Patents by Inventor William Knox, Jr.

William Knox, Jr. 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: 9307812
    Abstract: A maze-type coin bank includes a housing having a wall, an inlet opening and an exit door. A lock is mounted to one of the wall and the exit door for selectively opening the exit door. A three-dimensional track construction is held in the housing and includes a plurality of sections extending along different axes which accommodate an associated coin for movement along the track construction. The track construction includes a coin entrance portion communicating with the inlet opening and a maze solution portion. Solving the maze involves placing a coin in the maze solution portion of the track construction in order to facilitate the opening of the exit door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Mag-Nif Incorporated
    Inventor: William Knox, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130225031
    Abstract: A maze-type coin bank includes a housing having a wall, an inlet opening and an exit door. A lock is mounted to one of the wall and the exit door for selectively opening the exit door. A three-dimensional track construction is held in the housing and includes a plurality of sections extending along different axes which accommodate an associated coin for movement along the track construction. The track construction includes a coin entrance portion communicating with the inlet opening and a maze solution portion. Solving the maze involves placing a coin in the maze solution portion of the track construction in order to facilitate the opening of the exit door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventor: William Knox, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120287763
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a timepiece including at least one plate such that the at least one plate is associated with at least one sound. The timepiece includes a housing having a front opening. The at least one plate is supported by the housing such that the at least one plate is viewable through the front opening. A circuit establishing portion is disposed on each dial. A controller is adapted to be activated by the contact portion of the selected dial. The controller is programmed to transmit at least one sound corresponding with the at least one plate, each audible sound is transmitted at a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventor: William Knox, JR.
  • Patent number: D609089
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Mag-Nif Incorporated
    Inventor: William Knox, Jr.
  • Patent number: D652447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mag-Nif Incorporated
    Inventor: William Knox, Jr.
  • Patent number: D690895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Mag-Nif Incorporated
    Inventor: William Knox, Jr.