Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Hughes

Matthew J. Hughes 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: 11966992
    Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method of identifying multiple mortgage ready properties. The method includes receiving, via one or more processors, information from a customer approved for a mortgage about preferences for a real estate property and accessing, at a memory coupled to one or more processors, a memory storage location to retrieve a plurality of mortgage ready real estate properties meeting one or more of the customer preferences information. The method further includes transmitting, via the one or more processors, the plurality of real estate properties meeting one or more of the customer preferences information to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Tarmann, Richard R. Rhodes, Lokesh Awasthy, Denise DeRoeck, Jaime Skaggs, Jacob J. Alt, Shanna L. Phillips, Matthew S. Meierotto, Richard D. Groonwald, Brian J. Hughes, Shyam Tummala
  • Patent number: 11091317
    Abstract: A vertical fluid storage tank includes an oval-shaped body having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending between the first and second ends. The body defines an interior fluid storage cavity and has a major axis and a minor axis along a horizontal cross section through the body. The fluid storage tank further includes a top wall at the first end of the body, a bottom wall at the second end of the body, and a frame member connected to the sidewall of the body. The frame member includes a first portion that extends longitudinally along the sidewall of the body and a second portion that extends along the bottom wall and is connected to the first portion. The fluid storage tank further includes a connection port on the sidewall of the body adapted for connection to the connection port on an adjacent fluid storage tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: JWF Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Polacek, Marc J. Speciale, Matthew J. Hughes
  • Patent number: 10494170
    Abstract: A vertical fluid storage tank including a body extending from a first end to a second end and including a substantially oval-shaped cross-section, a top wall connected to the first end of the body, a bottom wall connected to the second end of the body, at least one access opening positioned on the top wall configured for access to an interior cavity of the body, and at least one discharge valve connected to the body. The storage tank is configured to be arranged in at least two positions. The at least two positions include a first position in which the storage tank is arranged parallel to a surface, and a second position in which the storage tank is arranged perpendicular to the surface. A walkway may be positioned in the interior cavity of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: JWF Industries
    Inventors: William C. Polacek, Marc J. Speciale, Matthew J. Hughes
  • Publication number: 20190168957
    Abstract: A vertical fluid storage tank including a body extending from a first end to a second end and including a substantially oval-shaped cross-section, a top wall connected to the first end of the body, a bottom wall connected to the second end of the body, at least one access opening positioned on the top wall configured for access to an interior cavity of the body, and at least one discharge valve connected to the body. The storage tank is configured to be arranged in at least two positions. The at least two positions include a first position in which the storage tank is arranged parallel to a surface, and a second position in which the storage tank is arranged perpendicular to the surface. A walkway may be positioned in the interior cavity of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: William C. Polacek, Marc J. Speciale, Matthew J. Hughes
  • Patent number: 10202236
    Abstract: A vertical fluid storage tank including a body extending from a first end to a second end and including a substantially oval-shaped cross-section, a top wall connected to the first end of the body, a bottom wall connected to the second end of the body, at least one access opening positioned on the top wall configured for access to an interior cavity of the body, and at least one discharge valve connected to the body. The storage tank is configured to be arranged in at least two positions. The at least two positions include a first position in which the storage tank is arranged parallel to a surface, and a second position in which the storage tank is arranged perpendicular to the surface. A walkway may be positioned in the interior cavity of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: JWF INDUSTRIES
    Inventors: William C. Polacek, Marc J. Speciale, Matthew J. Hughes
  • Publication number: 20180290826
    Abstract: A vertical fluid storage tank includes an oval-shaped body having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending between the first and second ends. The body defines an interior fluid storage cavity and has a major axis and a minor axis along a horizontal cross section through the body. The fluid storage tank further includes a top wall at the first end of the body, a bottom wall at the second end of the body, and a frame member connected to the sidewall of the body. The frame member includes a first portion that extends longitudinally along the sidewall of the body and a second portion that extends along the bottom wall and is connected to the first portion. The fluid storage tank further includes a connection port on the sidewall of the body adapted for connection to the connection port on an adjacent fluid storage tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: William C. Polacek, Marc J. Speciale, Matthew J. Hughes
  • Publication number: 20150321834
    Abstract: A vertical fluid storage tank including a body extending from a first end to a second end and including a substantially oval-shaped cross-section, a top wall connected to the first end of the body, a bottom wall connected to the second end of the body, at least one access opening positioned on the top wall configured for access to an interior cavity of the body, and at least one discharge valve connected to the body. The storage tank is configured to be arranged in at least two positions. The at least two positions include a first position in which the storage tank is arranged parallel to a surface, and a second position in which the storage tank is arranged perpendicular to the surface. A walkway may be positioned in the interior cavity of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew J. Hughes, Marc J. Speciale
  • Patent number: D819778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: JWF INDUSTRIES
    Inventors: William C. Polacek, Marc J. Speciale, Matthew J. Hughes