Thomas E Matthews

US Patent:

50072218, Apr 16, 1991

Filed:

Feb 23, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/484171

Inventors:

Thomas E. Matthews - Lilburn GA
Charles P. Touton - Roswell GA

Assignee:

Kawneer Company, Inc. - Norcross GA

International Classification:

E04C 300
E04D 136

US Classification:

52464

Abstract:

A snap-in glazing pocket filler is disclosed for use with a structural frame member having an unused glazing pocket. The glazing pocket filler includes an elongated metal plate having front and rear faces and being dimensioned to cover said glazing pocket. A pair of plastic retaining legs are fastened to the elongated metal plate and extend rearwardly and outwardly thereof to engage the walls of the glazing pocket. In one aspect of the invention, the plastic retaining legs are pivotably fastened to the metal plate such that when the glazing pocket filler is snapped into the glazing pocket, the legs pivot outwardly to facilitate engagement of the legs with the pocket walls. In the disclosed embodiment, the plastic retaining legs comprise rigid stems having flexible barbs projecting outwardly therefrom to engage the pocket walls. The flexible barbs and rigid stems are coextruded of flexible and rigid polyvinyl chloride.

US Patent:

52096149, May 11, 1993

Filed:

Sep 30, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/769328

Inventors:

Thomas E. Matthews - Lilburn GA

Assignee:

Kawneer Company - Norcross GA

International Classification:

B23B 4902

US Classification:

408 1R

Abstract:

An template positioning jig. In a preferred embodiment, a deformable member is used which is deformed inwardly along a first axis such that it bulges or otherwise deforms outwardly along a second axis, until contacting the sides of a cavity, whereupon it tends to center itself within the cavity. An operably associated template is likewise centered or otherwise positioned as desired relative to the cavity.

US Patent:

48417009, Jun 27, 1989

Filed:

Aug 5, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/229127

Inventors:

Thomas E. Matthews - Lilburn GA

Assignee:

Kawneer Company, Inc. - Norcross GA

International Classification:

E04B 228

US Classification:

52235

Abstract:

The invention provides a thermal break configuration in a flush glazed, two-piece mullion which permits a reduced face dimension without reducing the depth of the glazing channels of the mullion. The invention is directed to a thermal break segmented filler assembly for the shallow glazing pocket in narrow flush glazed two-piece framing for curtainwalls, storefronts, and the like. The two-piece mullions have a major portion and a filler portion, both of which are extruded profiles. The filler assembly incorporates a thin thermal break which makes it possible to reduce the mullion face dimension and still provide a glazing pocket depth equal to that of conventional flush glazed thermal framing. The thin thermal break of the filler assembly includes a plastic channel extrusion having rigid upturned legs with relatively soft barbs which engage channels in aluminum extrusion filler halves. The thermal break filler element is snap fit onto and between the filler halves to form a three-piece filler assembly.

US Patent:

20220289338, Sep 15, 2022

Filed:

Mar 9, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/690459

Inventors:

- Buford GA, US
Thomas Matthews - Braselton GA, US

International Classification:

B63B 17/00
F21V 9/30
B63B 73/00
B63B 32/00
B32B 3/30
B32B 5/18
B32B 7/12

Abstract:

A watercraft matting is described that includes a bottom surface configured to come into contact with a watercraft surface, a top surface having a plurality of recessed portions disposed between a plurality of protruding portions, where the protruding portions being formed of a non-skid material, and a phosphorescent material positioned within the plurality of recessed portions. The phosphorescent material is adapted to glow-in-the-dark when exposed to an ultraviolet light. The plurality of protruding portions may be formed of a cross-linked-closed-cell (CLCC) foam material.