Patents by Inventor William S. Layman

William S. Layman 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).

  • Apparatus and method for testing article carriers
    Patent number: 4046000
    Abstract: Loaded article carriers of the basket style are tested by engaging the handle of the carrier with hanger means secured to a suitable gauge mounted on a ram which is driven upwardly by motive means in such manner as to cause the articles to engage a fixedly mounted stop plate and thereby to simulate a gradually increasing load on all critical parts of the carrier the magnitude of which is indicated by the gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Kenneth Watkins, William S. Layman