Patents by Inventor William Thomas Leyden, III

William Thomas Leyden, III 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).

  • Inventory control probe and control module with docking station
    Patent number: 5949049
    Abstract: An inventory control system includes an inventory control probe, inventory control module, a docking station, a collar clip, and an inventory control collar used on a storage container. The inventory control collar includes a first conductive ring exposed on the top of the collar electrically connected to a memory and a second conductive ring exposed on the top of the collar and electrically connected to the memory. The inventory control probe includes a probe tip and a first pair of contact pins disposed on the probe tip at a predetermined distance apart such that the contacts concurrently contact the conductive rings of the inventory control collar. A probe body housing is connected at a first end to the probe tip, and a pair of data transfer terminal contacts are disposed on a bottom portion of the probe body housing. A handle is connected at a second end to the probe body housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Span Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Jemison McCarrick, Kevin Cochrane Ross, William Thomas Leyden, III, Khanh Huy Tran, John Fletcher Jordon, III