Patents by Inventor William H. Fickes

William H. Fickes 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).

  • Bag holder for recyclable material
    Patent number: 5062533
    Abstract: A bag holder for recyclable materials is disclosed, the holder having a body portion being adapted for mounting on a wall and having one or more bag securing stations. The stations utilize an aperture with a ring partially framing the aperture and adapted to pivot toward and away from the body portion. A portion of the bag is directed through the aperture and the ring, below the ring, and then back through the aperture, the weight of the bag serving to bias the ring toward the body portion and secure the bag therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: William H. Fickes
    Inventors: William H. Fickes, Edward A. Fickes
  • Method for forming seals with heat shrinkable materials
    Patent number: 4419304
    Abstract: A sealing method and article of manufacture is disclosed wherein a heat-shrinkable sleeve having a partial transmittance to radiation is shrunk and fused to a plastic substrate by the application of radiant heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1983
    Assignee: Western Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Ficke, Robert N. McIntyre