Patents by Inventor William O. Murphy

William O. Murphy 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: 20130092008
    Abstract: A guitar pick with at least three corners, at least two of which have a different gauge or stiffness to produce different sounds on a guitar. In the preferred form, the pick is generally symmetrical and all corners are “playing” corners of different gauge, intended for use across the strings of a guitar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: William O. Murphy
  • Patent number: 4135021
    Abstract: A net formed integrally of blended incompatible polymers, with parallel smooth longitudinal ribs interconnected by a plurality of split strands non-uniformly interspersed with a plurality of differently sized voids, by stretching a film with a generally longitudinal set of parallel primary grooves and a transverse or angled set, on the other surface, of parallel secondary grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1979
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Plastics Ltd.
    Inventors: Albert G. Patchell, William O. Murphy, Ronald Lloyd
  • Patent number: 4135023
    Abstract: A melt-embossed polymer film with primary parallel grooves on one surface and secondary parallel grooves on the other surface such that the combined tapes of the grooves is at least substantially equal to the film thickness, the two sets of grooves being located at an angle to each other of not less than 30.degree., is stretched at right angles to the direction of the primary grooves by a small amount to give a perforate product which can be formed into strips tearable longitudinally or transversely and thus useful as a vapor-permeable substrate for adhesive-coated tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1979
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Plastics Ltd.
    Inventors: Ronald Lloyd, Albert G. Patchell, William O. Murphy, Peter J. Herbert
  • Patent number: 4133310
    Abstract: A non-woven fabric is produced by stretching the film with on one surface a regular pattern of raised areas such as spaced hexagonal bosses and on the other surface a plurality of parallel grooves. Stretching is carried out in the groove direction. Preferably the polymer is a mixture of incompatible polymers so that on stretching a fibrous structure is formed. The film can be produced by melt-embossing. The stretched non-woven fabric may be coated with various adhesives to provide a tape useful in a medical context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1979
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Research Limited
    Inventors: Ronald Lloyd, William O. Murphy, Albert G. Patchell, Peter J. Herbert