Patents by Inventor William Baxter Williams

William Baxter 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).

  • Utility portal for wall construction
    Patent number: 7823846
    Abstract: A rigid utility portal that can replace a removed or omitted section of the framing members of a wall construction that also includes stud, and that will permit the passage therethrough of electrical utilities, plumbing utilities, and/or HVAC without the necessity of drilling holes in the conventional wooden top framing plates which can destroy the integral between framing members and studs, and may include one or two skirt portions and one or strength of the wall. The utility portal may include a center portion for spanning the spacing two tab portions extending downwardly from the center portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Williams Utility Portals, LLC
    Inventor: William Baxter Williams, III
  • UTILITY PORTAL FOR WALL CONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20080178542
    Abstract: A rigid utility portal that can replace a removed or omitted section of the framing members of a wall construction that also includes stud, and that will permit the passage therethrough of electrical utilities, plumbing utilities, and/or HVAC without the necessity of drilling holes in the conventional wooden top framing plates which can destroy the integral strength of the wall. The utility portal may include a center portion for spanning the spacing between framing members and studs, and may include one or two skirt portions and one or two tab portions extending downwardly from the center portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Williams Utility Portals, LLC
    Inventor: William Baxter Williams