Patents Assigned to William Thomas Phillips, Inc.
  • System and apparatus comprising a guide for a gripping tool
    Patent number: 11753882
    Abstract: Apparatus, system and method for guiding a gripping tool into a structure to be gripped. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises a nubbin and a guide structure fixed to the nubbin. In a second aspect, the system comprises the apparatus and a target structure to be gripped by the gripping tool. In a third aspect, the method comprises coupling the nubbin to a target structure to be gripped by a gripping tool and moving a leading portion of the gripping tool through the apparatus and into the target structure. In a fourth aspect the apparatus comprises a guide structure configured to be fixed to a nubbin. In a fifth aspect the apparatus comprises coupling the nubbin to a target structure, coupling the guide structure to the nubbin and moving a leading portion of the gripping tool through the apparatus and into the target structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: William Thomas Phillips, Inc.
    Inventor: William Thomas Phillips
  • System and apparatus comprising a guide for a gripping tool and method of using same
    Patent number: 11401758
    Abstract: Apparatus, system and method for guiding a gripping tool into a structure to be gripped. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises a nubbin and a guide structure fixed to the nubbin. In a second aspect, the system comprises the apparatus and a target structure to be gripped by the gripping tool. In a third aspect, the method comprises coupling the nubbin to a target structure to be gripped by a gripping tool and moving a leading portion of the gripping tool through the apparatus and into the target structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: William Thomas Phillips, Inc.
    Inventor: William Thomas Phillips
  • Nubbin having a guide for a gripping tool
    Patent number: D935491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: William Thomas Phillips, Inc.
    Inventor: William Thomas Phillips
  • Nubbin having a guide for a gripping tool
    Patent number: D956107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: William Thomas Phillips, Inc.
    Inventor: William Thomas Phillips
  • Nubbin having a guide for a gripping tool
    Patent number: D969877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: William Thomas Phillips, Inc.
    Inventor: William Thomas Phillips