Patents by Inventor Thomas Patrick McQueeny

Thomas Patrick McQueeny 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: 5950347
    Abstract: In order to increase the ability to catch a fish, a self-setting fishing lure includes a body having a forward end and a rear end and having an opening in the rear end leading to a hollow interior region. The self-setting fishing lure includes a coil spring within the hollow interior region of the body extensible from an unloaded position to a loaded position wherein the coil spring has a forward end secured to the body and a rear end extending toward the rear of the body, and also includes a bridge member having a forward end secured to the rear end of the coil spring and a hook associated with the bridge member. Additionally, the self-setting fishing lure is formed to have a forwardly inclined catch for the purpose of engaging the rear end of the body when the coil spring is in the loaded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Thomas Patrick McQueeny
  • Patent number: 5832654
    Abstract: In order to increase the ability to catch a fish, a self-setting fishing lure includes a body having a forward end and a rear end and having an opening in the rear end leading to a hollow interior region. The self-setting fishing lure includes a coil spring within the hollow interior region of the body extensible from an unloaded position to a loaded position wherein the coil spring has a forward end secured to the body and a rear end extending toward the rear of the body, and also includes a bridge member having a forward end secured to the rear end of the coil spring and a hook associated with the bridge member. Additionally, the self-setting fishing lure is formed to have a forwardly inclined catch for the purpose of engaging the rear end of the body when the coil spring is in the loaded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas Patrick McQueeny
  • Patent number: 5813525
    Abstract: In order to releasably retain compact discs in an orderly fashion, a compact disc holder includes a single thickness panel having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface has a first retention assembly for releasably retaining a compact disc and the second surface has a second retention assembly for releasably retaining a compact disc. With this arrangement, the retention assemblies are disposed on the respective surfaces of the single thickness panel to support compact discs in generally superposed relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
    Inventor: Thomas Patrick McQueeny