Patents by Inventor William T. O'Neill

William T. O'Neill 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: 5989129
    Abstract: A golf practice aid is provided including a base and a ball swinging mechanism including an arm having a first end rotatable with respect to the base about a vertical axis. The ball swinging mechanism further includes a tether cord having a top end coupled to a second end of the arm and upper and lower compartments, including a central gear and a pinion gear mounted on an elastomeric friction element located in the upper compartment. A bottom end of the tether cord is equipped with a golf ball fixed thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Inventor: William T. O'Neill
  • Patent number: 5947830
    Abstract: A new golf practice system for helping a golfer improve their grip on a golf club and fundamentals of golf. The inventive device includes a compact golf club having a standard size club head, a standard size grip, and a reduced shaft therebetween. A golf club container is dimensioned for receiving the grip and shaft of the compact golf club therein. The golf club container has a cylindrical configuration defined by an open upper end, a closed lower end, and a cylindrical side wall therebetween. The open upper end has an arcuate recess extending downwardly thereof for engaging the club head of the compact golf club when positioned within the container. The open upper end has a chain secured thereto. The chain has opposed free ends secured to the open upper end in a diametrically opposed orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventor: William T. O'Neill
  • Patent number: 5934465
    Abstract: A cable tie bandolier for use with automatic tools. A continuous length of cable ties may be formed utilizing a non-continuous molding operation by molding discrete shots of cable ties, such discrete shots having connection capability therebetween allowing the connection of one discrete shot of cable ties to a second discrete shot of cable ties thereby providing one continuous strip of cable ties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts Corporation
    Inventors: Salvatore J. Abbruzzese, Mark A. Bordwell, Michael A. Bridgman, William T. O'Neill, Peter M. Wells, Jr., Derek Woods