Patents by Inventor William E. Monroe

William E. Monroe 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: 4363284
    Abstract: A cover for protecting the interior of a boat from the surrounding environment. The cover has first and second vertical supports connected to a dock. A horizontal member is connected with the first and second vertical supports to form a frame. First and second brackets are located on the first and second vertical supports. The first and second brackets have arms attached thereto that extend from the dock toward the water. A canopy is attached to the arms. A winch has cables connected to the first and second brackets to move the canopy with respect to the boat from a first position where flaps surround that portion of the boat out of the water, to a second position which allows unhampered ingress and egress between the boat and dock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1982
    Inventor: William E. Monroe
  • Patent number: 4343225
    Abstract: A fluid actuator housing (40) supports an output member 56 and a valve assembly (62). The valve assembly controls fluid communication to a pair of chambers (58, 60) to reciprocate the output member within the housing. The first part (64) of the valve assembly directs fluid communication to the chambers and the second part (66) is engageable with the output member to control movement of the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1982
    Assignee: The Bendix Corporation
    Inventors: Dean Runkle, Robert K. Wilson, William E. Monroe
  • Patent number: 4296674
    Abstract: A hydraulic brake booster includes a housing substantially defining a pressure chamber and movably supporting a control valve and a piston. An input assembly extends into the pressure chamber and cooperates with the control valve to communicate fluid pressure to the pressure chamber. The input assembly is pivotal relative to the piston to a first position wherein fluid pressure communicated to the pressure chamber acts against the piston to move the same while the input assembly remains substantially stationary in the first position. In particular, the input assembly includes a lever with a slot for receiving a portion of the piston. When the lever is pivoted to the first position, the piston portion moves within the slot from one end of the slot to the other end. A pair of springs extend between the housing and the piston and lever, respectively, to bias the piston and lever to a rest position abutting the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Assignee: The Bendix Corporation
    Inventor: William E. Monroe