Patents by Inventor William S. Law

William S. Law 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: 6603655
    Abstract: A computer chassis includes a media access door mounted on a first surface of the chassis. The door is movable between a closed position and an open position. A first hinge portion connects the door to the chassis and permits the door to move in a rotating motion to a first open position. A second hinge portion connects the door to the chassis and permits the door to move in a translating motion along side a second surface of the chassis adjacent the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Robert D. Hrehor, Jr., Sung H. Kim, Ronald J. Smith, William S. Law
  • Publication number: 20030026072
    Abstract: A computer chassis includes a media access door mounted on a first surface of the chassis. The door is movable between a closed position and an open position. A first hinge portion connects the door to the chassis and permits the door to move in a rotating motion to a first open position. A second hinge portion connects the door to the chassis and permits the door to move in a translating motion along side a second surface of the chassis adjacent the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Robert D. Hrehor, Jr., Sung H. Kim, Ronald J. Smith, William S. Law
  • Patent number: 6076511
    Abstract: A launcher for a ring airfoil includes a magazine assembly holding a plurality of ring airfoils. The magazine assembly is coupled to a launching mechanism, and the launching mechanism provides an indexing motion to the magazine assembly. In use, the setting action of the launching mechanism indexes the magazine assembly allowing a ring airfoil to engage with the launching mechanism for subsequent launching. Additional ring airfoils may be launched by repeated actuation of the launching mechanism without reloading the magazine assembly with ring airfoils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: OddzOn
    Inventors: Thomas H. Grimm, Arturo Meuniot, William S. Law, Christopher Fruhauf, Arne Lang-Ree
  • Patent number: 5970970
    Abstract: Toys and methods for safely and reproducibly launching ring airfoils in a flying orientation. The toys generally comprise a member, a ring airfoil support mounted on the member, and a propelling element configured to move the ring airfoil support along the member from a first to a second position. Contact between the ring airfoil and the ring airfoil support causes the ring airfoil to move with the ring airfoil support as the ring airfoil support moves; this contact is overcome as the ring airfoil support decelerates at the second position, causing the ring airfoil to be launched with forward or both forward and spinning motion. The toys further may comprise a housing to protect the toy and user, a return element to place the toy in an engaged, launch-ready configuration, and a trigger to hold the toy in the engaged configuration until launching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: OddzOn, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester F. Vanek, John W. Hunter, Abraham Flatau, Thomas H. Grimm, Sung H. Kim, Robert B. Brownell, Jr., William S. Law, Mark C. Sorensen