Patents by Inventor William S. McNeil

William S. McNeil 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: 6604472
    Abstract: A pair of embodiments are disclosed for providing a computer table attachable to a piece of luggage standing in an upright position upon which a portable computer may be supported for typing use. One embodiment provides a simple, flat, custom-designed piece of ABS plastic with a foldable leaf portion adapted to be received in a cavity in the flat plastic tray. The leaf portion has trunnions adjacent one end which are adapted to be received into complemental slots to allow the leaf to fold away. In this embodiment the tray has a reduced overall thickness than in the second embodiment. In the second embodiment the tray is fitted with a fixed upstanding rib member rather than one which may be folded away. In both embodiments a further but shorter rib is provided at the opposite end of the tray to insure that a computer does not slide off the tray while the tray is in use. Another slight rib could extend about the periphery of the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Inventor: William S. McNeil
  • Publication number: 20020178972
    Abstract: The invention discloses a pair of embodiments for providing a computer table attachable to a piece of luggage standing in an upright position upon which a portable computer may be supported for typing use. In one embodiment there is revealed a simple flat custom-designed piece of ABS plastic with a foldable leaf portion adapted to be received in a cavity in the flat plastic tray. The leaf portion has trunnions adjacent one end which are adapted to be received into complemental slots to allow the leaf to fold away. In this embodiment the tray has a reduced overall thickness than in the second embodiment. In the second embodiment the tray is fitted with a fixed upstanding rib member rather than one which may be folded away. In both embodiments a further but shorter rib is provided at the opposite end of the tray to insure that a computer does not just slide off the tray while the tray is in use. Another slight rib could extend about the periphery of the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: William S. McNeil
  • Patent number: 5368822
    Abstract: A scent device including a housing having a front face with vents therein and a support on a backside for securing the housing to a vent of a blower system. A fragrance block that has passages therethrough is inserted into the housing so that air from the blower system passes through the fragrance block and out through the vents in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Inventor: William S. McNeil