Patents by Inventor William R. Markin

William R. Markin 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: 4412395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an easel used to display sheets of paper held to a backing plate by a means for releasably securing the sheets of paper along its upper marginal edge and a means for securing the sheets of paper along its lower marginal edge. An operator advances the display by pulling on the upper marginal edge of the outermost sheet of paper, causing the paper to be released. Gravity pulls the sheet of paper thus released down, exposing the next adjacent sheet of paper. The means for securing the sheets of paper along the lower marginal edge of the backing plate holds the paper in a convenient position of rest while the next sheet of paper is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1983
    Inventor: William R. Markin
  • Patent number: 4121759
    Abstract: A calculator for determining optimum pavement design comprising a pair of slidable members and a plurality of scales associated therewith for determining the Design Traffic Number, Structural Number, depth requirements and costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1978
    Assignee: Nicholson Concrete Company
    Inventors: Richard T. Merkel, William R. Markin