Patents by Inventor William W. Gideon

William W. Gideon 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).

  • Commode seat lowering apparatus
    Patent number: 5267356
    Abstract: A lowering apparatus is arranged to include a commode seat arranged for biased displacement from a first orientation oriented at an obtuse included angle relative to the commode to a second position at an acute orientation relative to the commode, whereupon the commode seat is then lowered by means of gravity and wherein the gravity pull is dampened by use of a pneumatic cylinder mounted within a dampening housing, wherein the pneumatic cylinder is controlled by means of a bleed valve to control the dampening action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Inventors: William W. Gideon, George C. Gideon