Patents by Inventor Conor Monaghan

Conor Monaghan 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).

  • Couplers and vehicles provided with couplers
    Patent number: 8678697
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coupler (201), use of the coupler (201), and a utility vehicle having the coupler (201), the coupler (201) having a body portion and a linearly movable rail (235), arranged to be moved by an actuator, the body portion comprising an open jaw (207) arranged to receive a mounting formation of a tool, the rail having a first position in which the rail (235) is retracted relative to the open jaw (207) and in which a mounting formation can enter a recess defined by the jaw (207) and an advanced position in which the rail (235) restricts the opening to the jaw (207), thereby arranged to trap, in use, the mounting formation in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventors: Conor Monaghan, Martin Monaghan
  • COUPLERS AND VEHICLES PROVIDED WITH COUPLERS
    Publication number: 20100247228
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coupler (201), use of the coupler (201), and a utility vehicle having the coupler (201), the coupler (201) having a body portion and a linearly movable rail (235), arranged to be moved by an actuator, the body portion comprising an open jaw (207) arranged to receive a mounting formation of a tool, the rail having a first position in which the rail (235) is retracted relative to the open jaw (207) and in which a mounting formation can enter a recess defined by the jaw (207) and an advanced position in which the rail (235) restricts the opening to the jaw (207), thereby arranged to trap, in use, the mounting formation in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Conor Monaghan, Martin Monaghan