Patents by Inventor Matthew T. Dudgeon

Matthew T. Dudgeon 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).

  • Publication number: 20170146124
    Abstract: A cover assembly for restricting access to an access opening includes a cover member and a flexible member. The cover member includes a central covering portion surrounded by an outer peripheral collar portion defining a passage, and a tab affixed to the collar portion, with the tab including at least one tab aperture. The flexible member extends through the passage and has a first end extending outward of the passage and including at least one flexible member aperture, and a second end secured to the collar portion. When the first end of the flexible member is pulled, the collar portion of the cover member is constricted, and one of the at least one flexible member apertures is aligned with one of the at least one tab apertures to receive a locking member therethrough, thereby securing the collar portion in a constricted condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Franco F. DAINO, Matthew T. DUDGEON, Todd GROVER, Mark RODAER, Scott B. STEVENS
  • Patent number: 9208964
    Abstract: A lockout device includes a body, a clamp, and a cover. The body includes a recess and a first lock passage extending from a first opening in an upper surface to a second opening in a rear surface. The clamp is assembled with a clamp retaining portion of the body. The cover is connected with the body and is movable between a lockout position covering at least a portion of the clamp and a release position uncovering the clamp to permit adjustment. The cover includes first and second cutouts. When the cover is in the lockout position, the first and second cutouts align with the first and second openings of the body to permit insertion of a lock member through the first lock passage, thereby preventing movement of the cover from the lockout position to the release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Matthew T. Dudgeon, Cecile Frot, David Campbell, Lloyd Fenn
  • Patent number: 9016095
    Abstract: A lockbox includes a body and a lid connected to body and pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The body defines an enclosure and includes a body aperture and the lid includes a first lid aperture positioned adjacent to the body aperture when the lid is in the closed position, such that insertion of a padlock shackle through the body aperture and the lid aperture prevents pivoting movement of the lid from the closed position to the open position. The lockbox includes a slot intersecting one of the body aperture and the lid aperture for insertion of an item into the enclosure when the lid is in the closed position. A padlock shackle inserted through the body aperture and the lid aperture prevents passage of an item through the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Master Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew T. Dudgeon, Scott B. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20140165384
    Abstract: A lockout device includes a body, a clamp, and a cover. The body includes a recess and a first lock passage extending from a first opening in an upper surface to a second opening in a rear surface. The clamp is assembled with a clamp retaining portion of the body. The cover is connected with the body and is movable between a lockout position covering at least a portion of the clamp and a release position uncovering the clamp to permit adjustment. The cover includes first and second cutouts. When the cover is in the lockout position, the first and second cutouts align with the first and second openings of the body to permit insertion of a lock member through the first lock passage, thereby preventing movement of the cover from the lockout position to the release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Matthew T. Dudgeon, Cecile Frot, David Campbell, Lloyd Fenn
  • Publication number: 20140130722
    Abstract: A lockbox includes a body and a lid connected to body and pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The body defines an enclosure and includes a body aperture and the lid includes a first lid aperture positioned adjacent to the body aperture when the lid is in the closed position, such that insertion of a padlock shackle through the body aperture and the lid aperture prevents pivoting movement of the lid from the closed position to the open position. The lockbox includes a slot intersecting one of the body aperture and the lid aperture for insertion of an item into the enclosure when the lid is in the closed position. A padlock shackle inserted through the body aperture and the lid aperture prevents passage of an item through the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Matthew T. Dudgeon, Scott B. Stevens
  • Patent number: D668078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Waterloo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Franco Fabio Daino, Matthew T. Dudgeon, Gregory Jon Holcomb
  • Patent number: D670510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Waterloo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Franco Fabio Daino, Matthew T. Dudgeon, Gregory Jon Holcomb