Patents by Inventor William Lewis Jones

William Lewis Jones 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: 8500097
    Abstract: A method of locating a flooring element includes: laying a flooring element; providing a spacing member; positioning the spacing member between the flooring element and a fixed element; providing a separating member, the separating member having first and second faces inclined at an angle to one another so that at least a part of the separating member is in the form of a wedge having a wider end and a narrower end; positioning the separating member so that one of the first and second faces contacts the flooring element and the other of the first and second faces contacts the spacing member; and driving the separating member between the flooring element and the spacing member in a direction passing from the wider end of the wedge to the narrower end thereof, thereby exerting forces on the flooring element and the spacing member in directions to separate the flooring element and the spacing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventor: William Lewis Jones
  • Patent number: 7589957
    Abstract: An electrical supply unit, comprising: a sealable container having an interior and being moveable between an open position, in which the interior may be accessed by a user and a closed position, in which the interior may not be accessed by a user; and one or more charging points located in the interior of the container, each charging point being operable to provide a first supply of electricity when the container is in the closed position and operable to provide a second supply of electricity when the container is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Inventors: Rosanno Capuzza, Shemi Shemsetting Akdogan, William Lewis Jones
  • Publication number: 20080203827
    Abstract: An electrical supply unit, comprising: a sealable container having an interior and being moveable between an open position, in which the interior may be accessed by a user and a closed position, in which the interior may not be accessed by a user; and one or more charging points located in the interior of the container, each charging point being operable to provide a first supply of electricity when the container is in the closed position and operable to provide a second supply of electricity when the container is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Rosanno CAPUZZA, Shemi Shemsetting AKDOGAN, William Lewis JONES