Patents by Inventor William E. Montgerard

William E. Montgerard 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: 4643476
    Abstract: A mobile band instrument repair shop is disclosed which includes a movable trailer with a structure having four interior walls and a door, each wall being arranged and specially equipped to perform different tasks in repairing all band instruments. The first wall is a customer service and instrument receiving area. The second wall is a brass department. The third wall is a woodwind department, and the fourth wall is a storage area. The brass department includes two different work stations. The first work station includes a foldable table for supporting a variety of different shaped instruments. A plurality of holes in the table receive posts in various configurations to accommodate the different instruments. The second station includes a plurality of different shaped and sized mandrels, and a mandrel holding fixture to hold various instruments during dent removal operations. Bannister rods, removably mounted to the floor, are also included at the second station for holding instruments awaiting repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Inventor: William E. Montgerard