Patents by Inventor William E. McBride

William E. McBride 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: 6626283
    Abstract: A conveyor system for conveying pieces or units of mail, or similar articles, comprises a fixed side and a movable side. The fixed side comprises a first conveyor belt which has a first inner run section partially defining an article flow path and which is routed around a plurality of pulleys which have their axes fixed with respect to the article flow path. The movable side comprises a second conveyor belt which has a second inner run section cooperating with the first inner run section of the first conveyor belt so as to cooperate therewith in defining the article flow path and which is routed around a plurality of pulleys or wheels which are movable with respect to the article flow path so as to accommodate the conveyance of different articles, having different thickness dimensions, along the article flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: William E. McBride
  • Publication number: 20020121425
    Abstract: A conveyor system for conveying pieces or units of mail, or similar articles, comprises a fixed side and a movable side. The fixed side comprises a first conveyor belt which has a first inner run section partially defining an article flow path and which is routed around a plurality of pulleys which have their axes fixed with respect to the article flow path. The movable side comprises a second conveyor belt which has a second inner run section cooperating with the first inner run section of the first conveyor belt so as to cooperate therewith in defining the article flow path and which is routed around a plurality of pulleys or wheels which are movable with respect to the article flow path so as to accommodate the conveyance of different articles, having different thickness dimensions, along the article flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: William E. McBride
  • Patent number: 4456210
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a transducer to the rearward surface of the transom of a boat including a suction cup of resilient material which is retained on the boat transom when pressed against it, the suction cup having an integral rearward extending boss portion, a bracket having a vertical portion affixed to the cup boss portion and having a lower, rearwardly extending arm and an upper forwardly extending arm, a fastening bracket secured to the lower arm providing means of attaching a transducer to the bracket so that the transducer is held in an upright position with the lower face of the transducer tilted at an angle with respect to the horizontal when the boat is in the water, the cup boss portion being flexible so that when the boat moves with speed the transducer is permitted to be pivoted rearwardly relative to the boat transom with the upper bracket arm portion engages the rearward surface of the cup to limit the pivotation so that the lower surface of the transducer never has a negative angle with r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Assignee: Lowrance Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: William E. McBride
  • Patent number: D278690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1985
    Assignee: Lowrance Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Steensland, William E. McBride