Patents by Inventor J. Greg Williams

J. Greg 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).

  • Publication number: 20110308123
    Abstract: A rectangular vertically oriented sign assembly is mountable on the wall adjacent a room in any suitable manner. It includes a front panel through which signs are visible. The front panel is preferably made of a non-glare acrylic material that is transparent. The sign assembly permits display of a plurality of different messages simultaneously. The front panel is divided up into a plurality of separate windows through which separate signs may be concurrently visible. The assembly includes two pockets between its front surface and rear surface that are open to one side to allow insertion of signs. The pockets are spaced from one another by an internal wall that corresponds to the horizontal opaque bar printed on the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventor: J. Greg Williams
  • Patent number: 4908882
    Abstract: A portable spittoon includes a hollow body member having a top access opening disposed in an oblique plane. A pivotal cover is operated by a thumb tab. An annular shoulder is recessed within the access opening and engages a radially outwardly extending flange formed at an inlet opening of a frusto conical funnel. An outlet end of the funnel is suspended within the hollow body and has a downwardly curved end to direct spittle to a central interior floor portion of the hollow body member. A disposable plastic liner is received within the hollow body member and has an upper end edge clamped between the radial funnel flange and the annular recessed shoulder. A deodorant and disinfectant treated sponge is secured to a bottom floor portion of the liner and rests on the interior floor of the hollow body member. The spittoon includes a handle and is designed to dispose of tabacco chewers' spittle in a socially acceptable and sanitary fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Inventors: J. Greg Williams, J. Frankie Williams