Patents by Inventor Maxwell H. Toms

Maxwell H. Toms 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).

  • Time delay device
    Patent number: 4326461
    Abstract: A time delay device for, in use, combination with a firing device demolition of the type having a pivotable member adapted to release a firing pin to detonate an associated explosive element. The time delay device comprises a pivotable member adapted to release a piston arrangement one end of which arrangement being exposed to fluid within a chamber. A control piston is also provided having one end exposed to fluid in the chamber via a supply port, and a valve is provided to set the rate of transfer of fluid through the supply port under the influence of the pressure exerted by the release of the piston arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Assignee: Commonwealth of Australia
    Inventor: Maxwell H. Toms
  • Packaging container
    Patent number: D290344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Assignee: The Commonwealth of Australia
    Inventor: Maxwell H. Toms
  • Container interior
    Patent number: D291178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: The Commonwealth of Australia
    Inventor: Maxwell H. Toms