Patents by Inventor Matt Bower

Matt Bower 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).

  • Apparatus, system, and method for accurately reading high and low temperatures
    Patent number: 8556505
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus for reading a temperature of a material includes a thermistor that is communicable in temperature sensing communication with the material. The apparatus also includes a first resistor that has a first resistance and a second resistor that has a second resistance that is lower than the first resistance. Additionally, the apparatus includes a switch that is selectively controllable to electrically couple the first resistor and second resistor to the thermistor in a low temperature mode. The switch also is selectively controllable to electrically couple the second resistor to the thermistor and electrically decouple the first resistor from the thermistor in a high temperature mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Cummins IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Akins, Elma Avdic, Matt Bower, Bruce Morehead
  • Collapsible lighting device
    Patent number: 8033694
    Abstract: The present invention includes a collapsible lighting device comprising: (a) a container having a base portion and optional lid portion, that is adapted to be reversibly moved from a closed position to an open position; (b) at least one light source disposed in the container; and (c) a collapsible envelope of a diffuser material disposed in the container, and adapted to be reversibly moved from a contained position defining a contained volume within the container when the container is in the closed position, to a deployed position when the container is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Frontier Lighting Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Fett, Robert J. Hayes, Matt Bowers, Don Staufenberg, Jamison J. Float, James Lua
  • COLLAPSIBLE LIGHTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110090677
    Abstract: The present invention includes a collapsible lighting device comprising: (a) a container having a base portion and optional lid portion, that is adapted to be reversibly moved from a closed position to an open position; (b) at least one light source disposed in the container; and (c) a collapsible envelope of a diffuser material disposed in the container, and adapted to be reversibly moved from a contained position defining a contained volume within the container when the container is in the closed position, to a deployed position when the container is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: FRONTIER LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Fett, Robert J. Hayes, Matt Bowers, Don Staufenberg, Jamison J. Float, James Lua
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ACCURATELY READING HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES
    Publication number: 20110090938
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus for reading a temperature of a material includes a thermistor that is communicable in temperature sensing communication with the material. The apparatus also includes a first resistor that has a first resistance and a second resistor that has a second resistance that is lower than the first resistance. Additionally, the apparatus includes a switch that is selectively controllable to electrically couple the first resistor and second resistor to the thermistor in a low temperature mode. The switch also is selectively controllable to electrically couple the second resistor to the thermistor and electrically decouple the first resistor from the thermistor in a high temperature mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Akins, Elma Avdic, Matt Bower, Bruce Morehead
  • Collapsible lighting device
    Patent number: 7857490
    Abstract: The present invention includes a collapsible lighting device comprising: (a) a container having a base portion and optional lid portion, that is adapted to be reversibly moved from a closed position to an open position; (b) at least one light source disposed in the container; and (c) a collapsible envelope of a diffuser material disposed in the container, and adapted to be reversibly moved from a contained position defining a contained volume within the container when the container is in the closed position, to a deployed position when the container is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Frontier Lighting Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Fett, Robert J. Hayes, Matt Bowers, Don Staufenberg, Jamison J. Float, James Lua