Patents by Inventor Shaun C. Muston

Shaun C. Muston 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).

  • Portable rescue tool and method of use
    Patent number: 9180322
    Abstract: A portable, hand-operated rescue tool is provided for rescue and extreme duty operations where an object needs to be cut, crushed, pierced and separated, or lifted. The rescue tool includes a body, a support handle and articulating jaw force members used to impart high forces on an object. The tool includes a manually-operated, pivoting actuation handle connected to a high pressure fluid displacement system to pivotally rotate the jaw force arms in a selected direction or mode of operation to suit the situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ALTAIR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Wettlaufer, James Trumble, Timothy R. Smith, Shaun C. Muston, Dragi Gasevski, Craig Mackiewicz
  • PORTABLE RESCUE TOOL AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20150028276
    Abstract: A portable, hand-operated rescue tool is provided for rescue and extreme duty operations where an object needs to be cut, crushed, pierced and separated, or lifted. The rescue tool includes a body, a support handle and articulating jaw force members used to impart high forces on an object. The tool includes a manually-operated, pivoting actuation handle connected to a high pressure fluid displacement system to pivotally rotate the jaw force arms in a selected direction or mode of operation to suit the situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Edward Wettlaufer, James Trumble, Timothy R. Smith, Shaun C. Muston, Dragi Gasevski, Craig Mackiewicz
  • Portable rescue tool and method of use
    Patent number: 8800343
    Abstract: A portable, hand-operated rescue tool is provided for rescue and extreme duty operations where an object needs to be cut, crushed, pierced and separated, or lifted. The rescue tool includes a body, a support handle and articulating jaw force members used to impart high forces on an object. The tool includes a manually-operated, pivoting actuation handle connected to a high pressure fluid displacement system to pivotally rotate the jaw force arms in a selected direction or mode of operation to suit the situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Altair Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Wettlaufer, James Trumble, Timothy R. Smith, Shaun C. Muston, Dragi Gasevski, Craig Mackiewicz
  • PORTABLE RESCUE TOOL AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20110214471
    Abstract: A portable, hand-operated rescue tool is provided for rescue and extreme duty operations where an object needs to be cut, crushed, pierced and separated, or lifted. The rescue tool includes a body, a support handle and articulating jaw force members used to impart high forces on an object. The tool includes a manually-operated, pivoting actuation handle connected to a high pressure fluid displacement system to pivotally rotate the jaw force arms in a selected direction or mode of operation to suit the situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: ALTAIR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Wettlaufer, James Trumble, Timothy R. Smith, Shaun C. Muston, Dragi Gasevski, Craig Mackiewicz
  • Vehicle hood
    Patent number: D562200
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Pierce Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: James Roger Lackore, Darren J. Chilton, Shaun C. Muston
  • Force arm cutting and prying blade
    Patent number: D664414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Altair Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Wettlaufer, James Trumble, Timothy R. Smith, Shaun C. Muston, Dragi Gasevski, Craig Mackiewicz