Patents by Inventor Thomas Matthew Webster
Thomas Matthew Webster 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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Patent number: 11731254Abstract: A gas spring fastener driving tool, having a cylinder filled with compressed gas that forces a piston/driver through a driving stroke movement; a rotary-to-linear lifter, then moves the piston/driver back to its ready position, preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions (teeth) along its edges to contact extending pins of the lifter member, for lifting the driver during a return stroke. The driver's movements are detected by position sensors, and the information provided by those position sensors is used to prevent the lifter from impacting against the driver in situations where the driver did not finish its driving stroke in a correct (“in specification”) position. The use of two position sensors allows a Dry Fire diagnostic test to determine if gas pressure in the gas storage chamber is too high, or has become too low.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools, Inc.Inventors: Anthony D. Kabbes, Thomas Matthew Webster, Steven R. Streicher, Thomas A. McCardle, William H. Hoffman, Christopher D. Klein
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Publication number: 20210016424Abstract: A gas spring fastener driving tool, having a cylinder filled with compressed gas that forces a piston/driver through a driving stroke movement; a rotary-to-linear lifter, then moves the piston/driver back to its ready position, preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions (teeth) along its edges to contact extending pins of the lifter member, for lifting the driver during a return stroke. The driver's movements are detected by position sensors, and the information provided by those position sensors is used to prevent the lifter from impacting against the driver in situations where the driver did not finish its driving stroke in a correct (“in specification”) position. The use of two position sensors allows a Dry Fire diagnostic test to determine if gas pressure in the gas storage chamber is too high, or has become too low.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools, Inc.Inventors: Anthony D. Kabbes, Thomas Matthew Webster, Steven R. Streicher, Thomas A. McCardle, William H. Hoffman, Christopher D. Klein
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Patent number: 10821585Abstract: A gas spring fastener driving tool, having a cylinder filled with compressed gas that forces a piston/driver through a driving stroke movement; a rotary-to-linear lifter, then moves the piston/driver back to its ready position, preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions (teeth) along its edges to contact extending pins of the lifter member, for lifting the driver during a return stroke. The driver's movements are detected by position sensors, and the information provided by those position sensors is used to prevent the lifter from impacting against the driver in situations where the driver did not finish its driving stroke in a correct (“in specification”) position. The use of two position sensors allows a Dry Fire diagnostic test to determine if gas pressure in the gas storage chamber is too high, or has become too low.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools, Inc.Inventors: Anthony D. Kabbes, Thomas Matthew Webster, Steven R. Streicher, Thomas A. McCardle, William H. Hoffman, Christopher D. Klein
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Publication number: 20180178361Abstract: A gas spring fastener driving tool, having a cylinder filled with compressed gas that forces a piston/driver through a driving stroke movement; a rotary-to-linear lifter, then moves the piston/driver back to its ready position, preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions (teeth) along its edges to contact extending pins of the lifter member, for lifting the driver during a return stroke. The driver's movements are detected by position sensors, and the information provided by those position sensors is used to prevent the lifter from impacting against the driver in situations where the driver did not finish its driving stroke in a correct (“in specification”) position. The use of two position sensors allows a Dry Fire diagnostic test to determine if gas pressure in the gas storage chamber is too high, or has become too low.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Senco Brands, Inc.Inventors: Anthony D. Kabbes, Thomas Matthew Webster, Steven R. Streicher, Thomas A. McCardle, William H. Hoffman, Christopher D. Klein
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Patent number: 6226816Abstract: A stretcher includes a first actuator coupled to a head section and a second actuator coupled to a thigh section. A set of buttons accessible to a patient carried by the stretcher are coupled to motors that drive the respective first and second actuators. The buttons are pressed to move the thigh section through a fill range of motion and to move the head section through a limited range of motion. A switch inaccessible to the patient is pressed to move the head section through a full range of motion. Lockout switches are provided for disabling the buttons and the switch. A first hand crank is coupled to the first actuator and is manually rotated to move the head section through the full range of motion. A second hand crank is coupled to the second actuator and is manually rotated to move the thigh section through the fill range of motion. A CPR release handle is provided for quickly lowering the head section to the lowered position without the use of the buttons, switch, or first hand crank.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1998Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: Hill-Rom, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Matthew Webster, James L. Walke, Charles A. Howell
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Patent number: 6000076Abstract: A stretcher includes a first actuator coupled to a head section and a second actuator coupled to a thigh section. A set of buttons accessible to a patient carried by the stretcher are coupled to motors that drive the respective first and second actuators. The buttons are pressed to move the thigh section through a full range of motion and to move the head section through a limited range of motion. A switch inaccessible to the patient is pressed to move the head section through a full range of motion. Lockout switches are provided for disabling the buttons and the switch. A first hand crank is coupled to the first actuator and is manually rotated to move the head section through the full range of motion. A second hand crank is coupled to the second actuator and is manually rotated to move the thigh section through the full range of motion. A CPR release handle is provided for quickly lowering the head section to the lowered position without the use of the buttons, switch, or first hand crank.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1996Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignee: Hill-Rom, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Matthew Webster, James L. Walke, Charles A. Howell