflation rate; and

wherein the portable air compressor is further configured to determine when the target air pressure is above the predetermined pressure threshold, and based on a determination that the target air pressure is above the predetermined pressure threshold, inflate the inflatable object at a second inflation rate greater than the first inflation rate.

2 . The portable air compressor of claim 1 , the portable air compressor further configured to continuously inflate the inflatable object based on an interaction of a user.

3 . The portable air compressor of claim 1 , wherein the portable air compressor is further configured to change the target air pressure during an operation of the portable air compressor and to transition between the first inflation rate and the second inflation rate based on the change in the target air pressure.

4 . The portable air compressor of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface configured to receive the target air pressure from a user.

5 . The portable air compressor of claim 4 , wherein the user interface includes a display configured to display the target air pressure.

6 . The portable air compressor of claim 1 , further comprising a recess configured to secure one or more attachments, the one or more attachments attachable to the second end of the air hose.

7 . The portable air compressor of claim 1 , further comprising:

a housing surrounding the electric motor and the electric battery, the housing having one or more flat sides and an air hose channel within the one or more flat sides, the air hose channel configured to secure the air hose,

wherein an outer edge of the air hose, when secured in the air hose channel, is substantially collinear with edges of the one or more flat sides to permit the housing to stand upright without interference from the air hose.

8 . The portable air compressor of claim 7 , wherein the air hose is contained within an outer perimeter of the housing when the air hose is secured within the air hose channel.

9 . The portable air compressor of claim 7 , further comprising an air vent disposed within the air hose channel.

10 . The portable air compressor of claim 7 , further comprising an external power port configured to deliver electrical power to an external electronic device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2025
From: BOSWAY, MATTHEW MICHAEL; STANFIELD, JAMES RICHARD; FELLMAN, MICHAEL JOSEPH
To: THE NOCO COMPANY
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63623508 · Jan 22, 2024
Related Publication 20250237204A1 · Jul 24, 2025
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