Patents by Inventor William B. Tannehill

William B. Tannehill 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: 5637838
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring, weighing and counting fish comprising a main body portion having long parallel side edges and short parallel upper and lower edges in a rectangular configuration, the main body portion having a front face and a back face and a slot for the receipt of a slidable member therein, the main body portion also having a recess centrally formed in the upper face thereof in a generally inverted V-shaped configuration with a ledge, the apex of the V being adapted to receive the head of a fish to be measured; a generally rectangular slide member positionable within the slot of the main body portion, the slide member being in a generally L-shaped configuration with a long portion slidably positioned within the slot of the main body portion and with a short portion at right angles with respect thereto adjacent the lower edge of the main body portion adapted to receive the tail of the fish to be measured, the slide member having indicia as to a fish length formed adjacent to the front face thereo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Inventors: Clyde D. Arey, Rodney D. Arey, William B. Tannehill
  • Patent number: 5427209
    Abstract: A vehicle washing aid for positioning underneath a vehicle tire to elevate the tire relative to a ground surface for washing and dressing of the tire and for precluding the catching of a water hose between the tire and the ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Inventors: William B. Tannehill, Clyde D. Arey, Rodney D. Arey