Patents by Inventor William S. Potter, Jr.

William S. Potter, Jr. 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: 5293832
    Abstract: An outboard motor mounting system for mounting a motor on an outboard boat with a cutout transom. A transom sealing device is provided to seal the cutout of the outboard boat transom. The sealing device may include a mounting flange which is engagable with a horizontal motor well transom lip of the outboard boat to support and position the transom sealing means. The outboard motor mounting device includes a body and a swim platform which combine to form a substantially sealed hollow interior to provide buoyancy to the mounting device. The motor is attached to a mounting flange positioned at an uppermost portion of the body member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1994
    Inventor: William S. Potter, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5065540
    Abstract: Disclosed is a striking rod holder for mounting to a boat, fishing chair or rocket launcher. The striking rod holder includes a first plate, a rod holding tube attached to the first plate, and a second plate for attaching to a surface, where the first plate pivotally attaches to the second plate. A cushion material may be positioned between the first plate and the second plate. A locking device can further be included with the striking rod holder to maintain the tube in a fixed position. Also disclosed is a method to convert a non-tilting rod holder or a flush-mounted fixed striking rod holder into a tilting rod holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Inventor: William S. Potter, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4895095
    Abstract: The outboard motor mounting device comprises a body having a hollow interior to provide buoyancy to the mounting device. The body has a bottom wall, opposed side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and an upwardly facing concave formation. A first flange is connected to the front wall and extends upwardly from the body. A second flange extends upwardly from the rear wall. The upwardly facing concave formation is configured and dimensioned so that a portion of the outboard motor can be moved into the concave formation when the propeller of the motor is raised out of the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Inventor: William S. Potter, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4708087
    Abstract: The outboard motor mounting device comprises a body having a hollow interior to provide buoyancy to the mounting device. The body has a bottom wall, opposed side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and an upwardly facing concave formation. A first flange is connected to the front wall and extends upwardly from the body. A second flange extends upwardly from the rear wall. The upwardly facing concave formation is configured and dimensioned so that a portion of the outboard motor can be moved into the concave formation when the propeller of the motor is raised out of the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Inventor: William S. Potter, Jr.