Patents by Inventor Cecil McKinney

Cecil McKinney 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: 8291866
    Abstract: The invention is a heating and cooling system for portable pet living space and is able to efficiently heat and cool the pet because it heats and cools both the air surrounding the pet and the surfaces upon which the pet lays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Covenant Partners, Inc.
    Inventors: Matt Cauchy, Cecil McKinney
  • Publication number: 20100319627
    Abstract: The invention is a heating and cooling system for portable pet living space and is able to efficiently heat and cool the pet because it heats and cools both the air surrounding the pet and the surfaces upon which the pet lays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Matt Cauchy, Cecil McKinney
  • Publication number: 20090118869
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention are directed toward a heating and cooling system for pet living spaces, which is easily transportable and is efficient in heating and cooling the pet because it heats and cools both the air surrounding the pet and the surfaces that the pet lays upon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Covenant Partners Inc.
    Inventors: Mati Cauchy, Cecil McKinney
  • Patent number: 7213786
    Abstract: A lift unit for a vertical take-off and landing type aerial vehicle. A smooth, cylindrical rotor, rotating at a high rate, as close as is practicable to the smooth, inside of a half-cylindrical, cradle-shaped stator, generates lift. While there is no up or down force within the very small space between the rotor and stator, there is reduced aerodynamic pressure on the exposed upper half of the rotor. Atmospheric pressure remains normal beneath the stator, producing considerable lift. Panels designed to slide over portions of the rotor, vary the lift, either uniformly or differentially to provide control. The streamlined unit is attached in a plurality to the wing of a conventionally configured, fixed-wing aircraft with the axis of the rotor aligned parallel to the thrust line of the vehicle. This lift unit is very efficient and produces no downward efflux, facilitating rescue operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Inventor: Charles Cecil McKinney