Patents by Inventor William E. Gooch

William E. Gooch 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: 4860477
    Abstract: An advertising display includes a spherical styrofoam ball having a luminescent outer coating and means for hanging the sphere on a variety of supports. The supports may include automobile antennas and lines hung across billboards. The advertising system would include hanging a plurality of these spheres at spaced intervals on a line with wind generated motion providing means for attracting attention to the sign. Shapes other than spheres may be used. Another aspect of the invention is a method of manufacturing a display device which includes pushing a wire through a styrofoam sphere, bending an inserted end of the wire into a hook, and pulling the hooked inserted end back towards the sphere, thereby embedding the hook in the sphere. An opposite end of the wire is provided with a fishing line spinner for connecting the sphere to a support while providing a universal joint so that the sphere can freely rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Inventor: William E. Gooch