Patents by Inventor Matthew Garrett Lerch

Matthew Garrett Lerch 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).

  • Latch for a storage unit
    Patent number: 6779681
    Abstract: A storage unit is disclosed. The storage unit includes a base having a rim, a cover movable between a closed position and an open position, and a latch configured to releasably couple the cover to the base. The latch includes a user interface configured to pivot between a first position and a second position, a post configured to be at least partially disposed in an aperture in the rim when the user interface is in the second position, and an attachment member that extends from the user interface and is configured to provide a fulcrum about which the user interface pivots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventors: Matthew Joseph Doerfler, William Wray Shepler, Matthew Garrett Lerch
  • Latch for a storage unit
    Publication number: 20020117507
    Abstract: A storage unit is disclosed. The storage unit includes a base having a rim, a cover movable between a closed position and an open position, and a latch configured to releasably couple the cover to the base. The latch includes a user interface configured to pivot between a first position and a second position, a post configured to be at least partially disposed in an aperture in the rim when the user interface is in the second position, and an attachment member that extends from the user interface and is configured to provide a fulcrum about which the user interface pivots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Matthew Joseph Doerfler, William Wray Shepler, Matthew Garrett Lerch