Patents by Inventor Matthew Wynn

Matthew Wynn 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: 8672171
    Abstract: A trashcan includes a container having a base and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the base forming an interior space for receipt of a trash bag therein; and a trash bag retention member disposed on the peripheral wall, the retention member defining a passageway into the interior space of the container and comprising a plurality of resilient, flexible fingers configured to receive and retain therebetween a portion of a trash bag. Each finger includes a portion thereof that extends away from the peripheral wall. Each finger is “bent” and extends away from the peripheral wall. A finger may extend away from the peripheral wall on the exterior of the container, away from the peripheral wall on the interior of the container, or both. A method of making the trashcan includes injection molding the container and the retention member separately or, alternatively, together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Edison Nation, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Wynn, Daniel Lee Bizzell, Tom Philpott, Ian D. Kovacevich
  • Patent number: 7641835
    Abstract: A trashcan includes a container having a base and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the base forming an interior space for receipt of a trash bag therein; and a trash bag retention member disposed on the peripheral wall, the retention member defining a passageway into the interior space of the container and comprising a plurality of resilient, flexible fingers configured to receive and retain therebetween a portion of a trash bag. Each finger includes a portion thereof that extends away from the peripheral wall. Each finger is “bent” and extends away from the peripheral wall. A finger may extend away from the peripheral wall on the exterior of the container, away from the peripheral wall on the interior of the container, or both. A method of making the trashcan includes injection molding the container and the retention member separately or, alternatively, together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Edison Nation, LLC
    Inventors: Franklin M. Ramsey, Daniel Lee Bizzell, Tom J. Philpott, Ian D. Kovacevich, Matthew Wynn
  • Publication number: 20070289972
    Abstract: A trashcan includes a container having a base and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the base forming an interior space for receipt of a trash bag therein; and a trash bag retention member disposed on the peripheral wall, the retention member defining a passageway into the interior space of the container and comprising a plurality of resilient, flexible fingers configured to receive and retain therebetween a portion of a trash bag. Each finger includes a portion thereof that extends away from the peripheral wall. Each finger is “bent” and extends away from the peripheral wall. A finger may extend away from the peripheral wall on the exterior of the container, away from the peripheral wall on the interior of the container, or both. A method of making the trashcan includes injection molding the container and the retention member separately or, alternatively, together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Matthew Wynn, Daniel Lee Bizzell, Tom Philpott, Ian D. Kovacevich
  • Publication number: 20070045963
    Abstract: A game includes a plurality of playing cards with each card having a number of phrases listed on a face thereof; a random number generator, wherein the amount of numbers that may be generated by the random number generator equals the number of phrases listed on each playing card; a method selecting device; and a timer. The plurality of playing cards, the random number generator, the method selecting device, and the timer are housed in a box together. A method of playing the game includes the steps of generating a number, selecting a clue methodology, selecting a card from the plurality of cards, determining a portion of information to be guessed based on the generated number, attempting to guess the portion of information utilizing the clue methodology, and scoring a point value if the portion of information is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: BOUNCING BRAIN PRODUCTIONS SUBSIDIARY 7, LLC
    Inventors: Wendy Hampton, Daniel Bizzell, Matthew Wynn, Todd Stancombe, Ronald Randal, Jason Gammon, Brian Hamlett, Alexa Pool
  • Publication number: 20070034334
    Abstract: A trashcan includes a container having a base and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the base forming an interior space for receipt of a trash bag therein; and a trash bag retention member disposed on the peripheral wall, the retention member defining a passageway into the interior space of the container and comprising a plurality of resilient, flexible fingers configured to receive and retain therebetween a portion of a trash bag. Each finger includes a portion thereof that extends away from the peripheral wall. Each finger is “bent” and extends away from the peripheral wall. A finger may extend away from the peripheral wall on the exterior of the container, away from the peripheral wall on the interior of the container, or both. A method of making the trashcan includes injection molding the container and the retention member separately or, alternatively, together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicants: BOUNCING BRAIN PRODUCTIONS SUBSIDIARY 2, LLC, Pressix Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Franklin Ramsey, Matthew Wynn, Daniel Bizzell, Tom Philpott, Ian Kovacevich