Patents by Inventor William A. Means

William A. Means 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).

  • Publication number: 20240149121
    Abstract: An example putter presented herein is designed manufactured in a way that allows for a golfer to adjust weight balance of the golf club head by moving respective weights through a toe-side track and a heel-side track on a bottom side of the golf club head. The putter may also be configured with adjustable toe-hang, face material, and loft all in one club, in order to optimize the club for the day's game without having to purchase a new golf club each time one desires to try something new. The putter head can combine a removable, stackable face plate with a continuous range of shaft attachment points to allow a golfer to adjust each factor all in one club.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Caroline MEANS, Stewart CINK, Jason KUPIER, Justin MARTIN, William Judson READY, Rex ROSS, Christopher Javellana SALDANA, Jaime Michael Schnaier BEREZ, Elliott JOST, Brittan D. PERO
  • Patent number: 4851703
    Abstract: The power pack includes a permanent magnet d.c. motor energizable by a battery and having a rotatable shaft. The shaft is operable to rotate both (1) an alternator for producing a.c. voltage for use by electrical utilization devices and (2) a hydraulic pump for producing pressurized oil for use by hydraulic utilization devices. When a supply of hydraulic pressure is not required, a valve unloads the pump and causes substantially all of the load of the pump to be removed from the motor so as to enable substantially the entire capacity of the motor to be used to drive the alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Inventor: William A. Means
  • Patent number: 4020403
    Abstract: A simple and economical system for operating a dc. motor of the permanent magnet field type from an ac. supply, characterized in that the motor may be driven at an adjustable speed in a forward direction by energization through a controlled half wave rectifier (e.g., SCR) or at a fixed, high speed in the reverse direction by energization through a half wave diode rectifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1977
    Assignee: Applied Motors, Inc.
    Inventor: William A. Means
  • Patent number: 3953782
    Abstract: The converter includes a dc. motor energizable from a battery and adapted to drive an alternator which produces an ac. output for powering a remote load device. The latter is adapted to be connected to the converter by a three-wire extension cord having a ground wire for grounding the load device. A manually operable switch is located near the output end of the extension cord and is connected across the ground wire and one of the conducting wires of the cord. The motor of the converter may be started by momentarily closing the switch and may be stopped when the switch is next closed momentarily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1976
    Assignee: Applied Motors, Inc.
    Inventor: William A. Means