Patents by Inventor Matthey A. Swaney, Jr.

Matthey A. Swaney, Jr. 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).

  • Launcher for radio controlled flights of a model airplane, releasing the model airplane for flight upon depressing a foot pedal thereof
    Patent number: 5199668
    Abstract: A launcher for radio controlled flights of a model airplane, which releases the previously restrained model airplane upon the depression of a foot pedal thereof, thereby eliminating the need for any person to place his or her head in or nearby the exhaust stream of the operating engine at takeoff time, supporting: rotatable, releasible, restraining, spaced, arms, which, when raised, obstruct the forward motion of the model airplane, via the stabilizers thereof; the foot pedal; and a linkage system interconnecting the foot pedal with the rotatable, releasible, restraining, spaced arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Inventor: Matthey A. Swaney, Jr.