Patents by Inventor Matthew Carothers

Matthew Carothers 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: 20130312577
    Abstract: Improved fastener guide devices are disclosed for installing and removing fasteners comprising a moveable cover configured to guide the fastener during operation. Devices in accordance with the disclosure further comprise a magnetic element configured to stabilize the position of the cover. In an aspect, the magnetic element stabilizes the position of the cover, retains a fastener driver, and retains a fastener engaged with the fastener guide device. In another aspect, the fastener guide device is configured to manipulate oversized screws, such as a cement board screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: NEXT LEVEL TOOLS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Burrows, Matthew Carothers
  • Publication number: 20070011744
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing security from malicious software. The disclosed systems and methods may include maintaining a malicious host database, the malicious host database containing a malicious host name corresponding to a malicious host. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include receiving, from a client, a service request including a first host name and querying the malicious host database to determine if the first host name corresponds to the malicious host name. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods may include returning, to the client, a first address if it was determined that the first host name corresponds to the malicious host name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Matthew Carothers, Michael Cerrato