Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Medlin
Matthew J. Medlin 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).
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Publication number: 20200339261Abstract: An aerial distribution system and method for deploying items is disclosed. The system includes a box, a lid detachably coupled to the box, a plurality of items within the box, a flexible liner coupled to the box and containing the plurality of items, and at least one strap coupling the lid to the flexible liner. During deployment of the aerial distribution system, air drag removes the lid from the box and inverts the flexible liner to eject the plurality of items from the box.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: The Skylife Company, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Terry C. Potter, Anthony Kujawa, Andrew E. Potter, Iain A. McNeil
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Patent number: 10577102Abstract: An aerial distribution system and method for deploying items is disclosed. The system includes a box, a lid detachably coupled to the box, a plurality of items within the box, a flexible liner coupled to the box and containing the plurality of items, and at least one strap coupling the lid to the flexible liner. During deployment of the aerial distribution system, air drag removes the lid from the box and inverts the flexible liner to eject the plurality of items from the box.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: The Skylife Company, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Terry C. Potter, Anthony Kujawa, Andrew E. Potter, Iain A. McNeil
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Publication number: 20190241265Abstract: An aerial distribution system and method for deploying items is disclosed. The system includes a box, a lid detachably coupled to the box, a plurality of items within the box, a flexible liner coupled to the box and containing the plurality of items, and at least one strap coupling the lid to the flexible liner. During deployment of the aerial distribution system, air drag removes the lid from the box and inverts the flexible liner to eject the plurality of items from the box.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: The Skylife Company, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Terry C. Potter, Anthony Kujawa, Andrew E. Potter, Iain A. McNeil
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Publication number: 20190047708Abstract: A cost-effective pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster includes an outer package, at least one item in the outer package for aerial delivery, and at least one aerodynamic component formed on the outer package and methods and systems for making the pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Iain A. McNeil, Terry C. Potter, Andrew E. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin
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Patent number: 10106256Abstract: An aerial distribution system and method for deploying items is disclosed. The system includes a box, a lid detachably coupled to the box, a plurality of items within the box, a flexible liner coupled to the box and containing the plurality of items, and at least one strap coupling the lid to the flexible liner. During deployment of the aerial distribution system, air drag removes the lid from the box and inverts the flexible liner to eject the plurality of items from the box.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: The SkyLife Company, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Terry C. Potter, Anthony Kujawa, Andrew E. Potter, Iain A. McNeil
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Patent number: 10071853Abstract: An aerial distribution system and method for deploying items is disclosed. The system includes a bulk shipping container comprised of a single piece of corrugated plastic, cut and folded into a closable box, a plurality of deployment boxes within the bulk shipping container, each deployment box containing at least one item, a plurality of tethers, each tether coupling a deployment box to the bulk shipping container, and a freefall retarding device coupled to the bulk shipping container.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: The Skylife Company, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Greg J. Konczal, Rory T. McDonnell
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Patent number: 10059449Abstract: A cost-effective pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster includes an outer package, at least one item in the outer package for aerial delivery, and at least one aerodynamic component formed on the outer package and methods and systems for making the pack.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: The Skylife Company, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Iain A. McNeil, Terry C. Potter, Andrew E. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin
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Publication number: 20180178913Abstract: A cost-effective pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster includes an outer package, at least one item in the outer package for aerial delivery, and at least one aerodynamic component formed on the outer package and methods and systems for making the pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Iain A. McNeil, Terry C. Potter, Andrew E. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin
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Patent number: 9919824Abstract: A cost-effective system and method of sealing that may be a pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster is described herein. The system comprises a conveyor belt and a sealing mechanism positioned above the conveyor belt. The sealing mechanism is comprised of a motor, a drive shaft rotated by the motor, an eccentric hub coupled to the drive shaft, a drive link coupled to the eccentric hub and adapted to translate rotational motion into liner motion, a pivot arm coupled to the drive link, and a sealing bar coupled to the pivot arm and adapted to seal the packages as the packages pass under the sealing mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: The Skyiife Company, Inc.Inventors: Terry C. Potter, Andrew E. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Iain A. McNeil, Jeffrey J. Potter
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Patent number: 9896206Abstract: A cost-effective pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster includes an outer package, at least one item in the outer package for aerial delivery, and at least one aerodynamic component formed on the outer package and methods and systems for making the pack.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: The Skylife Company, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Iain A. McNeil, Terry C. Potter, Andrew E. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin
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Publication number: 20170369233Abstract: An aerial distribution system and method for deploying items is disclosed. The system includes a bulk shipping container comprised of a single piece of corrugated plastic, cut and folded into a closable box, a plurality of deployment boxes within the bulk shipping container, each deployment box containing at least one item, a plurality of tethers, each tether coupling a deployment box to the bulk shipping container, and a freefall retarding device coupled to the bulk shipping container.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Greg J. Konczal, Rory T. McDonnell
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Patent number: 9845189Abstract: An aerial distribution system and method for deploying items is disclosed. The system includes a bulk shipping container comprised of a single piece of corrugated plastic, cut and folded into a closable box, a plurality of deployment boxes within the bulk shipping container, each deployment box containing at least one item, a plurality of tethers, each tether coupling a deployment box to the bulk shipping container, and a freefall retarding device coupled to the bulk shipping container.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2014Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: The SkyLife Company, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Greg J. Konczal, Rory T. McDonnell
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Patent number: 9457902Abstract: A cost-effective pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster includes an outer package, at least one item in the outer package for aerial delivery, and at least one aerodynamic component formed on the outer package and methods and systems for making the pack.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: The SkyLIFE Company, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Greg J. Konczal, Rory T. McDonnell
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Publication number: 20160257402Abstract: A cost-effective pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster includes an outer package, at least one item in the outer package for aerial delivery, and at least one aerodynamic component formed on the outer package and methods and systems for making the pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Iain A. McNeil, Terry C. Potter, Andrew E. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin
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Publication number: 20160016665Abstract: An aerial distribution system and method for deploying items is disclosed. The system includes a box, a lid detachably coupled to the box, a plurality of items within the box, a flexible liner coupled to the box and containing the plurality of items, and at least one strap coupling the lid to the flexible liner. During deployment of the aerial distribution system, air drag removes the lid from the box and inverts the flexible liner to eject the plurality of items from the box.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Terry C. Potter, Anthony Kujawa, Andrew E. Potter, Iain A. McNeil
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Publication number: 20150291298Abstract: A cost-effective system and method of sealing that may be a pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster is described herein. The system comprises a conveyor belt and a sealing mechanism positioned above the conveyor belt. The sealing mechanism is comprised of a motor, a drive shaft rotated by the motor, an eccentric hub coupled to the drive shaft, a drive link coupled to the eccentric hub and adapted to translate rotational motion into liner motion, a pivot arm coupled to the drive link, and a sealing bar coupled to the pivot arm and adapted to seal the packages as the packages pass under the sealing mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Terry C. Potter, Andrew E. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Iain A. McNeil, Jeffrey J. Potter
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Patent number: 8979030Abstract: A cost-effective pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster includes an outer package, at least one item in the outer package for aerial delivery, and at least one aerodynamic component formed on the outer package and methods and systems for making the pack.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: The Skylife Company, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Iain A. McNeil, Terry C. Potter, Andrew E. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin
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Publication number: 20140319280Abstract: A cost-effective pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster includes an outer package, at least one item in the outer package for aerial delivery, and at least one aerodynamic component formed on the outer package and methods and systems for making the pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Iain A. McNeil, Terry C. Potter, Andrew E. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin
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Publication number: 20140263840Abstract: An aerial distribution system and method for deploying items is disclosed. The system includes a bulk shipping container comprised of a single piece of corrugated plastic, cut and folded into a closable box, a plurality of deployment boxes within the bulk shipping container, each deployment box containing at least one item, a plurality of tethers, each tether coupling a deployment box to the bulk shipping container, and a freefall retarding device coupled to the bulk shipping container.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Skylife Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Greg J. Konczal, Rory T. McDonnell
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Publication number: 20130334371Abstract: A cost-effective pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster includes an outer package, at least one item in the outer package for aerial delivery, and at least one aerodynamic component formed on the outer package and methods and systems for making the pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: SkyLife Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: Jeffrey J. Potter, Matthew J. Medlin, Greg J. Konczal, Rory T. McDonnell