Patents by Inventor William F. Stonor

William F. Stonor 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: 4720210
    Abstract: Apparatus for generating waves in a swimming pool comprises a reservoir, independent of and separate from the pool, the reservoir containing a volume of water to be supplied to one or more inlets communicating into the lower regions of the swimming pool, and one or more flow paths through which the water from the reservoir is fed to the or each inlet, the or each flow path including a flow control valve therein and a volume of air downstream of the associated control valve for entrainment with the water flowing to the swimming pool such that, on entry of the water into the swimming pool, a wave having a turbulent, air-containing wake is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Inventors: William F. Stonor, Neil F. Taylor, David J. Whittingham, Alan R. Hough