Patents by Inventor Matthew G. Schmidt

Matthew G. Schmidt 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: 7624511
    Abstract: A pipe bending template includes an object with four indicator marks displayed along a length thereof. The four indicator marks are spaced according to a bend radius and a bend angle of a pipe. The object may be formed from a plate, a tube, a flat screen display or a slide rule. With a plate, the indicator marks are displayed along an edge of the plate. With a tube, the indicator marks are notches cut through the tube. The tube is sized to receive an outside perimeter of the pipe. With a flat screen display, the indicator marks are displayed along an edge of the flat screen display. With a slide rule the indicator marks are arranged in different rows along a length of the slide rule. The slide rule also includes four indicator strips that are aligned with the indicator marks on the slide rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Inventor: Matthew G. Schmidt