Patents by Inventor William Allen Horwath

William Allen Horwath 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).

  • Jack screw connector
    Patent number: 8657694
    Abstract: A jack screw connector includes a first clevis including a pair of first clevis legs, an eye block including a first bore and a second bore such that the first and second bores are formed substantially perpendicular to each other, a first pin configured to be supported within the first bore and rotably carried by the pair of first clevis legs when a first end of the eye block is carried therebetween, a second clevis including a pair of second clevis legs sized to engage a second end of the eye block, and a second pin configured to be supported within the second bore and rotably carried by the pair of second clevis legs when aligned therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Whiting Corporation
    Inventors: William Allen Horwath, Thomas John Fairbairn, Edwin D. Slota
  • JACK SCREW CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20090170615
    Abstract: A jack screw connector includes a first clevis including a pair of first clevis legs, an eye block including a first bore and a second bore such that the first and second bores are formed substantially perpendicular to each other, a first pin configured to be supported within the first bore and rotably carried by the pair of first clevis legs when a first end of the eye block is carried therebetween, a second clevis including a pair of second clevis legs sized to engage a second end of the eye block, and a second pin configured to be supported within the second bore and rotably carried by the pair of second clevis legs when aligned therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Whiting Corporation
    Inventors: William Allen Horwath, Thomas John Fairbairn, Edwin D. Slota