Patents by Inventor Matthew B. Conway

Matthew B. Conway 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).

  • Publication number: 20210371263
    Abstract: A tilting support or work bucket, or apparatus for an aerial lift including a support frame for supporting an operator. The support frame can have a seat for supporting the operator when in an upright position and a chest support having a portion above and forward of the seat for supporting a chest of the operator when in a forwardly downward tilted position while allowing arms of the operator to extend forwardly out of the support frame. A support member can be pivotably mounted to the support frame at a pivot joint that is located at an upper portion of the support frame when the support frame is in the upright position, for pivotably supporting the support frame. An actuator can be included for positionably rotating the support frame relative to the support member about the pivot joint between the upright position and the forwardly downward tilted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew B. Conway, Keith Homstad
  • Patent number: 11130664
    Abstract: A tilting support or work bucket, or apparatus for an aerial lift including a support frame for supporting an operator. The support frame can have a seat for supporting the operator when in an upright position and a chest support having a portion above and forward of the seat for supporting a chest of the operator when in a forwardly downward tilted position while allowing arms of the operator to extend forwardly out of the support frame. A support member can be pivotably mounted to the support frame at a pivot joint that is located at an upper portion of the support frame when the support frame is in the upright position, for pivotably supporting the support frame. An actuator can be included for positionably rotating the support frame relative to the support member about the pivot joint between the upright position and the forwardly downward tilted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew B. Conway, Keith Homstad
  • Publication number: 20190077645
    Abstract: A tilting support or work bucket, or apparatus for an aerial lift including a support frame for supporting an operator. The support frame can have a seat for supporting the operator when in an upright position and a chest support having a portion above and forward of the seat for supporting a chest of the operator when in a forwardly downward tilted position while allowing arms of the operator to extend forwardly out of the support frame. A support member can be pivotably mounted to the support frame at a pivot joint that is located at an upper portion of the support frame when the support frame is in the upright position, for pivotably supporting the support frame. An actuator can be included for positionably rotating the support frame relative to the support member about the pivot joint between the upright position and the forwardly downward tilted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew B. Conway, Keith Homstad
  • Publication number: 20180258692
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sealing apparatus for a window shade that is vertically raised and lowered. The sealing apparatus can include a first side seal assembly having a first side air seal member that is vertically oriented. The first side seal member can be movably connected to a first side frame member by a first movable arrangement for moving the first side seal member laterally into and out of sealing position relative to a first side of the window shade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Matthew B. Conway