Patents by Inventor William Gaterman

William Gaterman 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).

  • Publication number: 20190053431
    Abstract: A crop lifter assembly has an adjustment block, and upper leaf affixed to the adjustment block, a lower leaf affixed to the upper leaf, and a lifter having an end affixed to a distal end of the lower leaf The lower leaf has a distal end positioned away from the upper leaf. The lifter extends angularly upwardly from the distal end of the lower leaf. Each of the lower leaf and the upper leaf can have variable thicknesses and lengths so as to allow for adjustability and tenability for the lower leaf and the lifter. The upper leaf has a channel formed on an upper surface thereof. The adjustment block is received within this channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: William GATERMAN
  • Patent number: 8474426
    Abstract: A roller lifter assembly has a lifter body with a leg extending outwardly therefrom, a bar having a elongated slot formed therein, a first rivet having a head and a shank, a button affixed to the shank of the rivet so as to sandwich the bar between the button and the leg of the lifter body. The head of the rivet has a surface adjacent to the shank that bears against a curved inner surface of the leg of the lifter body so as to prevent the rivet from rotating. The shank extends through the hole in the leg and through the elongated slot of the bar. The rivet is positioned so as to as to be non-rotatable during the movement of the lifter bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventors: William Gaterman, Brad A. Miller
  • Patent number: 7568796
    Abstract: An apparatus has a frame, a pair of lenses affixed within the frame, a single temple hingedly connected to one side of the frame, and a weighted member affixed to an opposite side of the frame. The weighted member hangs downwardly from the opposite side of the frame. The frame has a first hinge joined to the temple and a second hinge to which the weighted member is attached. The temple that would be attached to the second hinge has been removed. The second hinge includes an arm extending rearwardly from the frame with a slot formed therein. A loop of the weighted member is received within the slot. The weighted member has a weight equal to a weight of the single temple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Inventor: William Gaterman