Patents by Inventor William Kirby Nailor, III

William Kirby Nailor, III 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: 4024953
    Abstract: A battery terminal includes a ring and a plurality of upstanding fingers extending inwardly of the ring. Each finger includes an inwardly and outwardly-directed shoulder. The inwardly-directed shoulders are engageable with a male battery terminal and the outwardly-directed shoulders are engageable with a female battery terminal. Also, a polarizing shroud is provided having an opening to the inwardly-directed shoulders of the terminal or an opening to the outwardly-directed shoulders to provide the required polarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1977
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: William Kirby Nailor, III
  • Patent number: 3980388
    Abstract: A battery terminal includes a ring and a plurality of upstanding fingers extending inwardly of the ring. Each finger includes an inwardly and outwardly-directed shoulder. The inwardly-directed shoulders are engageable with a male battery terminal and the outwardly-directed shoulders are engageable with a female battery terminal. Also, a polarizing shroud is provided having an opening to the inwardly-directed shoulders of the terminal or an opening to the outwardly-directed shoulders to provide the required polarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1976
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: William Kirby Nailor, III
  • Patent number: 3969010
    Abstract: An improved substrate for mounting electronic components including a plurality of uniformly spaced terminals on opposite sides along an edge of the substrate. The terminals comprise a contact having an outward bow, a narrowed transition section extending from the contact at an oblique angle from the longitudinal axis of the contact, and a tail bent at an angle, inserted through a first hole spaced from the edge of the substrate, bent at a second opposite angle along a side of the substrate, and inserted laterally in a second spaced hole by forming a U-shaped bend in the tail within the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1976
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: William Kirby Nailor, III, David Clyde Thompson