Patents by Inventor Matthew C. Williams

Matthew C. Williams 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).

  • Floral apparatus and method of assembling the same
    Patent number: 11013309
    Abstract: An attachment device for coupling a floral arrangement to an article such as a lapel of a jacket, a floral apparatus that includes at least a portion of the attachment device and the floral arrangement, and a method of assembling such a floral apparatus. The attachment device may include a support element and a retaining element that are detachably coupled together. The support element includes a rib member and first and second posts extending from a bottom surface of the rib member in a spaced apart manner. The rib member and the first and second posts collectively define a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a portion of a stem of a floral arrangement. The retaining element includes one or more pins that extend into the rib member of the support element to couple the retaining element to the support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew C. Williams, Jeffrey J. Pyros, Daniel Slade Lykens, Michael Christopher Grobinski
  • FLORAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200315333
    Abstract: An attachment device for coupling a floral arrangement to an article such as a lapel of a jacket, a floral apparatus that includes at least a portion of the attachment device and the floral arrangement, and a method of assembling such a floral apparatus. The attachment device may include a support element and a retaining element that are detachably coupled together. The support element includes a rib member and first and second posts extending from a bottom surface of the rib member in a spaced apart manner. The rib member and the first and second posts collectively define a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a portion of a stem of a floral arrangement. The retaining element includes one or more pins that extend into the rib member of the support element to couple the retaining element to the support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: MGX Innovations
    Inventors: Matthew C. Williams, Jeffrey J. Pyros, Daniel Slade Lykens, Michael Christopher Grobinski
  • Floral apparatus and method of assembling the same
    Patent number: 10595621
    Abstract: An attachment device for coupling a floral arrangement to an article such as a lapel of a jacket, a floral apparatus that includes at least a portion of the attachment device and the floral arrangement, and a method of assembling such a floral apparatus. The attachment device may include a support element and a retaining element that are detachably coupled together. The support element includes a rib member and first and second posts extending from a bottom surface of the rib member in a spaced apart manner. The rib member and the first and second posts collectively define a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a portion of a stem of a floral arrangement. The retaining element includes one or more pins that extend into the rib member of the support element to couple the retaining element to the support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: MGX INNOVATIONS
    Inventors: Matthew C. Williams, Jeffrey J. Pyros, Daniel Slade Lykens, Michael Christopher Grobinski
  • FLORAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180140081
    Abstract: An attachment device for coupling a floral arrangement to an article such as a lapel of a jacket, a floral apparatus that includes at least a portion of the attachment device and the floral arrangement, and a method of assembling such a floral apparatus. The attachment device may include a support element and a retaining element that are detachably coupled together. The support element includes a rib member and first and second posts extending from a bottom surface of the rib member in a spaced apart manner. The rib member and the first and second posts collectively define a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a portion of a stem of a floral arrangement. The retaining element includes one or more pins that extend into the rib member of the support element to couple the retaining element to the support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew C. Williams, Jeffrey J. Pyros, Daniel Slade Lykens, Michael Christopher Grobinski
  • Assembly and technique for completing a multilateral well
    Patent number: 9291003
    Abstract: An apparatus that is usable with a well includes an assembly, which includes a whipstock and a lateral deflector that are adapted to be run downhole into a first wellbore of the well as a unit. The whipstock is adapted to guide at least a drilling string to form a second wellbore, and the lateral deflector is adapted to guide a liner during installation of the liner into the second wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Barton Sponchia, Gabriel Isaicu, Patrick McKinley, Matthew C. Williams
  • ASSEMBLY AND TECHNIQUE FOR COMPLETING A MULTILATERAL WELL
    Publication number: 20130319693
    Abstract: An apparatus that is usable with a well includes an assembly, which includes a whipstock and a lateral deflector that are adapted to be run downhole into a first wellbore of the well as a unit. The whipstock is adapted to guide at least a drilling string to form a second wellbore, and the lateral deflector is adapted to guide a liner during installation of the liner into the second wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Barton Sponchia, Gabriel Isaicu, Patrick McKinely, Matthew C. Williams
  • Flower holder
    Patent number: D919323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew C. Williams, Jeffrey J. Pyros, Daniel Slade Lykens, Michael Christopher Grobinski