Patents by Inventor William D. King

William D. King 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: 20250017712
    Abstract: An embodiment of a brush head assembly for a powered toothbrush includes a housing, a first brush head supported by the housing, and a second brush head supported by the housing. In addition, the brush head assembly includes a driveshaft positioned in the housing and coupled to the first brush head and the second brush head, the driveshaft having a longitudinal axis. A rotation of the driveshaft about a longitudinal axis is configured to pivot the first brush head and translate the second brush head relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Robert W. Fusi, II, Jason B. Wilds, Christopher B. King, Paul D. Carse, Kelly Gail Duncan, William H. Carr
  • Patent number: 6581786
    Abstract: A suspended shoe rack providing a series of horizontally, or slightly inclined, shoe supports laterally within a structure of a rack, between a pair of side rods, and guide line or stabilizing rods, with the side rods providing structure for supporting the racks to a closet door, during usage. In addition, a plurality of such shoe racks may be nested together, to facilitate their packing assembly, for shipment, storage, or when displayed for sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Industrial Wire Products, Inc Missouri Corp.
    Inventors: William D. King, Frederick D. Oberhaus
  • Patent number: 6232264
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for preparing polymetallic precursors and for preparing improved nanocomposites formed from such precursors which are useful in fuel cell catalyst compositions. The nanocomposites include a support and a plurality of polymetallic nanoparticles with a selected metal atomic ratio. The metals in the polymetallic precursors have a stoichiometric ratio which is approximately equal to the selected atomic ratio of metals in the nanoparticles such that stoichiometric control is provided for the resulting nanocomposite catalyst. Crystalline intermetallic or metal alloy nanoparticles form when a polymetallic precursor having a particular metal stoichiometry is contacted with a conductive support, and the precursor is thermally degraded on the support leading to retention of the metal core of the precursor on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Charles M. Lukehart, William D. King, Stephen B. Milne, Frank E. Jones, III, James D. Corn, Deborah L. Boxall, Krzysztof C. Kwiatkowski