Patents by Inventor William Michael Carroll

William Michael Carroll 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).

  • Flame guard anti-rotation device
    Patent number: 4032032
    Abstract: A flame guard assembly for mounting a handle upon a cooking vessel in a manner to facilitate assembly and to preclude relative rotation of the handle and the vessel. The assembly includes a tubular member with shaped ends for interfacing with the handle and the vessel and a safety interlock plate inserted over the handle attaching stud of the vessel and within the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1977
    Inventors: William Michael Carroll, John Day
  • Non-rotatable flame guard assembly
    Patent number: 4008822
    Abstract: A flame guard assembly for mounting a handle upon a cooking vessel in a manner to facilitate assembly and for precluding relative rotation between the handle and the vessel. The assembly includes an out of round tubular flame guard having contoured ends for mating with the handle and the vessel and a locking plate interlocked to a bracket welded to the vessel. This locking plate receives a bolt extending through the handle and tubular flame guard for fastening the handle and has a non-annular external circumferential dimension for engaging the internal circumference of the tubular flame guard for precluding relative rotation between the handle and the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1977
    Assignee: Koller Die & Tool Company
    Inventor: William Michael Carroll