Patents by Inventor Dave Matthews

Dave Matthews 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).

  • Publication number: 20250361062
    Abstract: Flexible enclosure includes a front wall and a back wall that oppose each other and a side wall that joins the front and back walls. The front wall, the back wall, and the side wall are discrete sections. The front wall and the back wall are attached to opposite edges of the side wall. The side wall is configured to have a slit between top and bottom wall portions of the side wall. The flexible enclosure also includes a resealer extending between the front and back walls along the bottom wall portion of the side wall. The bottom wall portion is separable from the top wall portion along the slit. The bottom wall portion is configured to flex outwardly and away from the top wall portion and form a spout of the flexible enclosure. The resealer is configured to close the spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Matthews, Matt Nysted
  • Patent number: 12404077
    Abstract: Flexible enclosure includes a front wall and a back wall that oppose each other and a side wall that joins the front and back walls. The front wall, the back wall, and the side wall are discrete sections. The front wall and the back wall are attached to opposite edges of the side wall. The side wall is configured to have a slit between top and bottom wall portions of the side wall. The flexible enclosure also includes a resealer extending between the front and back walls along the bottom wall portion of the side wall. The bottom wall portion is separable from the top wall portion along the slit. The bottom wall portion is configured to flex outwardly and away from the top wall portion and form a spout of the flexible enclosure. The resealer is configured to close the spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Dave Matthews, Matt Nysted
  • Publication number: 20210269196
    Abstract: Flexible enclosure includes a front wall and a back wall that oppose each other and a side wall that joins the front and back walls. The front wall, the back wall, and the side wall are discrete sections. The front wall and the back wall are attached to opposite edges of the side wall. The side wall is configured to have a slit between top and bottom wall portions of the side wall. The flexible enclosure also includes a resealer extending between the front and back walls along the bottom wall portion of the side wall. The bottom wall portion is separable from the top wall portion along the slit. The bottom wall portion is configured to flex outwardly and away from the top wall portion and form a spout of the flexible enclosure. The resealer is configured to close the spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Matthews, Matt Nysted
  • Publication number: 20110029693
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems for reserving memory space for Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) devices. One embodiment includes a method that determines peripheral devices that are connected to a host computer through a PCI switch or PCI bridge and then presents virtual devices as being connected to the PCI switch or PCI bridge. Bus numbers and memory are reserved for the virtual devices and assigned to PCI devices that are hot plugged to the host computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Hubert Brinkmann, Darren Cepulis, Dave Matthews, Dwight Riley, Paul Brownell
  • Publication number: 20100141590
    Abstract: This document describes tools associated with soft keyboard control functions. In some implementations, the tools recognize a keyboard launch gesture on a touch sensitive screen and present a preview of a keyboard on the touch sensitive screen responsive to the launch gesture. The tools can also display the keyboard on the touch sensitive screen responsive to cessation of the launch gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jan-Kristian Markiewicz, Reed Townsend, Dave Matthews, Vishnu Sivaji