Patents by Inventor Clint Willis

Clint Willis 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).

  • TAMPER APPARATUS, AND TAMPER CONVERSION APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20110164924
    Abstract: A tamper conversion method includes providing a tamper including a ramming apparatus having a tamper foot and a gasoline-powered engine system to drive the ramming apparatus to reciprocate the tamper foot for tamping, removing the gasoline-powered engine system from the tamper exposing an engine mount, coupling a mounting plate to the engine mount, coupling an adapter plate to the mounting plate, coupling a pneumatic engine to the adapter plate operatively coupling the pneumatic engine to the ramming apparatus to drive the ramming apparatus to reciprocate the tamper foot for tamping, and coupling a conduit, formed with a pneumatic throttle, to the pneumatic engine, the conduit for applying pressurized air to the pneumatic engine to activate the pneumatic engine, and the pneumatic throttle operable for controlling the flow of pressurized air to the pneumatic engine to drive the ramming apparatus to reciprocate the tamper foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Richard Bingham, Russell Willis, Jeremy Willis, Clint Willis