Patents by Inventor Matt M. Grist

Matt M. Grist 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).

  • Thermal pellet cutoff switch
    Patent number: 5825278
    Abstract: A thermal cutoff having a single switch blade that is held in a contacts-closed position under bending stress by a thermal pellet and that moves to a contacts-open position solely by relief of the bending stress upon melting of the thermal pellet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Therm-O-Disc, Incorporated
    Inventors: Carl R. Reid, David Lanham, Matt M. Grist, James B. Kalapodis