Patents by Inventor William Home

William Home 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: 20040134036
    Abstract: A pivotal device for a hinged cover comprises a securing plate, a driven plate, a plurality of urging elements and a rotating shaft characterized in that a plate face formed from stacking the securing plate and the driven plate is provided with a cam block at the center thereof, the center of the plate face is provided with shaft hole allowing the insertion of the rotating shaft so as to mount the plate center of the securing plate and the driven plate, the external surrounding of the plate face is evenly mounted with a plurality of vertically extended urging elements having a thickness thinner than that of the cam block, the two lateral wall of a container having pivotal points are provided with an engaging hole for engaging with the cam block of the securing plate and the container having a lifting cover provided with two lateral wall corresponding to the urging element are provided with a mounting hole, and the pivot point at the two lateral wall of the lifting cover are provided with an engaging hole for
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventor: William Home
  • Publication number: 20040134393
    Abstract: An improved structure of a working platform having a rectangular base plate, four rollers, a pair of inverted U-shaped frame supports, at least a pair of lateral support rod, a plurality of screws and at least a lateral flat plate, characterized in that the four comers of one face of the base plate are mounted with the rollers and the other face of the base plate is disposed with connection blocks, and the frame supports comprises a horizontal beam having two ends bent to form an erect tubes and the horizontal beam is protruded with a plurality of horizontal holding blocks along the direction of the lateral flat plate so that a lateral shielding plate is formed between the two erect tubes, and the erect tubes connect other tube opening of the horizontal beam is inserted correspondingly to the connection blocks. The other end of the erect tube is provided with a fastening slit, and one rod end of the lateral support rod bends out to form a top fastening plate and a bottom fastening plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: 6708601
    Abstract: A barbecue push-cart with retractable supports is disclosed. The push-cart includes a cart body and a grilling device, and the cart body comprises an enhancing board, an upright support, a plurality of pegs and locking members, the four corners of the enhancing board are perpendicularly mounted with a connection block protruded from the top of the partition, and the cart body, between two connection blocks is mounted with a lateral wall, and at the connection block and the lateral wall, a shaft peg is inserted through so as to fix the connection block and the side wall, at a position corresponding to the peg, a locking member is inserted so that the support is fixed to a locking hole positioned on the locking member, thereby unlocking or releasing the locking member, the retractable support is capable of being stacked onto the enhancing board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William Home
  • Publication number: 20030230339
    Abstract: A solenoid valve assembly for controlling gas supply and opening and closing gas supply with a regulation function generally includes a solenoid valve assembly having a housing, a diaphragm assembly, a first and second solenoid valves, a first and second valve bodies, a first and second terminals of positive and negative poles, a first and second wire winding assemblies, a first and second “E” type cores, a first and second “T” type cores, springs, and brackets of the first and second valves, wherein a small power is required for the opening and closing of diaphragms because of the adopted indirect opening capability of this valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventor: William Home
  • Publication number: 20030226453
    Abstract: A BBQ push-cart with retractable supports is disclosed. The push-cart includes a cart body and a grilling device, and the cart body comprises an enhancing board, an upright support, a plurality of pegs and locking members, the four corners of the enhancing board is perpendicularly mounted with a connection block protruded the top of the partition, and the cart body, between two connection block is mounted with a lateral wall, and at the connection block and the lateral wall, a shaft peg is inserted through so as to fix the connection block and the side wall, at a position corresponding to the peg, a locking member is inserted so that the support is fixed to a locking hole positioned on the locking member, thereby unlocking or releasing the locking member, the retractable support is stacked onto the enhancing board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: 6646214
    Abstract: An improved structure of an ignition knob of a gas stove is disclosed. The structure includes a gas supply tube mounted around a stove disc and passed through a gas tube of the gas stove, and a knob holder being turned to one end of the center thereof, and a gas flow axle valve being inserted with the axle end and a knob holder being actively turned a metal axle core of the gas flow axle valve. The gas flow of the stove disc at the extending shell end of the metal core of the gas flow axle valve, and a vertical projecting of a metal plate are overlapped and the metal plate is in eccentric towards the appropriate position of the core, and is secured with an L shaped block, where an L shaped block is a conductor covered by an insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: 6513373
    Abstract: A suspension support with volume indication for a LPG tank comprising a slidable upright pole, a securing rail having an opening as a sliding path, a retractable restoring device, a plurality of suspension hooks and a measuring device with a display capable of showing level indication is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: 6446622
    Abstract: An improved stove ignition structure includes an ignition knob, a jump spark power source, a magnetic switch, an electric spark generator, and a lead wire for circuit connection. The ignition knob is provided on a control panel of a stove. The center of the knob face near the control panel is inserted and fixed in a valve shaft extending from a gas valve in the stove. A magnetic is disposed at the periphery of the knob face at a suitable position. The magnetic switch is provided on the inner wall of the stove corresponding to the ignition knob such that the magnet reaches a determined ignition position. Two electrical contacts of the magnetic switch are connected to the jump spark power source of the stove. A voltage output end of the jump spark power source is connected via the lead wire to the spark generator at the bottom of a stove disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: 6332395
    Abstract: A structure of BBQ pushcart having a cart body, a grilling oven mounted on the cart body is disclosed. The two lateral sides of the push-cart are respectively pivotally mounted with a plurality of support frames, the height of the frame is lower than the width of the cart body and the bottom edge of the cart body, at the corner of the frame is mounted with a mounting tube having a horizontal tube body and a through hole is mounted at the wall of the mounting tube and an elastic peg is inserted, an engaging hole, corresponding to the elastic peg, is provided at the support frame such that when the frame is vertically extended from the bottom board of the cart body, the elastic peg will automatically engage with the engaging hole to lock the frame, and the releasing of the elastic peg will fold the frame and assemble below the cart body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: 6138709
    Abstract: A overfill protection device includes a first tubular member, a cylindrical piston slidably fitted within the first tubular member, a spring arranged within the first tubular member and fitted over an intermediate portion of the piston, a first and second O-rings fitted in the first and second neck portions of the piston respectively, a second tubular member having an upper portion having a cylindrical recess open at a top and engaged with the first tubular member, a plug arranged within the second tubular member and located under the piston, a float rod having a cam plate at an upper end thereof, and a float fixedly connected with a lower end of the float rod, whereby no gas will be allowed to flow through the overfill protection device when the pressure within the gas tank exceeds a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: 6032693
    Abstract: A solenoid valve assembly for controlling gas supply includes a lower cover formed with a first chamber at an end thereof, a second chamber located adjacent to and communicating with the first chamber, a third chamber located adjacent to the second chamber, a fourth chamber located adjacent to and communicating with the third chamber, and a fifth chamber located at another end thereof and communicating with the fourth chamber, a base plate fixedly mounted on a bottom of the lower cover, a diaphragm mounted between the base and the bottom of the lower cover, a spring arranged between the base plate and the diaphragm, an upper cover formed with a first cavity at an end thereof, a second cavity at an intermediate portion thereof and a third cavity at another end thereof, whereby the solenoid valve assembly can be used for controlling for controlling gas supply to a main and an auxiliary burners as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: 5816791
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling gas supply includes a battery supply, a pilot seat on which are mounted a thermopile, a pilot burner, a spark generator and a detector, a pilot valve, a main burner valve, an auxiliary burner valve, and a control board including a pilot timer control for controlling electric power to the control board from the battery supply, a pilot control circuit controlled by the pilot timer control for controlling electric current supplied to the pilot valve, a main valve control circuit for controlling the main burner valve, an ignitor control circuit connected to the main valve control circuit for controlling the spark generator, a pilot and main valve transfer control connected to the battery supply for switching the battery supply to the thermopile, an auxiliary valve transfer control for controlling the auxiliary burner valve, an auxiliary valve control circuit for controlling the auxiliary valve transfer control, an auxiliary timer connected to the battery supply for controlling electri
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: 5638808
    Abstract: A unique outdoor full function cooking appliance including a cart, a grill fixedly mounted on the cart and having a hemispherical body and a lid, two ring burners one disposed within the other, mounted within the hemispherical body, a flame tamer arranged within the hemispherical body and located above the two ring burners, a supporting mount fitted in a central portion of the flame tamer, a circular disc, and a cooking wire grid mounted with the hemispherical body and located above the supporting mount, whereby the cooking appliance combines the functions of barbecue gas grill, stove and oven in one unit thereby enabling it to be used with other cooking wares for making soup, sauce, frying dishes, and vegetable in addition to barbecuing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: 5623866
    Abstract: In an outdoor gas grill having a grill bowl, a pair of support brackets supporting the grill bowl, a pair of side tables, a grease tray and four cart legs each having a hole at an upper end thereof, the support brackets each being a generally H-shaped member having two vertical pillars and a beam formed between the two vertical pillars, the beam being an elongated member having a plurality of ventilation openings, the elongated member being formed at a top with a pair of inwardly extending shoulders for supporting the grill bowl and at a bottom with a pair of inwardly extending lugs for receiving the grease tray, each of the legs having a lower end provided with a spring-loaded ball adapted to engage with the hole of a respective cart leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: D470357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: D470721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: D475235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: D381240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: D398280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Inventor: William Home
  • Patent number: D406008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Inventor: William Home