Patents by Inventor William J. Ford

William J. Ford 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: 10512924
    Abstract: A portable misting system includes a housing, an air pump carried by the housing to provide a flow of air, a water reservoir carried by the housing to hold a supply of water, and a water pump carried by the water reservoir to provide a flow of water droplets. An air/water nozzle assembly is carried by the housing and includes a nozzle body and a misting nozzle coupled to an output of the nozzle body. The nozzle body has an air input coupled to the air pump to receive the flow of air, and a water input coupled to the water pump to receive the flow of water droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Inventors: William J. Ford, Thomas C. Dula, III
  • Publication number: 20180093283
    Abstract: A portable misting system includes a housing, an air pump carried by the housing to provide a flow of air, a water reservoir carried by the housing to hold a supply of water, and a water pump carried by the water reservoir to provide a flow of water droplets. An air/water nozzle assembly is carried by the housing and includes a nozzle body and a misting nozzle coupled to an output of the nozzle body. The nozzle body has an air input coupled to the air pump to receive the flow of air, and a water input coupled to the water pump to receive the flow of water droplets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: WILLIAM J. FORD, THOMAS C. DULA, III
  • Patent number: 5560297
    Abstract: A method for mounting a printing plate on a mounting sheet without requiring the intervention of a skilled person working by eye. An original design to be printed is produced on a computer and register marks are added to that design at specific positions. The resultant design data is output to a first printer. A negative of the design and the register marks is produced, and a printing plate is produced from the negative so that the design and the register marks are reproduced on the printing plate. The register mark position data is also output from the computer to a second printer. The dimensions of an article upon which the design is to be printed are input into a second printer and a full size plot of the outline of the article, including the positions of the register marks, is produced from the second printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Pamarco Europe Limited
    Inventor: William J. Ford