Patents by Inventor Bartley E. Williams

Bartley E. 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).

  • Toy sawable wood
    Patent number: 5069646
    Abstract: Briefly stated, and in accordance with a presently preferred aspect of this invention, toy sawable wood includes a first simulated wood member; a second simulated wood member releasably attachable to the first simulated wood member for forming a simulated piece of wood; a threaded connecting rod on at least one of the first and second wood members for releasably engaging the other of the first and second wood members to hold the two members together; and a release gear coupled to the connecting rod and responsive to simulated sawing for releasing the first wood member from the second wood member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventors: Steven P. Hanson, Bartley E. Williams