Patents by Inventor Bill Yancy

Bill Yancy 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).

  • Multiple tone wind chime
    Patent number: 5452638
    Abstract: A wind chime having a striker which is comprised of multiple materials, each of which produces a different tone as the striker strikes the individual chimes of the wind chime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Inventor: Bill Yancy
  • Wind chime having chime retainers
    Patent number: 5450779
    Abstract: A wind chime having a plurality of tubes which produce musical tones and which are suspended from a frame to allow movement of the tubes. The tubes produce a musical tone when the tubes contact a striker which is in the form of one or more loops through which the tubes extend, and in which the individual tubes are retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Inventor: Bill Yancy