Patents by Inventor William C. Lanning

William C. Lanning 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: 5695273
    Abstract: A bracelet for mounting wire, especially strings of lights, to interior or exterior structures. The bracket may have a body with a counterbored fastener throughbore. The body extends out from the throughbore on either side and includes at least two differently-sized channels for receiving wire. The channels are formed in a face of the body held flush against the structure by the fastener. The throughbore thus extends perpendicular to the channels through the body. Alternatively, an adhesive pad may be provided for each bracket to mount the bracket to hard surfaces, or to delicate surfaces which cannot be damaged. A number of brackets clamp portions of the wire close to each light to the structure enabling uniform orientation of the lights therefrom. The bracket is made of clear material to be less conspicuous. The material is preferably acrylic to extend the life of the bracket from exposure when installed on the exterior of a building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Inventor: William C. Lanning
  • Patent number: 5624180
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting wire, especially strings of lights, to interior or exterior structures. The bracket has a body with a counterbored fastener throughbore. The body extends out from the throughbore on either side and includes at least two differently-sized channels for receiving wire. The channels are formed in a face of the body held flush against the structure by the fastener. The throughbore thus extends perpendicular to the channels through the body. A number of brackets clamp portions of the wire close to each light to the structure enabling uniform orientation of the lights therefrom. The bracket is made of clear material to be less conspicuous. The material is preferably acrylic to extend the life of the bracket from exposure when installed on the exterior of a building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Inventor: William C. Lanning
  • Patent number: 4140092
    Abstract: An electronic system which limits exhaust emissions from an automobile engine by selectively retarding the point of firing the spark plugs at selected speeds during acceleration and at different speeds during deceleration; said system including a capacitive discharge ignition system which is responsive to an electronic system which will retard the point of firing the spark plugs a predetermined amount dependent upon the speed of the vehicle as above or below a predetermined speed. Said system also including an improved low cost tachometer for feeding to the system an analog output dependent upon the engine speed, which analog output is fed to a low rpm control level detector and a high rpm control level detector, and the outputs of said detectors are fed to a control logic which is connected to the vacuum advance of the engine to selectively disconnect the vacuum advance of the engine at certain speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1979
    Assignee: Air Quality Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Lanning, Caleb V. Swanson
  • Patent number: 3963794
    Abstract: Benzene yields from hydrodealkylation of alkylaromatics are improved by adding diphenyl to the feed hydrocarbon stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1965
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Inventors: John W. Myers, William C. Lanning