Patents by Inventor Kevin Matson

Kevin Matson 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).

  • Patent number: 10690016
    Abstract: An engine roller lifter for use in a leak-valvetrain of an internal combustion engine includes a body, a roller and an anti-rotation plug. The body includes an outer peripheral surface configured for sliding movement in a bore provided in the engine. The bore is supplied oil by an oil passage communicating therewith. The body defines an opening. The roller bearing is rotatably mounted to the body and is configured for rolling contact with an engine camshaft. The anti-rotation plug is received at the opening and has a plug body including an anti-rotation protrusion that extends radially beyond an outer peripheral surface of the plug body. The anti-rotation plug can be staked into the opening of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Leighton Roberts, Kevin Matson, Douglas Wright, James E. McCarthy, Jr., Matthew Vance, Otto Schultheis
  • Publication number: 20180363513
    Abstract: An engine roller lifter for use in a leak-valvetrain of an internal combustion engine includes a body, a roller and an anti-rotation plug. The body includes an outer peripheral surface configured for sliding movement in a bore provided in the engine. The bore is supplied oil by an oil passage communicating therewith. The body defines an opening. The roller bearing is rotatably mounted to the body and is configured for rolling contact with an engine camshaft. The anti-rotation plug is received at the opening and has a plug body including an anti-rotation protrusion that extends radially beyond an outer peripheral surface of the plug body. The anti-rotation plug can be staked into the opening of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Leighton Roberts, Kevin Matson, Douglas Wright, James E. McCarthy, JR., Matthew Vance, Otto Schultheis
  • Publication number: 20050071900
    Abstract: A novel soybean cultivar, designated S030150, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S030150, to the plants of soybean S030150 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar S030150 with itself or another soybean variety. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar S030150 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicants: Stine Seed Farm, Inc, Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Eby, Kevin Matson, Joseph Byrum
  • Patent number: D885439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Leighton Roberts, Kevin Matson, Douglas Wright, James E. McCarthy, Jr., Matthew Vance, Otto Schultheis
  • Patent number: D932853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Leighton Roberts, Kevin Matson, Douglas Wright, James E. McCarthy, Jr., Matthew Vance, Otto Schultheis