Patents by Inventor William J. Bain

William J. Bain 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: 6398469
    Abstract: A router table has a flat top having a horizontal surface, and a router fence assembly on the horizontal surface. A router is mounted below the flat top table and has a vertically upstanding rotatably powered bit extending through a router bit opening in the flat top. A flat top has a pivotal section pivotally mounted on the flat top to close an access opening therein. A router is rigidly secured to a lower surface of the pivotal section and has an elongated router bit extending upwardly therefrom through a router bit opening. The router fence is pivotally secured to the flat top for horizontal pivotal motion to eliminate any interference with upwardly pivotal movement of the pivotal section. The router fence has infeed and outfeed portions having a connecting mechanism slidably joining the portions to permit one portion to be slidably diagonally moved with respect to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventor: William J. Bain
  • Patent number: 4221441
    Abstract: A modular prefabricated kitchen/bath/utility system is disclosed for home or apartment installation. The system is provided with all utility services and may be built in three sections or modules for ease of transportation and introduction into a building or built as a single section. A first module is made up of two open-ended, back-to-back units, one unit supporting a range/oven unit, adjacent under-counter storage and overhead cabinet storage and the other back-to-back unit incorporating a space heating unit and a hot water heating unit. A second module adapted to fit adjacent the first module incorporates space for a refrigerator, under-counter cabinet storage and overhead cabinet storage with a counter and sink unit covering the under-counter cabinet storage units. A third module fits back-to-back against the second module and includes a one-piece molded tub/shower unit, an adjacent lavatory unit and a water closet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Inventor: William J. Bain