Patents by Inventor W. Thomas James, III

W. Thomas James, III 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).

  • Curb forming apparatus
    Patent number: 6508606
    Abstract: An apparatus for continuously shaping and extruding a longitudinally extending curb of moldable material. The device provides a self-contained and self-powered platform for modular curb forming inserts of multiple disciplines including auger extrusion and vibratory slip form. Moldable material is supplied to a feed hopper for the modular auger/slip form inserts that creates and dispenses a shaped curb bed. Leveling sensors and guides compensate for irregular surface gradients maintaining the orientation of the formed curb shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Miller Spreader Company
    Inventors: W. Thomas James, III, Randal L. Best, James B. Rochette
  • Paving machine with thickness and leveling control
    Patent number: 3989402
    Abstract: A paving machine of the towed type having an undercarriage and a hopper adjustably positioned thereon with a screed adjustably secured to the hopper is provided with sensors engaging the supporting surface on which the undercarriage travels and means responsive to the actuation of the sensors for adjusting the hopper and screed relative thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1976
    Assignee: The Renner Company
    Inventor: W. Thomas James, III