Patents by Inventor William C. Foster

William C. Foster 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: 20150096247
    Abstract: A channelized rainscreen framework for making a stucco wall by attaching a back side of the channelized rainscreen framework to a front side of a sheathing of a building and applying mortar to a front side of the channelized rainscreen framework. The channelized rainscreen framework comprising a lath sheet and a channel sheet, the channel sheet having a channel sheet front and a channel sheet back, the channel sheet front coupled to the lath sheet, the channel sheet having alternating troughs and peaks, the troughs and peaks running a length of the channel sheet, the peaks forward of the troughs, the channel sheet defining a plurality of channels behind the peaks. The channel sheet has a plurality of holes sized to allow enough mortar to penetrate through the channel sheet to embed it in the mortar, but not to fill the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: William C. Foster
  • Patent number: 5874709
    Abstract: A strain relief assembly for reducing bending of a welding cable used to deliver welding wire, welding gas and electricity from a welding machine to a welding gun for welding a workpiece. The assembly includes first and second strain relief elements surrounding and extending along the welding cable for supporting and providing strain relief to the cable. The assembly also includes a connector for attaching the strain relief elements to at least one of the machine and the gun. The first strain relief element extends a first distance from the connector for supporting the cable. Thus, the first element reduces bending of a first portion of the cable positioned inside the first strain relief element. The second strain relief element extends a second distance, which is greater than the first distance, from the connector for supporting the cable and the first strain relief element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Tweco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Miles New, Dale Robert Bervig, William C. Foster, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5335706
    Abstract: A continuous forged annular flange (10) is provided for use in a wheel assembly (12) to support the side wall of a tire (14). The continuous forged flange eliminates butt welds used in prior designs which formed points for stress concentration. Further, the flange need not be cold worked and therefore has no induced stresses as present in prior designs which can lead to fatigue failure. In addition, the flange can be of a metal different than other parts of the wheel assembly to reduce electrolytic corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Inventor: William C. Foster
  • Patent number: 5040978
    Abstract: A prophy angle having a single snap-in retention mechanism that is integral with the housing for retaining the prophy cup rotating member in permanent field position and providing good smooth rotation performance and a detent drive shaft snap-in retention mechanism that locks in position when the dental handpiece is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventors: Charles J. Falcon, William C. Foster, Robert L. Walton
  • Patent number: 4721142
    Abstract: A rim construction for mounting a tire which has a base member in which a groove or gutter has been machined to a fine tolerance. A lock ring with a semicircular projection is formed by cold extruding steel to a matching fine tolerance of the gutter so that when the lock ring semicircular portion or projection is place in the gutter, uniform maximum engagement occurs between the gutter surface and the semicircular lock ring projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: William C. Foster