Patents by Inventor William E. Shook

William E. Shook 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: 20170320712
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motorized winch system having a frame, a motor, and a drum with a first end and a second end connected to the motor. The system has a winch cable configured to wind around the drum with a first end connected to the drum, having a winding portion and a distal portion. The system has a winch cable locator assembly with a cam bar rotatably mounted to the frame, a cam follower connected to the cam bar such that the cam follower slides from the first end to the second end of the drum and reverses to slide back to the first end of the drum, and a cable guide coupled to the cam follower, configured to guide the cable onto the drum. The system has a removable cam gear with an operating position operably connected to the motor, and a manual position disconnected from the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: William E. Shook, Keith Raymond Walker, Francis Colin Geoffrey Melton, Danny C. Jury
  • Patent number: 7674072
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for connecting a lateral pipe to a main pipe are provided by a tool having a first end within the main pipe and a second end outside the lateral pipe so as to apply pressure to the below-ground connection of the main and lateral pipes from an above-ground location. The entire operation may be done without a person having to enter into an access opening in the ground to connect the lateral pipe to the main pipe. A laser is used to determine the depth of the access hole relative to the surface of the ground and the main sewer pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Inventors: William E. Shook, Ted R. Dimitroff
  • Patent number: 5452853
    Abstract: A sprayer for applying an uncured grout to the interior surface of an enclosed wall includes a sprayer motor having a rotor rotatably mounted within the motor housing. A spray head is attached to the rotor and a spray conduit is adapted to introduce fluid grout under pressure to the spray head so that it will be thrown radially outwardly in a circular pattern. The motor and spray head are inserted into a conduit and actuated to throw the grout outwardly on to the interior walls of the elongated conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: Action Products Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Shook, Danny C. Jury, Carroll O. Trimble