Patents by Inventor Matthew Moffatt

Matthew Moffatt 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).

  • Automatic locking trashcan system and method
    Patent number: 10858182
    Abstract: An automatic locking trashcan system including: a trashcan assembly having a trashcan-body having an inner volume; and an outer-surface; a trashcan-lid; and an automatic-locking-assembly; wherein the trashcan assembly includes the trashcan-body, the trashcan-lid and the automatic-locking-assembly in functional combination such that when the trashcan-body is not normal to a ground surface the automatic-locking-assembly secures the trashcan-lid to the trashcan-body such that trashcan-contents are not able to leave the inner volume. Structurally speaking, the trashcan-body is defined by the inner volume and the outer-surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventor: Matthew Moffatt
  • AUTOMATIC LOCKING TRASHCAN SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200140195
    Abstract: An automatic locking trashcan system including: a trashcan assembly having a trashcan-body having an inner volume; and an outer-surface; a trashcan-lid; and an automatic-locking-assembly; wherein the trashcan assembly includes the trashcan-body, the trashcan-lid and the automatic-locking-assembly in functional combination such that when the trashcan-body is not normal to a ground surface the automatic-locking-assembly secures the trashcan-lid to the trashcan-body such that trashcan-contents are not able to leave the inner volume. Structurally speaking, the trashcan-body is defined by the inner volume and the outer-surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Matthew Moffatt
  • Tap handle
    Patent number: D738162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: BOSTON BEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott T. Watters, Eva B. Pitts, Matthew Moffatt