Patents by Inventor William R. Blessing

William R. Blessing 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).

  • Publication number: 20230149984
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for automating the cleaning and sanitizing processes of a food dispensing machine. The systems and methods may be set to run automatically and may keep a dispensing system cleaned and sanitized for an extended time. The systems and methods disclosed are designed to make cleaning easier for the operator, shorten the overall cleaning time, reduce the amount of labor involved, and improve the convenience, reliability, and repeatability of the cleaning processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: ELGIN W. WONG, MATHEW G. GATES, WILLIAM R. BLESSING, JR., NOAH G. TRENT, CARLOS A. ACOSTA
  • Publication number: 20190070643
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for automating the cleaning and sanitizing processes of a food dispensing machine. The systems and methods may be set to run automatically and may keep a dispensing system cleaned and sanitized for an extended time. The systems and methods disclosed are designed to make cleaning easier for the operator, shorten the overall cleaning time, reduce the amount of labor involved, and improve the convenience, reliability, and repeatability of the cleaning processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Elgin W. WONG, Mathew G. GATES, William R. BLESSING, JR., Noah G. TRENT, Carlos A. ACOSTA
  • Patent number: 5617448
    Abstract: A telecommunications system handles 800 calls between first and second networks in different countries. In the preferred embodiment, call handling equipment of the second network receives a call from a call origin in the first network, wherein the call was placed using an 800 number corresponding to a destination in the second network and wherein the second network includes interexchange carriers and local exchange carriers. Preferably, the call is received in call handling equipment of one of the interexchange carriers and carried to the destination by the interexchange carrier to which the 800 number is assigned. In one embodiment, the call is reoriginated after receipt by the call handling equipment of a local exchange carrier which routes the call to the assigned interexchange carrier. Billing charges are assessed to the origin for international toll charges and to the destination for 800 toll charges in the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Inventors: William H. Bolinger, Jr., Belinda S. Carpenter, Danny R. Letterman, Ginny S. Krystel, William R. Blessing, Tommie L. Holmes
  • Patent number: 4730395
    Abstract: A dry wall and masonary cutting tool comprised of an interior cutting box, the interior cutting box having a plurality of forward facing teeth for cutting a dry wall panel, a pair of locating nails for precisely locating the interior cutting box with respect to an exterior cutting box and, a pair retaining clips for retaining the interior cutting tool in the receptacle and a center threaded passage for accepting a threaded connecting screw; an exterior cutting box, the threaded connecting shaft and hole cooperating to pull the interior and exterior box together to cut the hole in the dry wall material; and a compression spring to push the threaded connecting shaft to an outward position when not engaged in drilling. In operation, the interior cutting box is placed in a wall receptacle, the panel pressed into place, the exterior cutting box positioned on the locating nails, and a hole drilled through the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Inventor: William R. Blessing, Sr.
  • Patent number: 4576354
    Abstract: A panel support column for supporting sheet rock panels in an overhead position during the fixed mounting of the sheet rock panels to a ceiling. The panel support column is comprised of a broad flat bearing plate, rotatably attached to a circular cross section support rod, a support barrel having a cavity which closely accepts the support rod for reciprocative movement, an upper and a lower retaining clamp, a compression spring mounted around the juncture of the support rod and support barrel, and an non-slip end cup on the lower end of the support barrel. The support rod has a plurality of height adjusting holes to which the upper clamp can be attached so as to allow adjustment of the height of the panel support column to accommodate ceilings of different heights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1986
    Inventor: William R. Blessing, Sr.