Patents by Inventor Matt Merrill

Matt Merrill 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).

  • Electrical contact point device for use in a plasma arc cutting torch
    Patent number: 8395070
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to an electrical contact assembly for a plasma torch tip, and may include an electrical contact portion, a compressible portion in mechanical communication with the contact, and a mounting portion in mechanical communication with the compressible portion. Some embodiments may be adapted to maintain contact with an uneven substrate during translation of the torch tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: American Torch Tip
    Inventors: Matt Merrill, Jeffrey Walters, Sr.
  • ELECTRICAL CONTACT POINT DEVICE FOR USE IN A PLASMA ARC CUTTING TORCH
    Publication number: 20110240608
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to an electrical contact assembly for a plasma torch tip, and may include an electrical contact portion, a compressible portion in mechanical communication with the contact, and a mounting portion in mechanical communication with the compressible portion. Some embodiments may be adapted to maintain contact with an uneven substrate during translation of the torch tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Matt Merrill, Jeffrey Walters, SR.