Patents by Inventor William H. Collier

William H. Collier 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: 8028816
    Abstract: A bench-supported container handling system includes a bottom panel and a container manipulating device. A container conveying assembly is configured for transporting containers along a first direction while a container part conveying assembly is configured for transporting a part of the container along a second direction that intersects with the first direction. The first direction and the second direction are configured so as to create an area where the container manipulating device can be disposed. Additional aspects include a capping assembly and a labeling assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Par Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Smith, Michael Callahan, William H. Collier, Albert J. Sturm, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4820188
    Abstract: An electrical connector for insulation displacment connection to conductors of a flat multiconductor cable includes an elongate insulative housing defining a cavity therein for latchably receiving a pair of insert subassemblies. During manufacture, each subassembly comprises a plurality of insulation displacement contacts having two, spaced tines defining therebetween a conductor receiving slot. Each contact is joined between adjacent tines by a carrier web to thereby form a joined array of contacts. An elongate insulative insert supports the contacts in each subassembly. Each insert has an upper surface defining a cable support surface from which the IDC ends project. A plurality of grooves extends into the insert upper surface, each groove being in substantial registry with a carrier web joining the tines. The grooves each have a bottom surface spaced from the carrier web. Such construction permits use of a suitable severing tool to remove the carrier webs in a ready manner with minimal wear on the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts Corporation
    Inventors: William H. Collier, Matthew J. Fadule, James S. Dunn