Patents by Inventor Martin M. Morrison

Martin M. Morrison 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).

  • Rotary pawl latch
    Patent number: 7712801
    Abstract: A rotary pawl latch has a lock bar that engages with the pawl when the pawl is latched and that moves toward the center of the pawl to release the pawl for unlatching. This lock bar never completely becomes disengaged from the envelope of the pawl. There are cutouts in the pawl which allow the pawl to rotate as the lock bar is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianping Xu, David A. Minnich, Camillo R. Conte, Kevin A. McCloskey, Ryan M. Downey, Martin M. Morrison
  • Dual pivot hinge assembly
    Patent number: 5901415
    Abstract: A hinge is provided having an interior pivot point and an exterior pivot point for mounting a door to a frame, with the door capable of moving in an opening direction and a closing direction such that the door is capable of opening a full one hundred eighty degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin M. Morrison, Richard E. Schlack