Patents by Inventor Willis R. Williams

Willis R. Williams 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).

  • Saddle clamp workpiece clamping apparatus
    Patent number: 5630576
    Abstract: A workpiece clamping apparatus for securing a workpiece relative to a planar support surface has a pair of saddle clamp members each provided with a plurality of threaded apertures. A mounting member associated with selected ones of the plurality of threaded apertures is provided for operably attaching saddle clamp members to the planar support surface in a variety of orientations. Each saddle clamp member can engage a portion of a bar clamp. Each saddle clamp member can also engage a portion of a length of pipe which can have pipe clamps thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Inventor: Willis R. Williams
  • Grid block workpiece clamping apparatus
    Patent number: 5586754
    Abstract: A workpiece clamping apparatus for securing a workpiece relative to a planar support surface including a pair of contoured block members, each provided with a plurality of slots and apertures and having a base provided with structure for operatively attaching the block members to the planar support surface. A bar clamp has structure for securing a workpiece and further has opposite ends wherein each end of the bar clamp is operably associated with one of the pair of block members. The plurality of slots and apertures are axially aligned in both the vertical and horizontal planes. Each slot is operatively associated with a selected one of the plurality of apertures and is further dimensioned to receive one of the ends of the bar clamp. The plurality of apertures further include at least one aperture formed in the base of each contoured block wherein the at least one aperture is provided with structure for operably connecting the block member to the planar support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Willis R. Williams
  • Collapsible work bench apparatus
    Patent number: 5584254
    Abstract: A collapsible work bench apparatus (10) for use with clamps and conventional power tools and, including two pairs of support legs (20)(21)(22)(23) pivotally connected to two pairs of strut arms (30)(31)(32)(33); wherein each pair of strut arms is provided with mirror image table top portions (40)(41), including an apertured support surface (42) provided with inboard (45) and outboard (44) (44') channels that may be joined together to other work bench apparatus (10) in both end-to-end and side-to-side fashion by a locking clip (60) and a locking bar (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Inventor: Willis R. Williams