Patents by Inventor William A. Rennie

William A. Rennie 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).

  • Publication number: 20220196457
    Abstract: A weight measuring system for weighing an object, the weight measuring system comprising at least one weighing mechanism having a deformable fluid filled chamber, the at least one weighing mechanism operable to receive at least a portion of an object; a sensor unit operable to determine at least one measurable criteria of the fluid filled chamber and provide output sensor data indicative of the measurable criteria, and a processor operable to act upon the output sensor data and, when an object is received by the system, operable to provide weight data indicative of the weight of at least a portion of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Graham William Rennie, Andrew Sinclair Sherriff
  • Patent number: 9936794
    Abstract: A wrench holder for holding and carrying a set of wrenches, each wrench having an elongated handle and an open jaw extending from the handle, comprises a frame having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. There is a spring coiled about the first side of the frame. The spring has coils which receive the handles of the wrenches. The second side of the frame engages the open jaws of the wrenches when the handles of the wrenches are received between the coils of the spring to restrict outward rotation of the wrenches relative to the wrench holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Inventor: William Rennie
  • Publication number: 20170258212
    Abstract: A wrench holder for holding and carrying a set of wrenches, each wrench having an elongated handle and an open jaw extending from the handle, comprises a frame having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. There is a spring coiled about the first side of the frame. The spring has coils which receive the handles of the wrenches. The second side of the frame engages the open jaws of the wrenches when the handles of the wrenches are received between the coils of the spring to restrict outward rotation of the wrenches relative to the wrench holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: William Rennie
  • Patent number: 7687933
    Abstract: A power distribution module for conveying power to one or more accessories is disclosed. The power distribution module includes a constant-hot power bus; an ignition-hot power bus; and at least one output terminal for conveying power to said one or more accessories, wherein the at least one output terminal is selectively capable of providing one of ignition-hot power to said one or more accessories from the ignition-hot power bus, and constant-hot power to said one or more accessories from the constant-hot power bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventor: William A. Rennie
  • Publication number: 20080224539
    Abstract: A power distribution module for conveying power to one or more accessories is disclosed. The power distribution module includes a constant-hot power bus; an ignition-hot power bus; and at least one output terminal for conveying power to said one or more accessories, wherein the at least one output terminal is selectively capable of providing one of ignition-hot power to said one or more accessories from the ignition-hot power bus, and constant-hot power to said one or more accessories from the constant-hot power bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventor: William A. Rennie
  • Patent number: 4383242
    Abstract: An anti-theft system which is armed only when a hand-held coded transmitter is operated; the system is disarmed upon a subsequent operation of the transmitter. Whenever the transmitter is operated, the horn beeps, and the lights flash; this provides both verification that the system is armed, and serves as a car-locating aid in a parking field. Tampering with the automobile results in intermittent beeping of the horn and flashing of the lights. The horn beeping may be disabled during the verification and car locating sequences, while still operating if unauthorized access to the automobile is attempted. Other features include disabling of the horn beeping by momentarily turning on the ignition; beeping of the horn after the system is disarmed and a door is opened by the operator if, during his absence, unauthorized access was attempted; locking and unlocking of the doors with transmitter operation; and detection of unauthorized access attempts by sensing vibrations in the vehicle radio loudspeakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1983
    Assignee: TMX Systems Limited
    Inventors: Nathan Sassover, William A. Rennie