Patents by Inventor William Thompson, Jr.

William Thompson, 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: 4989530
    Abstract: A low drag nose assembly for use with an acoustic homing torpedo in an aqus environment has at least one planar array mounted in the slanting side of a substantially conical support member and provides a plurality of preformed sonar beams which display an azimuth selectively extending from fore to aft simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: William Thompson, Jr., W. Jack Hughes, Robert D. Marciniak, Daniel L. DiGiannantoni
  • Patent number: 4478019
    Abstract: A structural foam partition formed by mating identical thin wall panel member halves obtained from the same mold. Panel member halves having molded-in fasteners for mating the panels, molded-in ribs for increasing structural rigidity, and molded-in means to join assembled partitions into restroom enclosures. Alternatively, a structural foam partition with molded-in corrugations to increase structural rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Assignee: General Partitions Mfg. Corp.
    Inventor: William A. Thompson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4046394
    Abstract: A shopping cart having a basket mounted on a wheeled base. The basket comprises a main body member which is molded in one piece from plastics material and defines the bottom, front and side walls of the basket. A one-piece gate molded of plastics material is hingedly mounted on the body member and comprises the rear wall of the basket. The gate includes an integral handle which extends between and is rotatably supported on the side walls for both hingedly mounting the gate and for structurally connecting the side walls together. A collapsible baby seat assembly, which is preferably formed of plastics material in a single molding operation, is hingedly and slidably supported on the gate for movement between collapsed and non-collapsed positions. The base is also formed by a one-piece frame which is molded from plastics material, which frame has wheels mounted thereon for rolling engagement with a support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: Roblin Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: William A. Thompson, Jr.