Patents by Inventor Michael E. Wills

Michael E. Wills 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR MAKING AND PRESERVIING AN OUTDOOR FROZEN SURFACE
    Publication number: 20140283539
    Abstract: An apparatus for creating and preserving an improved, high performance outdoor frozen surface by covering a defined outdoor ground surface area with a layer of white base paper after clearing debris, litter, and other objects from the defined outdoor ground surface area. The layer of white base paper is saturated with water at near freezing or under freezing conditions to allow the water to freeze and hold the white base paper to the defined outdoor ground surface area. Thereafter, additional water is dispensed to build up a predefined thickness ice layer on the defined outdoor ground surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Michael E. WILLS
  • Method and apparatus for making and preserving an outdoor frozen surface
    Patent number: 8424329
    Abstract: The invention is an apparatus and method of creating and preserving an outdoor frozen surface by covering a defined outdoor ground surface with a layer of white base paper after clearing debris, litter, and other objects from the defined surface which may present a hazardous condition on an ice surface. The layer of white base paper is saturated with water at near freezing or under freezing conditions to allow the water to freeze and hold the white base paper to the defined outdoor ground surface. Thereafter, water is continuously dispensed under freezing conditions to build up a predefined thickness ice layer on the defined outdoor ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Inventor: Michael E. Wills
  • Method and Apparatus for Making and Preserving an Outdoor Frozen Surface
    Publication number: 20080168779
    Abstract: The invention is an apparatus and method of creating and preserving an outdoor frozen surface by covering a defined outdoor surface with a layer of white base paper after clearing debris, litter, and other objects from the defined surface which may present a hazardous condition on an ice surface. The layer of white base paper is saturated with water at near freezing or under freezing conditions to allow the water to freeze and hold the white base paper to the defined outdoor surface. Thereafter, water is continuously dispensed under freezing conditions to build up a predefined thickness ice layer on the defined outdoor surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventor: Michael E. Wills