Patents by Inventor William L. Limehouse

William L. Limehouse 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: 5526722
    Abstract: An impact tool for removing bolts includes axially aligned impact section, torque section and shaft. The shaft is configured to extend through a socket to abut a bolt head when the socket is in operative communication with the bolt head. The shaft is additionally configured such that a torque applied to the shaft is transferred to the socket. The shaft defines a shaft face that abuts the bolt head. The impact section defines an impact face on the opposite end of the tool from the shaft face. The torque section is configured such that a torque applied thereto is transferred to the shaft. Accordingly, a blow to the impact face transfers an axial force to the bolt at the interface between the bolt head and the shaft face. Such axial force may tend to break a corrosive bond between the threads of the bolt and the receiving surface. Thus, axial blows to the tool in combination with torque applied to the torque section may tend to loosen and remove frozen bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Inventor: William L. Limehouse
  • Patent number: 4442765
    Abstract: A device for preparing a bunch of produce for shipment, display and sale by placing a rubber band on the produce and cutting the stalks of said bunch of produce to a predetermined length. The device includes an upper plate member, a lower plate member, and a vertically movable intermediate plate member. Centrally located stalk receiving holes are provided in the plate members of sufficient diameter for receiving a stalk portion of a bunch of produce. A plurality of movable pins are carried by the intermediate plate member and extend vertically through respective holes of the upper plate member for receiving a stretched rubber band. Upon depressing a foot pedal, the rubber band is released around the stalk portion of a bunch of produce. A cutting assembly which has a horizontally adjustable positioning block is used for severing the stalk portion of the bunch of produce to a predetermined length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Inventors: William L. Limehouse, Thomas A. Miller