Patents by Inventor William R. McCarty

William R. McCarty 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).

  • Method of manufacturing an aluminum burner cap
    Patent number: 6070324
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a burner cap for a gas range includes the steps of providing an amount of non-porous aluminum and forming the aluminum into the shape of a burner cap such that the non-porous nature of the aluminum is maintained. In one embodiment, the non-porous aluminum is a slug at ambient temperature which is placed in a die and slowly forced into a die by an advancing a ram to form the burner cap. In another embodiment, the non-porous aluminum slug is machined to form the burner cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Ranco Incorporated of Delaware
    Inventors: David J. Kwiatek, Norman K. Peck, William R. McCarty
  • Filtering flow in a valve
    Patent number: 5582205
    Abstract: A unitary cup-shaped grid member having a grid of holes in the closed end is inserted in the inlet of a valve and a cup-shaped fine-mesh primary filter screen inserted therein and snap-locked in place. In the event the screen clogs and is removed by the user, the grid provides some back-up or auxiliary course filtering to protect the valve in service after removal of the primary filter screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: William R. McCarty, Richard A. Donner, Robert J. Cooper
  • Combined toothbrush and tongue cleaner
    Patent number: D265270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1982
    Inventor: William R. McCarty