Patents by Inventor Carl R. Greer

Carl R. Greer 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).

  • Electrical grounding arrangement and method
    Patent number: 4557537
    Abstract: An electrical ground connection arrangement and method between two metal elements wherein a first metal element has an aperture with a tab extending from the aperture periphery and the second metal element has an aperture and a slot radially outwardly of the aperture to receive the tab of the first metal part. An externally threaded metal fastener is passed through the first and second metal element apertures which fastener bends the tab and scores it so that there is metal-to-metal contact between the fastener and the tab and second metal element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Carl R. Greer
  • Tracked support for a cabinet
    Patent number: 4092031
    Abstract: A tracked support having a large load-bearing area is provided for movably supporting a cabinet. The support comprises an elongated horizontal carrier mounted to the cabinet and a continuous flexible track is formed into an encircling band and rotatably mounted around the carrier. The cabinet may be supported by a plurality of such supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carl R. Greer, Clarence W. Denham, Jr.