Patents by Inventor William S. Collier

William S. Collier 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: 20240140523
    Abstract: A steer-by-wire steering system for a vehicle includes a bar extending from a first end to a second end, the bar defining a first groove and a second groove within an outer surface of the bar. The steer-by-wire steering system also includes an anti-rotation cartridge comprising a sleeve containing separate wear plates in which a plurality of ball bearings roll, wherein a first end of the sleeve contains a sleeve groove and window features, the inner surface of the sleeve containing V-shaped grooves in which the wear plates are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher R. Case Myers, Caleb S. Palmer, Ryan D. Harris, Eric D. Pattok, Travis L. Palmer, Bruce M. Collier, Jason A. Dutsky, William S. Anders, William R. Root
  • Patent number: 6302294
    Abstract: An automatic rolled coin dispenser for quickly and automatically dispensing a pre-selected number of paper or plastic wrapped rolls of coins. The dispenser further provides a large coin storage capacity, speed loading capability, as well as the ability to dispense multiple denominations of rolled coins simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Collier Safe Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William S. Collier, Alan M. Stone
  • Patent number: 4947766
    Abstract: A safe deposit box construction including a two-dimensional array of safe deposit boxes, the doors of which are interconnectable with adjoining doors and the shelves of which are removable. The interconnectability of the doors and the removability of the shelves permit the intermediate shelf between adjoining boxes to be removed and the doors thereof interconnected to create a safe deposit box having a size equal to the combined sizes of the adjoining boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Inventor: William S. Collier, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4483255
    Abstract: A drawer-type night depository is disclosed which has a drawer which slides in and out of a housing embedded in a wall. The drawer has an unusable dead space in the front thereof and a partial floor comprised of spaced stationary fingers. The night depository also includes rotor fingers which are designed to rotate through the drawer as the drawer is closed. The item being deposited is placed on the stationary fingers. Then as the drawer is closed, the symmetric rotor fingers rotate between and through the stationary fingers, picking up the deposited item and flipping the deposited item through an opening in the drawer and housing into a bin below. The rotor fingers are fixedly attached to a shaft which passes through the drawer. The shaft is rotated by a clutch mechanism as the drawer is closed. The clutch mechanism is designed such that the shaft, and thus the rotor fingers, are rotated 180.degree. each time the drawer is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: Collier Safe Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William S. Collier, Jr., Lucien Carignan
  • Patent number: 3938839
    Abstract: A plate-like clip member is bent at one end and is positioned inside a window between parallel first and second units slidable relative to each other and fits over the edge of one of the units at its bent end. An elongated clamp member is bent at one end. The clamp member is positioned inside the window in operative proximity with the clip member and fits over the edge of the other of the units at its bent end. A fastening device releasably affixes the clamp member to the clip member inside the window thereby preventing relative movement of the members and the window units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: The Raymond Lee Organization, Inc.
    Inventor: William S. Collier