Patents Assigned to Williams Industries, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8757425
    Abstract: An illustrative beverage container having a handle defining multiple gripping portions is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Copeland
  • Publication number: 20110062171
    Abstract: An illustrative beverage container having a handle defining multiple gripping portions is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Copeland
  • Patent number: 6565157
    Abstract: A molded foam spring seat includes a seat cushion having a bottom surface supported by a support frame having an opening therein. A drop-in frame is insertable within the opening, with the drop-in frame including a pair of opposed walls having fastening means thereon. A plurality of compression springs are each detachably extended between the fastening means on the drop-in frame. Each compression spring is in partial compression until compressed downward by a user seated on the seat cushion. Each compression spring resiliently rebounds to partial compression when the seat cushion is not compressed. The seat cushion includes sides tapered inwardly toward a seat cushion upper surface to reduce bulging of each side outwards with repetitive use of the seat cushion, and to minimize wear on the seat cushion sides when other seat cushions and support frames are positioned adjacent, or are stacked on the seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter W. Barile, Jr., Peter Barile, Sr.
  • Patent number: 6406096
    Abstract: A chair including a seat assembly having an improved seat spring system to provide a flexible spring backrest frame. A pair of ends of spaced apart backrest frame members are arranged in registry with respective ends of seat support frame members, with each end positioned in spaced apart alignment across a gap from the respective end of each frame member. An elongated shaped flexible spring element spans each gap, with each spring element having opposed ends being extended a distance along each frame member from the gap. Each opposed end is restrained by a first and a second elongated U-shaped holder receptor paired and separately attachable to each opposed end of the spring element. Each holder receptor includes an opening end being faced towards and in alignment with the second holder opening end. The spring element is positioned between each opening end in side-by-side orientation beside the frame members, providing controlled angular range of motion of the backrest frame when moved by a chair occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Barile, Sr.
  • Patent number: 6352166
    Abstract: A lid for a container having an opening is configured to close the opening. The lid includes a base adapted to fit the container opening and an actuator configured to engage the base. The base includes a deformable portion which, when deformed, will pass the contents of the container therethrough. The actuator is moveable between a closing position and an opening position and is operable to deform the deformable portion such that, when the actuator is in its closing position, the contents of the container are blocked from passing through the deformable portion and, when the actuator is in its opening position, the contents of the container will pass through the deformable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: William Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce W. Copeland
  • Patent number: D443995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome C. Caruso, Peter Barile, Sr.
  • Patent number: D457032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce William Copeland
  • Mug
    Patent number: D525082
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce William Copeland
  • Patent number: D463208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce William Copeland
  • Cup
    Patent number: D483997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce William Copeland
  • Cup
    Patent number: D486697
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce William Copeland
  • Cup
    Patent number: D489574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce William Copeland
  • Patent number: D498072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Barile, Manfred Steinfeld
  • Patent number: D431725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Barile, Manfred Steinfeld
  • Patent number: D433277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce W. Copeland
  • Patent number: D433587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Barile
  • Patent number: D433829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Barile, Manfred Steinfeld
  • Patent number: D433830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Barile, Manfred Steinfeld
  • Patent number: D433836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Barile, Sr.
  • Patent number: D433838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey M. O'Hara