Patents by Inventor Thomas B. J. Matthews

Thomas B. J. Matthews 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: 20110006088
    Abstract: A rifle sling for attachment to a rifle. The sling has forward and rearward ends, with each end having an attachment proximate thereto for removably attaching its respective end to the rifle. Interposed between the two ends of the sling is a two-piece snap-engagement buckle clasp including a female receptacle member and a male latch member for mating engagement with the female receptacle member. The male latch member includes at least one arm member for releasable locking engagement with the female receptacle member upon insertion of the arm member of the male latch member into the female receptacle member. The sling may have padding and may have an adjustment buckle for adjusting the length of the sling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: AVERY OUTDOORS, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas B.J. Matthews
  • Patent number: 7716866
    Abstract: An avian decoy including a decoy body; a stake having an upper end for rotatably supporting the decoy body, and having a lower end for being anchored to a support surface; and a guide for guiding the upper end of the stake into proper position in the decoy body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lee Zink, Jr., Thomas B. J. Matthews
  • Patent number: 7703233
    Abstract: An avian decoy comprising a body having a hollow interior; a support movable between a retracted position and an extended position; and an extremity movable between a retracted position and an extended position; the extremity including a foot and a leg; the leg having a first end positioned within the hollow interior of the body and having a second end attached to the foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lee Zink, Jr., Thomas B. J. Matthews
  • Publication number: 20090229165
    Abstract: An avian decoy comprising a body having a hollow interior; a support movable between a retracted position and an extended position; and an extremity movable between a retracted position and an extended position; the extremity including a foot and a leg; the leg having a first end positioned within the hollow interior of the body and having a second end attached to the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lee Zink, JR., Thomas B.J. Matthews
  • Publication number: 20090205586
    Abstract: A garment for the trunk of a dog. The garment includes a body member for covering the trunk of the dog, and a handle that does not extend above the outer surface of the body member to allow the body member, and dog, to be grasped and lifted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas B.J. Matthews
  • Publication number: 20070180753
    Abstract: An avian decoy including a decoy body; a stake having an upper end for rotatably supporting the decoy body, and having a lower end for being anchored to a support surface; and a guide for guiding the upper end of the stake into proper position in the decoy body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lee Zink, Thomas B.J. Matthews
  • Patent number: 5458079
    Abstract: A collapsible duck blind for attachment to a boat, being fully adjustable for both width and length to accommodate most conventional boats. In a preferred embodiment, the blinds include four hinged support legs, each having a foot securable to a surface of the boat and an upper end attached to a frame having a pair of movable support structures on either side thereof. A cover is provided for concealing the duck blind and the hunter(s) positioned in the boat, a portion of the blind being movable with the support structures between call and shoot positions. With both support structures lowered to their shoot positions, the hunters' unobstructed range of shooting is a full 360.degree.. With both support structures raised, the hunter is adequately concealed but can still visibly track ducks or other water fowl through a central gap in the blind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas B. J. Matthews, M. Tate Wood, Allen H. Hughes, Jr.
  • Patent number: D502846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas B. J. Matthews
  • Patent number: D509556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas B. J. Matthews
  • Patent number: D511557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas B. J. Matthews
  • Patent number: D495199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas B. J. Matthews
  • Patent number: D584864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas B. J. Matthews
  • Patent number: D600414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Avery Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas B. J. Matthews