Patents by Inventor William T. Graham

William T. Graham 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: 11950526
    Abstract: A product on demand nozzle assembly includes a chamber at least partially defined by an external wall and an array of vertically spaced nozzles. Each nozzle has an air inlet, an air and entrained product outlet extending from the external wall, and an entrainment zone between the air inlet and the air and entrained product outlet to receive a product therein to be distributed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Stanley R. Borkgren, William D. Graham, Terry L. Snipes, Elijah B. Garner, Robert T. Casper, Scott C. McCartney, Michael E. Frasier
  • Patent number: 7811029
    Abstract: A soil stabilization system comprised of recent courses of soil bags woven and/or intertwined with geogrid and soil stabilization bodies pierce the soil stabilization bodies and protrusions on sides which protrude into the soil bags of the adjacent courses. Protrusions on the soil stabilization bodies shall protrude through holes in the geogrid to help anchor the soil bags relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Agrecol, LLC
    Inventors: William T. Graham, Mark Doudlah, William N. Isermann, Jay Settersten, Robert A Walker, Paul Collins
  • Patent number: 7811028
    Abstract: A check tube is sealed on one end and may be open on the opposite end. The check tube may have a cape, a flap and/or a hood attached to the check tube to, among other things, anchor the check tube and/or to prevent water flow, and thus erosion, between adjacent check tubes, beneath the check tube and/or downstream of the check tube. A temporary pocket defining a subset of the volume of the check tube is provided in the check tube and filled with fill material that expands after being introduced to water. Just prior to, during or after installation of the check tube, the pocket is opened, broken or dissolved and the check tube is introduced to water thereby allowing the fill material to expand to the full volume of the check tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Agrecol, LLC
    Inventors: Mary de la Rosa, William T. Graham, William N. Isermann, Mark Doudlah, Robert Walker, Paul Collins, Jay Settersten
  • Publication number: 20080193229
    Abstract: A soil stabilization system comprised of recent courses of soil bags woven and/or intertwined with geogrid and soil stabilization bodies pierce the soil stabilization bodies and protrusions on sides which protrude into the soil bags of the adjacent courses. Protrusions on the soil stabilization bodies shall protrude through holes in the geogrid to help anchor the soil bags relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: William T. Graham, Mark Doudlah, William N. Isermann, Jay Settersten, Robert A. Walker, Paul Collins
  • Patent number: 7296696
    Abstract: A configurable organizer is provided that is attachable to a computer monitor. The organizer includes a telescoping frame including a vertically extending main housing member and an auxiliary housing member connected to the main housing member. The auxiliary housing member is slideable in a vertical direction with respect to the main housing member and can be fixed at a plurality of vertical positions between a contracted position and an extended position. Desktop item-retaining implements are supported by the telescoping frame and, in particular, some are fixedly attached to the frame while others are modular, and thus removable and repositionable on the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Dot Mfg. LLC
    Inventors: Michael K. Brennan, Mary K de la Rosa, William T Graham, William N Isermann, Joann Martin, Mathias G Outhouse, Charles E Bain
  • Patent number: 5161687
    Abstract: A reclosable and resealable label package is provided which minimizes the amount of packaging necessary for retail display and marketing of labels. The package includes a set of labels formed within a label layer which has a lateral portion surrounding the layers. A top cover sheet is releasably adhered to the label layer only in the lateral portions thereof so that it can be peeled back to allow access to the labels and resealed to reclose the package. The provision for the transparent top cover sheets both obviates the need for any ancillary packaging and provides clear access through the cover sheet so that marketing indicia can be printed directly on the label layer and still be available for viewing by the consumers who may wish to examine the attributes of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Four Lakes Label and Printing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Kornell, William T. Graham, Kevin Retelle
  • Patent number: 4461801
    Abstract: A method of making a spirally woven article (34) using a weaving starter (1) to facilitate starting the article is disclosed. The weaving starter (1) has a central opening (2), a plurality of secondary openings (4) and a plurality of notches (8) on its outer edge (5). The starter (1) is first covered by wrapping material extending through the central opening (2) after which a coiling material (10) is attached to the starter (1) by loops of the wrapping material (12) looped through the secondary openings (4). The wrapping material (12) is then used to loop together subsequent coils of the coiling material (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Assignee: W. T. Rogers Co.
    Inventor: William T. Graham
  • Patent number: 4447483
    Abstract: A reticular needlework fabric (10, 16) comprising a unitarily molded network of strands (12). The network has a plurality of spaced strands (12) extending parallel to a first axis, and a plurality of spaced strands (12) extending parallel to a second axis. A selected number of marker strands (14) are included among the strands (12) parallel to at least one axis. The marker strands (14) are separated from each other by a selected number of strands (12) and have molded-in features rendering them visually distinguishable from the remaining strands (12). The method of the invention for making such a reticular needlework fabric (10, 16) formed by channels (22) formed in at least one of the opposed faces (20) of a two-part mold (17) includes the steps of altering selected marker strand channels (24) so as to produce molded-in features in the marker strands (14) molded therein, rendering them visually distinguishable from the remaining strands (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: W. T. Rogers Co.
    Inventors: William T. Graham, Gregory Wenkman
  • Patent number: 4188983
    Abstract: A system for making woven articles and kits from which woven articles may be manufactured using the woven construction system are disclosed. The woven construction system includes the use of at least two spaced shaping bands which are interconnected by a plurality of vertical struts which are received within aligned holes in each of the shaping bands. The skeletal structure thus produced by the shaping bands and vertical struts can then be woven by an elongated weaving strip to produce a finished tubular woven construction. Several kits are disclosed which may be assembled into finished woven articles by persons not generally skilled in making woven objects without the use of additional jigs or fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1980
    Assignee: W. T. Rogers Co.
    Inventors: William T. Graham, Jean L. Petrick, Harold E. Swingley, Jr.