Patents by Inventor Norman Williams

Norman 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: 4139772
    Abstract: An ion source is described in which a compound of the material of a desired ion is dissociated in a plasma discharge process to provide a beam of charged particles including the desired ions. The proportion of the desired ion in the particle beam is selected by adjustment of the temperature of the plasma, and, for increasing the range of selection of obtainable proportions, various means are described for increasing the plasma temperature beyond that which was previously attainable in ion sources of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1979
    Assignee: Western Electric Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Norman Williams
  • Patent number: 4101567
    Abstract: Chromic alkanoates, especially the acetate, are prepared by reducing chromic anhydride with an alcohol in the presence of an alkanoic acid, especially acetic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1978
    Assignee: Graesser Salicylates Limited
    Inventors: Colin Fitzmaurice, Norman William Fletcher Webster
  • Patent number: 4080695
    Abstract: A method is provided for disposing a tripartite electrical connective-resistive system of related coating areas upon interior portions of a cathode ray tube envelope to effect arc suppression in the region of the electron generating assembly. The tripartite means is comprised of a first low resistive electrical conductive coating disposed on the forward portion of the envelope. A durable high resistive electrical conductive coating is disposed contiguous to and rearward of the first coating extending therefrom to the neck of the envelope. This resistive coating is an amorphous deposition of a homogeneous composition of an insulative vitreous frit material admixed with at least one particulate material selected from the group consisting essentially of cadmium oxide, indium oxide and copper oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1978
    Assignee: GTE Sylvania Incorporated
    Inventors: Anthony V. Gallaro, G. Norman Williams
  • Patent number: 4078278
    Abstract: An invisible slide fastener includes thermoplastic slide fastener elements secured to folded-back portions of the mounting tapes. The slide fastener elements are molded onto the tapes so that integral fastening extensions of the fastener elements extend through an open mesh area of each tape. The slide fastener elements include an interlock structure which is particularly resistant to movement between the opposite rows of slide fastener elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1978
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventor: Norman William MacFee
  • Patent number: 4069466
    Abstract: An electrical control unit operable as a rheostat or a potentiometer comprising an electrical circuit portion of a resistive electrically conducting material formed on a support in a spiral configuration, a spindle mounted for rotation about the center of the spiral, an arm non-rotatably engaged on the spindle but slidable relatively to the spindle radially with respect to the axis thereof, an electrical contact carried on the arm to move radially therewith, to make contact with said circuit portion, and a spiral guide means aligned with the circuit portion spiral and co-operable with the arm to guide said arm radially, so that the electrical contact follows the circuit portion spiral to alter the effective electrical resistance thereof in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Assignee: R. & D. Instruments Limited
    Inventors: Charles Norman Williams, Hugh Roberts
  • Patent number: 4053904
    Abstract: In an optical scanning exposure system for manufacturing cathode ray tubes having a faceplate with an inner surface layer of photosensitive material and an adjacent apertured mask wherein the exposure system includes a light source providing a light beam, an angle of incidence deflector means for deflecting the light beam at an angle related to the angle of incidence of an electron beam, means for imaging the light beam, and a means for scanning the light beam in a predetermined fashion over the apertured mask to expose the photosensitive material, a control system having a means for storing information representative of the angle of incidence of a light beam and the rate of scanning of a light beam between a matrix of positional locations on the faceplate, a scan rate means for controlling the rate of horizontal and vertical light beam scanning, an encoder means providing light beam positional information to the storage means, and an angle of incidence control means for activating the angle of incidence defl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1977
    Assignee: GTE Sylvania Incorporated
    Inventors: G. Norman Williams, Mahlon B. Fisher
  • Patent number: 4033085
    Abstract: A brick tie member composed of an elongated rigid member having notches at spaced apart intervals along its longitudinal edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1977
    Inventor: Norman William Haines
  • Patent number: 4030790
    Abstract: A process for fabricating lenses for use in manufacturing cathode ray tube screen structure wherein a matrix of data points is selected on the viewing screen of the cathode ray tube and a light source is positionally located at each of the data points by optical scanning exposure apparatus. The location information for each of the data points is recorded and a cathode ray tube is constructed having the screen structure fabricated in accordance with the recorded light source location information. Error between the light source location information and electron beam landing of the cathode ray tube is measured and the error measurements are utilized to correct the light source location information which is then submitted to a lens design program to furnish lens manufacturing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1977
    Assignee: GTE Sylvania Incorporated
    Inventors: G. Norman Williams, Thomas W. Schultz
  • Patent number: 4027312
    Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus for manufacturing cathode ray tubes having a faceplate with an inner surface layer of photosensitive material and an adjacent apertured mask wherein a light beam from a light source is applied to a deflection device controlled by a control circuit to effect deflection of the light beam at an angle related to the angle of incidence of an electron beam in a cathode ray tube. The deflected light beam is imaged onto the inner surface of the faceplate of the cathode ray tube through the apertured mask, and a device is provided for scanning the deflected light beam over the surface of the faceplate in a predetermined pattern to effect exposure of the photosensitive material in the proper locations for registration with the landing location of an electron beam in the cathode ray tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1977
    Assignees: GTE Laboratories Incorporated, GTE Sylvania Incorporated
    Inventors: John Schlafer, G. Norman Williams, Robert F. Wilson
  • Patent number: 4006290
    Abstract: A surface wave frequency selective device including a single interdigital transducer disposed on a piezoelectric substrate for attenuating signals of a particular frequency or range of frequencies is shown. An intermediate frequency circuit including the surface wave frequency selective device and a frequency selective system including the surface wave frequency selective device as well as a surface wave filter disposed on the same substrate are also shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1977
    Assignee: GTE Sylvania Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard A. Momberger, G. Norman Williams
  • Patent number: 3978226
    Abstract: N-alkyl-N-9-xanthenylurea and substituted derivatives thereof useful in the treatment of peptic ulcer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Assignee: The Boots Company Limited
    Inventors: Stuart Sanders Adams, Bernard John Armitage, Norman William Bristow, Bernard Vincent Heathcote
  • Patent number: 3957821
    Abstract: 4-(9-Xanthenyl)semicarbazide and thiosemicarbazide, 4-(9-thiaxanthenyl)semicarbazide and thiosemicarbazide, and derivatives of these compounds, useful as anti-secretory agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1976
    Assignee: The Boots Company Limited
    Inventors: Stewart Sanders Adams, Bernard John Armitage, Norman William Bristow, Bernard Vincent Heathcote
  • Patent number: 3948947
    Abstract: 4-(9-Xanthenyl)semicarbazide and thiosemicarbazide, 4-(9-thiazanthenyl)semicarbazide and thiosemicarbazide, and derivatives of these compounds, useful as antisecretory agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1973
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1976
    Assignee: The Boots Company
    Inventors: Stewart Sanders Adams, Bernard John Armitage, Norman William Bristow, Bernard Vincent Heathcote
  • Patent number: 3936764
    Abstract: A frequency discriminator utilizing a pair of surface wave devices each comprising one transducer on a piezoelectric substrate connected in series with a signal source and a pair of envelope detectors connected in series with the surface wave devices is shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1976
    Assignee: GTE Sylvania Incorporated
    Inventors: Martin Fischman, G. Norman Williams, Jean M. Van Noppen
  • Patent number: 3934207
    Abstract: Frequency discriminators utilizing a pair of surface wave devices each comprising one transducer on a piezoelectric substrate connected in parallel with a signal source and a pair of envelope detectors connected in parallel with the surface wave devices are shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1976
    Assignee: GTE Sylvania Incorporated
    Inventors: Martin Fischman, G. Norman Williams
  • Patent number: 3932183
    Abstract: A process for forming a color cathode ray tube screen structure, having means for enhancing the absorption of ambient light and providing improvement in the contrast of the image display involves the deposition of three superimposed substantially continuous window-defining layers of optical filter materials. The primary, secondary and tertiary filter layers have discretely disposed window areas formed therein to expose a pattern of filter areas representing the respective filter materials. The filter windows are of a shaping similar to that of the apertures in a spatially related pattern mask member. Each window exhibits a uniform periphery free of indentations, being so defined by a uniform opaque interstitial encompassment homogeneously made up of the three distinct layers of filter materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1976
    Assignee: GTE Sylvania Incorporated
    Inventors: Mahlon B. Fisher, Anthony V. Gallaro, G. Norman Williams