Patents by Inventor William N. Davis

William N. Davis 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: 5825996
    Abstract: An improved personal computer system, method, printed card manufacturing kit, memory device, apparatus and print medium are all directed to providing a finished printed product that has printing completely to one or more edges of the product through the use of a conventional desktop printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Monotype Typography, Inc.
    Inventors: William N. Davis, Ira Mirochnick
  • Patent number: 5038479
    Abstract: A device for cutting the stems of plants, such as flowers and the like, at an angle so that the stems can be easily forced into a support base such as foam plastic material. The device has an outwardly opening blade holder affixed to a ring member. A mount means supports the cutting blade within the blade holder. A cutting edge on the blade is spaced inwardly of the terminal ends of said legs where it is unlikely to inadvertently be engaged and cut the thumb. A spur is attached to the ring at a location spaced from the blade holder. The spur extends from the ring and is adapted to be received against the ring finger when the ring is received about the forefinger. The device is attached to the forefinger of one hand and can be manipulated to cut plant stems at an angle. The mount means includes a blade receiving slot that is formed within each of the legs, and the blade is positioned within the slot with the cutting edge thereof extending from one to the other leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Inventor: William N. Davis
  • Patent number: 4680728
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for entering a predetermined number of characters use an entry terminal having a display and a keyboard having a predetermined number of character entry keys presented in a first array (ten key numeric keyboard) and a predetermined number of function keys, with the predetermined number of character entry keys being fewer in number than the predetermined number of characters. The process comprises the steps of presenting on the display more than one cluster of characters to be selected, with each cluster containing fewer than the predetermined number of characters, and with each cluster of characters being presented on the display in a second array; selecting, via a function key, one of the clusters of characters which contains the character to be entered via the terminal; and actuating one of the character entry keys whose position in the first array bears a predetermined relationship with the position in the second array held by the character to be entered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: William N. Davis, II, Ruth E. Nash
  • Patent number: D373941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Inventor: William N. Davis