Patents by Inventor Donald L. Williams

Donald L. 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).

  • Patent number: 4362265
    Abstract: A container consisting of cooperating top and bottom trays. Each tray has opposed upstanding end walls and opposed upstanding side walls. The height of the end walls of each tray are greater than the height of the side walls of the same tray. In order to assemble the two trays together to form a container, the two trays are inverted relative to each other so that one tray forms a top and the other tray forms a bottom. The two inverted trays are rotated 90.degree. so that the taller end walls of one tray cooperates and telescopes over the shorter side walls of the other tray to form a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1982
    Assignee: Champion International Corporation
    Inventor: Donald L. Williams
  • Patent number: 4360163
    Abstract: An electromagnetic diesel fuel injector of the type that is continuously supplied with pressurized fuel and having a pressure actuated injection nozzle at one end thereof is provided with a solenoid actuated spool valve means that is operative to selectively effect communication of the injection nozzle either with the pressurized fuel when the solenoid is energized or to a low pressure fuel drain conduit means when the solenoid is de-energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1982
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Donald L. Williams
  • Patent number: 4359204
    Abstract: A diaphragm actuated-rod operated valve assembly adapted for installation in a fluid flow is disclosed comprising a one-piece elastomeric valve-spring-seal member which is operated by the push rod and has only a static seal and in addition is provided with internal support such as to prevent an otherwise collapsible portion of the valve from grabbing the operating rod as a result of external pressure and thereby inhibiting valve operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1982
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Donald L. Williams
  • Patent number: 4133346
    Abstract: A pressure control valve assembly includes a valve housing having a spring loaded, resilient valve element with reversely curved conical surfaces thereon one of which is seated on a fixed, annular pressure relief seat by a first spring element and the other of which is seated against a spring biased ball check valve that controls flow through a central opening in the valve element defining a vacuum relief path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1979
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Claude A. Smith, Donald L. Williams
  • Patent number: 4065026
    Abstract: In an assembly of two members that are threadably secured and have opposed radially extending sealing surfaces that may experience forced relative tilting there is provided an elastomeric sealing ring that engages these surfaces and has a radially facing circumferential V-shape groove providing lips that are preloaded between the sealing surfaces but do not touch each other on application of a predetermined securing torque and then on forced relative tilting of the members which tends to unseat the ring at some circumferential location the lips at this location remain preloaded while flexing to maintain sealing while at the diametrically opposite location the lips are forced toward full contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1977
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Donald L. Williams, James T. Baker
  • Patent number: 3986634
    Abstract: A two piece torque release mechanism includes a metal cover having a peripheral flange with a plurality of circumferentially spaced, cam surfaces each including ramp and notch segments intersecting at a sharp radius point radially inwardly of a land segment; a plurality of integrally formed fingers on a driven member are sprung radially outwardly into operative engagement with the cam surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1974
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1976
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Claude A. Smith, Donald L. Williams
  • Patent number: 3937358
    Abstract: A pressure vacuum relief assembly for a container includes a housing with a first port in communication with the container and a second port in communication with atmosphere; the housing encloses improved vacuum and pressure relief valve means including first and second diaphragm members each having central openings therein engageable with conical surfaces on vacuum relief and pressure relief seal members; said first and second diaphragms form a control chamber in communication with the first port which is selectively pressurized to cause selective snap movement of each of the diaphragms to control flow across the seal members between atmosphere and the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1976
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Claude A. Smith, Donald L. Williams