Patents by Inventor Matt J. Donovan

Matt J. Donovan 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).

  • Patent number: 5028068
    Abstract: This invention is a device for pivotally mounting a snow boot binding on a snowboard on the upper surface of a snowboard, and by virture of a manually operated handle, allows the bindings to be changed in any direction desired and thereafter, with the flip of the handle, locked into the selected position. It includes a swivel plate on which the binding is mounted having a groove about the circumferential edge thereof wherein a flexible cable in placed and tightened by a locking device between positions allowing the plate to be freely rotated and a locked position against further movement, and further including a series of flexible bushings to absorb vibration and to flex when the user shifts his or her body weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Inventor: Matt J. Donovan