Patents by Inventor Melanee J. Williams

Melanee J. 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).

  • Mechanical control cable system having an umbrella seal
    Patent number: 5363719
    Abstract: A mechanical control cable system having a tubular housing coaxially surrounding a portion of a length of control cable and incorporating a tubular umbrella seal affixed to at least one end of the system. The tubular umbrella seal is coaxially affixed at one end to an exposed end of the control cable; the other end of the tubular umbrella seal coaxially surrounds an end of the tubular housing with coaxial clearance adequate to allow the tubular umbrella seal to move axially with respect to the tubular housing over the entire desired range of axial motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry L. Johnson, Vincent L. Perko, Melanee J. Williams