Patents by Inventor Stanley E. Williams

Stanley E. 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).

  • Method and apparatus for making floral baskets
    Patent number: 4357966
    Abstract: A collapsible frame for supporting a container is manufactured from two loops formed from a single length of wire which are intertwined to form a handle and sprung to form base members which are yieldably urged apart. An inwardly narrowed neck portion is formed intermediate the handle and the base members to provide points of support for the container. A containment loop encompasses the neck portion of the frame and inwardly urges the points of support against the container as it is pushed into position within the containment loop. The base members are capable of being pressed into a planar assembly when the container is removed to allow a plurality of similarly constructed frames to be compactly stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1982
    Assignee: George Koch Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanley E. Williams
  • Apparatus for advancing and forming a wire
    Patent number: 4335758
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for advancing a strand of wire a specific and predetermined distance. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with a cutting device alone, or with a forming device to also produce articles of desired shapes. An additional aspect of the invention is an anti-backing chuck to hold and move the wire in the advancing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Assignee: George Koch Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanley E. Williams
  • Collapsible floral basket, method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4313634
    Abstract: A collapsible frame for supporting a container is manufactured from two loops formed from a single length of wire which are intertwined to form a handle and sprung to form base members which are yieldably urged apart. An inwardly narrowed neck portion is formed intermediate the handle and the base members to provide points of support for the container. A containment loop encompasses the neck portion of the frame and inwardly urges the points of support against the container as it is pushed into position within the containment loop. The base members are capable of being pressed into a planar assembly when the container is removed to allow a plurality of similarly constructed frames to be compactly stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Assignee: George Koch Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanley E. Williams
  • Collapsible floral basket support
    Patent number: D263103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1982
    Assignee: George Koch Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanley E. Williams