Patents by Inventor Hugh M. Williams

Hugh M. 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: 4277901
    Abstract: A downwardly open substantially box-like frame has the central portion of its top offset upwardly and lying in a horizontal plane spaced above the remaining portion of its top for flatly receiving a wet sheet of artist's watercolor paper. The frame top is further characterized by a recess surrounding its raised portion. A clamp surrounds the frame walls and includes an inwardly projecting flange overlying the frame top outwardly of the raised portion and impinging a marginal edge portion of the watercolor paper within the frame top recess. The frame and clamp member are maintained in watercolor paper clamped relation by an elongated binder gripping outward opposing surfaces of the respective juxtaposed side and end walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1981
    Inventor: Hugh M. Williams
  • Patent number: 4078774
    Abstract: A support for a trailer jack, having a vertically extending housing and an extendible plunger telescopically contained by the depending end of the jack housing, includes an upright member mounted on a flat base and having a socket for nesting the depending end of the jack plunger. Hanger arms, on the upper end of the upright member, stores the jack support in a travel position when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1978
    Inventor: Hugh M. Williams
  • Patent number: 4013268
    Abstract: A vertically adjustable inclined ramp for supporting a wheel on an inclined surface includes a base member and a two-piece hingedly connected ramp member overlying the base. A plurality of wedge members are selectively juxtaposed between one end of the base and one end of the ramp member for disposing the ramp member on an inclined plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1977
    Inventor: Hugh M. Williams
  • Patent number: 3957249
    Abstract: A trailer jack foot for use with a trailer jack having a vertically extending housing and an extensible member, the trailer jack foot comprising a horizontally extending flange on the housing, a horizontally extending flange on the lower end portion of the extensible member, and a jack extender attachable to the flange on the extension member to extend the effective length of the jack, and, alternately, to the flange on the housing for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1976
    Inventor: Hugh M. Williams
  • Patent number: D260382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1981
    Inventor: Hugh M. Williams