Patents by Inventor John W. Beam

John W. Beam 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).

  • Storing and dispensing system
    Patent number: 4878583
    Abstract: A cell for receiving, storing and dispensing an object having a bottom (18), a side wall (30), a rear wall (32), a discharge end (40) opposite the rear wall and a ridge at the discharge end of the cell. A central, elongate, cantilever area (50) is formed in the bottom of the cell which supports an object when the remainder of the cell has been pivoted downwardly and the cell has been partially ejected by the rear wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: Wright Line, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund T. Paquette, John W. Beam
  • Blow molded panels and a mold and method of making them
    Patent number: 4762379
    Abstract: There is disclosed a hollow, blow molded plastic panel for door and drawer fronts for storage cabinets having a recessed handle (16) of substantial keystone configuration in a surface (2). Also disclosed is a mold having a movable core insert (58) for forming the handle and a method of molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1988
    Assignee: Wright Line Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Beam, Richard M. Latino
  • Decorative sound absorbing panel for furniture
    Patent number: 4701066
    Abstract: Decorative sound absorbing panels 10 and 12 are assembled around furniture. The panels 10 and 12 are secured together at a miter joint 15 by a concealed snap fastener. The snap fastener comprises a male spline 14 having two arms 32 formed at a right angle. Female splines 34 located in adjacent beveled surfaces 16 of the miter, each receiving one arm of the male spline 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: Wright Line, Incorporated
    Inventors: John W. Beam, Edmund T. Paquette