Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Welsh

Matthew J. Welsh 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: 5059319
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a device used to strain paint and other liquid products. The device includes a piece of mesh material fixed at its perimeter in a ring. The material and cross-sectional shape of the ring is designed to permit compression of the shape, allowing the ring to conform to, and bias against, the lid well of a container, such as that of a paint can, by press-fit. Compression of the cross-sectional shape of the ring may be facilitated by the placement of an elastomeric spline in a channel of the ring. Additionally, a tab may be fixed to the ring of the device to provide a means for grasping the device and to disengage the device from the lid well of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Inventor: Matthew J. Welsh