Patents by Inventor Charles Washington

Charles Washington 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).

  • Publication number: 20170140678
    Abstract: A meter ticket holder is provided. The meter ticket holder includes a stand and a plate support. The stand includes a base portion joined with an uptight portion. The upright portion is disposed at an acute angle relative to the base portion. The upright portion includes a first mating connector. The base portion is configured to support the stand in an upright position when resting on a surface. The plate support includes a front surface and a rear surface. The rear surface includes a second mating connector releasably attached to the first mating connector. A ledge is protruding from a bottom edge of the front surface of the plate support and supports the meter ticket when placed onto the plate support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Jerry Lewis Shepard, Eartha Mae Shepard, Charles Washington
  • Publication number: 20110300063
    Abstract: A hydrogen storage structure includes a plurality of graphene sheets arranged to form a stack with a plurality of spacers between adjacent graphene sheets in the stack. In one embodiment, the spacers are arranged to provide a distance ranging between 5 ? and 20 ? between adjacent graphene sheets. In one embodiment, the spacers are formed as graphene spheres having a diameter that ranges from 5 ? to 15 ?. In another embodiment, the spacers are formed as graphene single-walled nanontubes having a length that ranges from 5 ? to 20 ?. In a further embodiment, the spacers are formed as graphene sheets having a thickness that ranges from 5 ? to 20 ?. In one embodiment, the plurality of graphene sheets is doped with lithium. In one embodiment, the lithium doping concentration is a ratio of one lithium atom per three carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Charles Washington Phillips, III, Clyde L. Scandrett, John R. Lloyd, Tengfei Luo
  • Publication number: 20080048472
    Abstract: A seat for a fishing or bass boat can be raised or lowered by an operator. The elevation mechanism preferably includes a power mechanism to operate a screw jack and the power mechanism may be battery powered, hydraulically powered, or operated by other power-assist means. The screw jack enables the seat to be raised to approximately twice its retracted height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Rainer Kuenzel, Charles Washington
  • Publication number: 20020052777
    Abstract: A method and system for setting affirmative action goals for a project, evaluating compliance with those goals while the project is progressing, and modifying behavior to better attain the goals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventor: Charles A. Washington
  • Patent number: 4325791
    Abstract: Uranium articles are provided with anodized oxide coatings in an aqueous solution of an electrolyte selected from the group consisting of potassium phosphate, potassium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, and a mixture of potassium tetraborate and boric acid. The uranium articles are anodized at a temperature greater than about 75.degree. C. with a current flow of less than about 0.036 A/cm.sup.2 of surface area while the pH of the solution is maintained in a range of about 2 to 11.5. The pH values of the aqueous solution and the low current density utilized during the electrolysis prevent excessive dissolution of the uranium and porosity in the film or watering. The relatively high temperature of the electrolyte bath inhibits hydration and the attendant deleterious pitting so as to enhance corrosion resistance of the anodized coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Forrest B. Waldrop, Charles A. Washington