Patents by Inventor Matthew W. Goodworth

Matthew W. Goodworth 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).

  • Resin molded folding chair
    Publication number: 20040066063
    Abstract: A molded resin folding chair having a pair of uprights generally parallel to and spaced apart from each other being connected by at least one cross piece forming a backrest. At least a portion of each upright has a generally C-shaped channel. A seat has a rear portion and opposite sides thereof provided with a tab that is slidably engaged in the C-shaped channel of a respective upright. A pair of struts each have an upper end rotatably attached to the seat and a medial region rotatably attached to respective uprights. The folding chair is folded by sliding the rear of the seat upwards, causing the front portion to move downwards, via the tabs sliding in the C-shaped channels. The struts rotate about the rotatable attachments to the seat and uprights, such that the uprights, struts and the seat fold as flat as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: William E. Adams, Matthew W. Goodworth
  • Resin molded folding chair
    Patent number: 6682138
    Abstract: A molded resin folding chair having a pair of uprights generally parallel to and spaced apart from each other being connected by at least one cross piece forming a backrest. At least a portion of each upright has a generally C-shaped channel. A seat has a rear portion and opposite sides thereof provided with a tab that is slidably engaged in the C-shaped channel of a respective upright. A pair of struts each have an upper end rotatably attached to the seat and a medial region rotatably attached to respective uprights. The folding chair is folded by sliding the rear of the seat upwards, causing the front portion to move downwards, via the tabs sliding in the C-shaped channels. The struts rotate about the rotatable attachments to the seat and uprights, such that the uprights, struts and the seat fold as flat as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Adams Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: William E. Adams, Matthew W. Goodworth
  • RESIN MOLDED FOLDING CHAIR
    Publication number: 20030184132
    Abstract: A molded resin folding chair having a pair of uprights generally parallel to and spaced apart from each other being connected by at least one cross piece forming a backrest. At least a portion of each upright has a generally C-shaped channel. A seat has a rear portion and opposite sides thereof provided with a tab that is slidably engaged in the C-shaped channel of a respective upright. A pair of struts each have an upper end rotatably attached to the seat and a medial region rotatably attached to respective uprights. The folding chair is folded by sliding the rear of the seat upwards, causing the front portion to move downwards, via the tabs sliding in the C-shaped channels. The struts rotate about the rotatable attachments to the seat and uprights, such that the uprights, struts and the seat fold as flat as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: William E. Adams, Matthew W. Goodworth
  • Folding table
    Patent number: D440070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Adams Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Goodworth, Joy L. Cottrill, William E. Adams
  • Folding chair
    Patent number: D461968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Adams Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: William E. Adams, Matthew W. Goodworth, William Boehmer
  • Digital file transfer device
    Patent number: D545818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Sima Products Corporation
    Inventors: David Hochendoner, Storm Orion, Matthew W. Goodworth, Matthew Beale
  • Step Stool
    Patent number: D563685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Adams Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: William E. Adams, Matthew H. French, Matthew W. Goodworth, Robert Schreiber