Patents by Inventor William David Collings

William David Collings 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).

  • Self-erectable display with free floating stop and method for forming the same
    Patent number: 10573202
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a shroud having a first substrate and a second substrate disposed in opposition to one another, the first substrate and the second substrate being connected to one another at a first side by a first joint and at a second side by a second joint. A free-floating stop member is disposed in a volume of the shroud between the first and second substrates and between the first and second joints, the free-floating stop member including a channel extending along the free-floating stop member for at least a portion of a length of the free-floating stop member. An elastic member couples the first joint to the second joint to exert a tensile force therebetween and passes through the channel of the free-floating stop member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
    Inventors: James Warmus, Douglas R. Cwidak, Robert B. Lipscomb, Todd Alan Arnett, Marcellino Santoro, Jr., William David Collings
  • Pop-up display with translating stop member
    Patent number: 10170020
    Abstract: A pop-up display apparatus includes a shroud having first and second sheets disposed in opposition to one another, the first and second sheets being connected to one another at a first side by a first joint and at a second side by a second joint. A stop member is disposed between the first and second sheets between the first and second joints and is connected to the first and second joints at a first height of the shroud. The stop member includes first and second stop elements arranged for translational movement in opposite directions relative to one another between a first and a second position. An elastic member, separate from the stop member, is connected to the first and second joints at a second height, the elastic member and being configured to bias the first joint toward the second joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
    Inventors: Douglas R. Cwidak, Robert B. Lipscomb, William David Collings, Marcellino Santoro, Jr.
  • POP-UP DISPLAY WITH TRANSLATING STOP MEMBER
    Publication number: 20180075781
    Abstract: A pop-up display apparatus includes a shroud having first and second sheets disposed in opposition to one another, the first and second sheets being connected to one another at a first side by a first joint and at a second side by a second joint. A stop member is disposed between the first and second sheets between the first and second joints and is connected to the first and second joints at a first height of the shroud. The stop member includes first and second stop elements arranged for translational movement in opposite directions relative to one another between a first and a second position. An elastic member, separate from the stop member, is connected to the first and second joints at a second height, the elastic member and being configured to bias the first joint toward the second joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Douglas R. Cwidak, Robert B. Lipscomb, William David Collings, Marcellino Santoro, JR.
  • SELF-ERECTABLE DISPLAY WITH FREE FLOATING STOP AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180075788
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a shroud having a first substrate and a second substrate disposed in opposition to one another, the first substrate and the second substrate being connected to one another at a first side by a first joint and at a second side by a second joint. A free-floating stop member is disposed in a volume of the shroud between the first and second substrates and between the first and second joints, the free-floating stop member including a channel extending along the free-floating stop member for at least a portion of a length of the free-floating stop member. An elastic member couples the first joint to the second joint to exert a tensile force therebetween and passes through the channel of the free-floating stop member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: James Warmus, Douglas R. Cwidak, Robert B. Lipscomb, Todd Alan Arnett, Marcellino Santoro, JR., William David Collings