Patents by Inventor William H. McCauley

William H. McCauley 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: 20220220766
    Abstract: A safety rail mounting bracket system comprising a first rail holder having a first base plate carrying an upper mounting bracket and a lower mounting bracket for releasably carrying rail members. A second rail holder having a second base plate carrying an upper mounting bracket and a lower mounting bracket for releasably carrying rail members. The first base plate is mounted to a first wall defining a first side of an opening and the second base plate is mounted to a second wall opposite the first wall and defining a second side of the opening. The mounting brackets on the first and second base plates are space apart a predetermined distance to comply with applicable regulatory requirements so that the rail members are properly positioned within the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: William H. McCauley, III, James O. Robertson, JR.
  • Patent number: 6409097
    Abstract: Apparatus for distributing yard care material is disclosed using a yard blower having a hand held blower tube. A dry material feed system is affixed to a tube section of the blower tube which introduces dry material into an air flow generated by the blower by means of a feed opening formed in the tube section. An injection gate controls the amount of dry material dispensed from the feed hopper into the air flow. The use of a slopping wall allows the dry material to be fed by gravity. Additionally, a liquid feed system may be provided which is secured to the dry material feed hopper to feed a liquid yard treatment material is also feed. Advantageously, a liquid feed conduit is formed on the exterior of the blower tube and has an outlet end disposed a distance from the air exit end of the blower tube so that the liquid is injected into the air flow as it exits the blower tube for atomization and distribution to a treatment area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Inventor: William H. McCauley
  • Patent number: 5947384
    Abstract: Apparatus for distributing yard care material is disclosed using a yard blower having a hand held blower tube. A dry material feed system is affixed to a tube section of the blower tube which introduces dry material into an air flow generated by the blower by a feed opening formed in the tube section. An injection gate controls the amount of dry material dispensed from the feed hopper into the air flow. By using a slopping wall, a gravity feed of the dry material is made possible. Additionally, a liquid feed system may be provided which is secured to the dry material feed hopper to feed a liquid yard treatment material also by gravity feed. Advantageously, a liquid feed conduit is formed on the exterior of the blower tube and has an outlet end disposed a distance from the air exit end of the blower tube so that the liquid is injected into the air flow as it exits the blower tube for atomization and distribution to a treatment area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventor: William H. McCauley