Patents by Inventor Wayne H. Holland, Jr.

Wayne H. Holland, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 8382046
    Abstract: A riser lock unit is provided for quick and easy mounting onto an elevated sprinkler riser. The riser lock unit functions to retain or maintain the sprinkler riser in an elevated position, without normal spring-loaded retraction into an underlying sprinkler housing, to facilitate service and/or replacement of a sprinkler nozzle head mounted at the upper end of the riser. When desired, the riser lock unit is quickly and easily removed from the sprinkler riser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Inventors: Wayne H. Holland, Jr., Remo Ambrosini
  • Publication number: 20100314506
    Abstract: A riser lock unit is provided for quick and easy mounting onto an elevated sprinkler riser. The riser lock unit functions to retain or maintain the sprinkler riser in an elevated position, without normal spring-loaded retraction into an underlying sprinkler housing, to facilitate service and/or replacement of a sprinkler nozzle head mounted at the upper end of the riser. When desired, the riser lock unit is quickly and easily removed from the sprinkler riser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Wayne H. Holland, JR., Remo Ambrosini
  • Patent number: 5690547
    Abstract: A sander device is provided for sanding an outside corner of a structure, such as a building wall or a furniture item or the like, defined by a pair of angularly oriented surfaces. The sander device comprises a mounting bracket defining a pair of support plates oriented at a selected angle, e.g., a right angle, relative to each other, and wherein the support plates are adapted to receive and support sandpaper sheets at the selected angle. The mounting bracket with sandpaper sheets mounted thereon is removably mounted onto a base which includes a handgrip to facilitate manipulation of the sander device relative to a corner structure to be sanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Inventors: Wayne H. Holland, Jr., Patrick L. Ilejay
  • Patent number: D373885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Inventor: Wayne H. Holland, Jr.