WILLIAM CONRAD PATTERSON
Vehicle Board in Pittsburgh, PA

4622111, Nov 11, 1986

Apr 26, 1983

6/488754

Melvin H. Brown - Allegheny Township, Allegheny County PA
William C. Patterson - Penn Hills PA
Noel Jarrett - Lower Burrell PA

Aluminum Company of America - Pittsburgh PA

C25C 306, C25C 702, C27C 300, C25B 100

204 67

Disclosed is an electrolytic cell including first and second inclined or nonhorizontal electrodes, means for holding the first electrode in position relative to the second electrode to form an inter-electrode zone of specified dimension, wherein the first electrode is held essentially free from support by the internal surfaces of the cell, and conductive means for electrically connecting one electrode to a separate liquid pad of higher conductivity than the electrolyte. Also disclosed is an electrolytic method including establishing first and second inclined or nonhorizontal electrodes in relative position in an electrolytic cell to form an inter-electrode zone of specified dimension for containing an electrolyte, supporting the first electrode essentially free from support by an internal cell surface, and connecting one electrode electrically with a separate liquid pad of higher conductivity than the electrolyte.

4161145, Jul 17, 1979

Jul 1, 1977

5/812252

William W. Patterson - Pittsburgh PA
Eugene F. Grapes - Pittsburgh PA

B60P 714, B60P 716, B61D 4500, B65G 114

105376

A movable bulkhead or cargo restraint assembly is provided for cargo space such as a railway car, truck bed, boat hold or the like in the form of a plurality of spaced apart elongated strands fixed at one end to a confining wall of a cargo space, said strands being spaced apart around a cargo to be restrained, bulkhead device movable on said elongated strands lengthwise thereof to contact the cargo to be restrained, and a clamp device adjustable on each strand bearing against said bulkhead device engaging said strand to restrain said bulkhead against movement away from the cargo and releasing the strand on movement in the opposite direction whereby said clamp is adjusted to tightly hold the bulkhead device against said cargo.

4223869, Sep 23, 1980

Dec 11, 1978

5/968452

William W. Patterson - Pittsburgh PA
Eugene F. Grapes - Pittsburgh PA

B66F 308

24 68CD

A load binder or lashing tightener is provided made up of a first inner elongate sleeve member closed at one end, an anchor fitting on said closed end, a thread nut in the other end of said first sleeve, a second outer sleeve having one end adapted to telescope over the first inner sleeve, anchor means on said second sleeve adjacent said one end, screw means extending through the second sleeve, one end threadingly engaging the nut in said first sleeve, the other end rotatably fixed in the said other end of said second sleeve and hand wheel drive means on said other end for rotating said screw whereby said second sleeve is caused to telescope over the first sleeve and the anchor means on said sleeves are brought together.

4131264, Dec 26, 1978

Dec 27, 1977

5/864690

William W. Patterson - Pittsburgh PA
Eugene F. Grapes - Pittsburgh PA

B66F 310

254 67

A load binder or lashing tightener is provided made up of a first inner elongate sleeve member closed at one end, an anchor fitting on said closed end, a thread nut in the other end of said first sleeve, a second outer sleeve having one end adapted to telescope over the first inner sleeve, anchor means on said second sleeve adjacent the other end, screw means extending through the second sleeve, one end threadingly engaging the nut in said first sleeve, the other end rotatably fixed in the said other end of said second sleeve and drive means on said other end for rotating said screw whereby said second sleeve is caused to telescope over the first sleeve and the anchor means on said sleeves are brought together.

3934855, Jan 27, 1976

Sep 24, 1973

5/399826

William W. Patterson - Pittsburgh PA
Eugene F. Grapes - Pittsburgh PA

B66D 100

254135R

The specification discloses various embodiments of apparatus adapted to function as convertible wire rope load binders, container lashing or pullers. All embodiments utilize a wire rope clamp of the type which grips the wire rope on tensioning of the wire rope, and a threaded tubular extension coaxial with the rope pass line, in combination with a slack take-up device, which may be any of a variety of slack take-up devices threaded onto the tubular extension. A preferred embodiment employs a slack take-up device in the form of an over-center or toggle lever and a sheave device attached to the body of the clamp. Another embodiment employs a combined hook and clevis device having a screw connection to the body of the clamp. Another embodiment utilizes a winch device on the tensioning end of the wire rope to provide for tensioning the wire rope. Another embodiment employs a rectangular frame surrounding the body of the clamp, the frame having an opening through which a threaded tubular extension on the clamp body extends.

4078514, Mar 14, 1978

Feb 23, 1977

5/771264

William W. Patterson - Pittsburgh PA
Eugene F. Grapes - Pittsburgh PA

B63B 2104

114249

A permanent rigging pedestal for barges and the like in the form of a base, a pair of spaced apart generally parallel vertical posts fixed at one end to the base, a gusset plate connecting the posts, a vertically extending coaxial pin fixed above each post, each pin adapted to receive the eyebolts of one or more ratchet turnbuckles and a locking bar connecting the pins at their upper ends to prevent removal of the turnbuckle eyebolts. In the preferred embodiment each pin carries a pair of ratchet turnbuckles, one ratchet turnbuckle having a pair of spaced eyebolts forming a U-shaped clevis between which the eyebolt of the other ratchet turnbuckle fits to engage the pin.

4100875, Jul 18, 1978

Mar 28, 1977

5/782049

William W. Patterson - Pittsburgh PA
Eugene F. Grapes - Pittsburgh PA

B63B 2100

114251

A connector for barges and the like is provided in the form of a threaded ratchet tube, a central ratchet drive for rotating said tube, an annular drive wheel surrounding and connected to said tube for rotating the same, separate right and left hand threaded screw members having one end threaded into said tube, fastening means on the other end of each said screw members and removable anchor means adapted to engage a surface over which the ratchet tube extends engaging one of said fastening means and holding said tube above said surface a distance greater than the radius of said annular drive wheel.