Patents by Inventor William C. R. Crane

William C. R. Crane 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: 5522943
    Abstract: A portable power supply that includes at least one solar panel assembly that is capable of producing an electrical output through the conversion of solar energy to electrical energy. The power supply further includes power transmission means which is typically an electrical cable that will supply the power output of the solar panel to an electrical energy consuming device such as a portable computer or a battery for use therewith. The portable power supply further includes a case having at least two opposing side panels and includes solar panel assembly attachment means permitting the mounting of a solar panel assembly. The solar panel assembly typically comprises a photovoltaic panel attached to a backing panel. Backing panels utilized in the solar panel assembly may also be foldable, thus protecting the attached photovoltaic panel within the folded sections of the backing panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Inventors: Jerald C. Spencer, William C. R. Crane
  • Patent number: 5503556
    Abstract: A dental rubber dam clamp capable of isolating a tooth not capable of being clamped itself. Isolation is achieved by jaw extensions that engage and position the robber dam on the clamp and by placement of the clamp with its springy bridge toward the mesial or midline rather than distally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Inventors: Lisa C. Leonard, William C. R. Crane
  • Patent number: D337762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Steven Chappell
    Inventor: William C. R. Crane