Patents by Inventor Libby Williams

Libby 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: 7575450
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly, such as for use with a tractor-trailer, comprises a socket and a plug. The plug can comprise a resilient seal configured to surround mating electrical terminals on the socket and the plug. A coupler can be configured to retain the plug in the socket and compress the resilient seal against the socket. The plug can further comprise a knob having a bulbous portion sized to fit in a palm of a user's hand for ease of grasping by the user. The knob can include a drip edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: BLD Products, Ltd
    Inventors: Libby Williams, Anthony Karafa, Christopher Terryn, Todd M. Kuipers, Christopher R. Helmer
  • Publication number: 20070072461
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly, such as for use with a tractor-trailer, comprises a socket and a plug. The plug can comprise a resilient seal configured to surround mating electrical terminals on the socket and the plug. A coupler can be configured to retain the plug in the socket and compress the resilient seal against the socket. The plug can further comprise a knob having a bulbous portion sized to fit in a palm of a user's hand for ease of grasping by the user. The knob can include a drip edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Libby Williams, Anthony Karafa, Christopher Terryn, Todd Kuipers, Christopher Helmer
  • Patent number: 6382587
    Abstract: A fluid control valve comprising a valve housing in which there is a reciprocating shaft on which is mounted a valve body that is brought into and out of contact with respect to a valve seat disposed within a fluid flow passage to permit or prevent fluid flow through the passage. The valve includes a vibration retarding mechanism comprising a sleeve mounted on the shaft and a guide mounted to the housing with an axial opening sized to receive the sleeve. Either the sleeve or guide has slots and the other has corresponding grooves that receive the slots to limit the radial movement of the shaft to retard or dampen reciprocation-induced vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: BLD Products, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jerry Rabe, Christopher R. Helmer, Libby Williams