Patents by Inventor Kent Mathis

Kent Mathis 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: 20240167487
    Abstract: Devices, apparatus, systems and methods for providing a usable hand truck with a tiltable electrical fan, power strip for powering electrical equipment, a storage compartment/tray for supplies and a moveable electrical LED (light emitting diodes) light source. The moveable light can rotate up and down, and be able to pivot to a left direction and to a right direction. The power strip can include a rechargeable battery supply with USB ports and outlets to allow the fan and light source to be connected. The power strip can include a power cord to plug in the power strip to an electrical outlet. The hand truck can further include a pivotable lift grate having a middle extending footer. The hand truck can include front facing footers for allowing the hand truck to stay upright whether the pivotable lift grate is raised upward or lowered into a lift position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Brendan Byrne, Jeff Newman, Kent Mathis, Matt Willard, Michael Starkey
  • Patent number: 11891099
    Abstract: Devices, apparatus, systems and methods for providing a usable hand truck with a tiltable electrical fan, power strip for powering electrical equipment, a storage compartment/tray for supplies and a moveable electrical LED (light emitting diodes) light source. The moveable light can rotate up and down, and be able to pivot to a left direction and to a right direction. The power strip can include a rechargeable battery supply with USB ports and outlets to allow the fan and light source to be connected. The power strip can include a power cord to plug in the power strip to an electrical outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: HKC-US, LLC
    Inventors: Brendan Byrne, Jeff Newman, Kent Mathis, Matt Willard, Michael Starkey
  • Patent number: 11486404
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for providing switch housing remote controls for ceiling fans. The remote receiver in the ceiling fan housing uses existing capacitors installed in the ceiling fan and shares those capacitors with existing mechanical pull chains for the ceiling fan, which eliminates the need for separate capacitors in the remote receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: HKC-US, LLC
    Inventors: Kent Mathis, James P. Burns, Brendan Byrne
  • Patent number: 5743417
    Abstract: An ironing board caddy for stowing ironing supplies and accessories. The caddy removably attaches to an ironing board so that the supplies and accessories are kept conveniently to hand during clothes ironing. The ironing board caddy is conveniently a wire form construction with a hanging member adapted to serve three functions: first, it is shaped to fit over the end of the ironing board to serve as a means of attachment of the caddy to the ironing board; second, it serves as a carrying handle when it is being moved from the ironing board to a storage place and vice versa; and finally, it serves as a wall hanger when the caddy is stored between uses. The caddy also has a basket member suspended from the hanging member to receive ironing supplies and accessories such as sprays, water bottles, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Inventor: S. Kent Mathis
  • Patent number: D1067570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: HKC-US, LLC
    Inventors: Brendan Byrne, Jeff Newman, Kent Mathis, Matt Willard, Michael Starkey