Patents by Inventor Archie J. Williams, Jr.

Archie J. Williams, Jr. 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).

  • Vehicle window with heated wiper rest
    Patent number: 6137086
    Abstract: A vehicle window assembly includes one or more resistance heating lines for electrically heating a section of the window area corresponding to a window wiper rest area. An opaque obscuration band is formed so as to define one or more elongate, relatively narrow wiper alignment apertures along a portion of the window at the wiper rest area. The aperture(s) defined by the obscuration band are positioned so as to be aligned with at least a portion of a heating line. In this manner, at least a portion of the heating line is visible from the exterior of the vehicle through the outer surface of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Libbey-Owens-Ford Co.
    Inventor: Archie J. Williams, Jr.