Patents by Inventor William G. Hensley

William G. Hensley 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).

  • Wear resistant interlocking tile
    Patent number: 4205500
    Abstract: Interlocking wear-resistant tile are provided with rotatable tongue and groove mating edges. In preferred embodiments two adjacent edges of each tile are tongues and two other adjacent edges grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1980
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: William G. Hensley, Paul E. Snyder
  • Traverse bar and slide
    Patent number: 4113194
    Abstract: Traverse rod for the support of a thread guide in a winding machine rotatably secured in a slide preferably fitted with bumpers. Filled plastics are employed to decrease weight of the assembly. Fibrous glass fiber and polytetrafluoroethylene filled nylon-6 is preferred for the rod and self lubricating, i.e. molybdenum disulfide filled, nylon-6,6 for the slide. Significant decreases in the sound generation from typical winding machines is achieved using the traverse rod and slide combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: William G. Hensley