Patents by Inventor Matthew Thomford

Matthew Thomford 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).

  • Mower reel grinding system with rotating rear brackets
    Patent number: 11638975
    Abstract: A mower reel grinding system a plurality of mower unit types, including a grinding wheel shaft, the grinding wheel shaft at a fixed position in an x-y plane. A mounting plate includes a number of predetermined fixed mounting positions on the mounting plate, each predetermined fixed mounting positions corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of mower unit types, a mounting bracket to receive a mower unit, the mounting bracket selectively moveable to the predetermined fixed position corresponding to the mower unit type to be received thereby, and a pivot point about which the mounting plate rotates to adjust a position of the mounting bracket in the x-y plane relative to the grinding wheel shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Foley United LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Veenendall, Matthew Thomford
  • MOWER REEL GRINDING SYSTEM WITH ROTATING REAR BRACKETS
    Publication number: 20190240797
    Abstract: A mower reel grinding system a plurality of mower unit types, including a grinding wheel shaft, the grinding wheel shaft at a fixed position in an x-y plane. A mounting plate includes a number of predetermined fixed mounting positions on the mounting plate, each predetermined fixed mounting positions corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of mower unit types, a mounting bracket to receive a mower unit, the mounting bracket selectively moveable to the predetermined fixed position corresponding to the mower unit type to be received thereby, and a pivot point about which the mounting plate rotates to adjust a position of the mounting bracket in the x-y plane relative to the grinding wheel shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Foley United, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Veenendall, Matthew Thomford