Patents by Inventor William E. Limmer

William E. Limmer 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).

  • Ready to stock multiple product package
    Patent number: 5730296
    Abstract: A ready to stock multiple product package has upper and lower box portions. The upper box portion has an open bottom and the lower box portion has an open top. The lower box portion is selectively sized so that it can be slidingly inserted into the upper box portion to close the open bottom of the upper box portion. A plurality of identical product packages are contained within the lower box portion, each of which has a spike receiving hole proximate its top. The product packages are arranged so that the holes are in line. By holding the lower box portion in one hand, the spike can be passed through a notch in the top edge of the lower box portion and sequentially through the in line spike receiving holes of the individual packages whereupon the lower box portion can be lowered to separate the lower box portion from the individual packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Emhart Inc.
    Inventor: William E. Limmer
  • Display package for lockset
    Patent number: D437216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Emhart Inc.
    Inventors: Brian P. Saputo, Stanley E. Dunford, William E. Limmer, William H. Valls, Robert W. Wilson, Frank Sterpka, Richard B. Droller
  • Packaged padlock secured to a stocking card
    Patent number: D413251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Emhart Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Limmer, Gregory B. Cardwell
  • Display package for lockset
    Patent number: D424427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Emhart Inc.
    Inventors: Brian P. Saputo, Stanley E. Dunford, William E. Limmer, William H. Valls, Robert W. Wilson, Frank Sterpka, Richard B. Droller