Patents Assigned to MacNeil IP LLC
  • Multi-vehicle retention grommet
    Patent number: 9845036
    Abstract: A retention grommet has a bottom grommet and a top grommet. A floor cover retention flange extends radially outwardly from an outer sidewall of the bottom grommet. The outer sidewall extends upwardly from the retention flange to a hinge plane of the bottom grommet. Plural fingers are disposed around the bottom grommet axis so as to be angularly spaced from each other and an inner surface of the outer sidewall. An upper end of each finger is joined to the outer sidewall at the hinge plane. Near a free, downwardly displaced end of each finger, a retention bead is formed to have an upwardly and radially outwardly inclined surface. This surface is capable of engaging with any of several types of vehicle floor cover retention posts. The top grommet fastens to the bottom grommet to secure the vehicle floor cover in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Allan R. Thom, Judd C. Kaufman, David S. Iverson
  • PET RAMP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170347622
    Abstract: A pet ramp system has a central pier and at least one ramp with an axle that is received in at least one axle receiver disposed near the top of the pier. The pier's axle receiver(s) permit installation of the ramp axle when the ramp is oriented at less than a predetermined angle from vertical, but the axle receiver(s) will not permit separation of the ramp from the pier when the ramp is lowered to any of a plurality of use positions that each are at more than the predetermined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MACNEIL, Frederick W. MASANEK, JR., David S. IVERSON
  • PET RAMP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170280672
    Abstract: A pet ramp system has a central pier and at least one ramp with an axle that is received in an axle receiver disposed near the top of the pier. The axle is disposed inwardly, in both a fore and aft direction and in a transverse direction, from a base perimeter of the pier. The pier's axle receiver(s) permit installation of the ramp axle when the ramp is in a vertical orientation, but the receiver(s) will not permit separation of the ramp from the pier when in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MACNEIL, Frederick W. MASANEK, JR., David S. Iverson
  • PET FEEDING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170280675
    Abstract: A top surface of an elevating stand of a pet feeding system defines bowl receptacles into which respective food and water bowls may be removably installed. A first zone of the top surface of the stand includes an upwardly convex ring that laterally surrounds a respective bowl receptacle. A second zone of the top surface of the stand laterally surrounds the first zone, except as interrupted by a finger notch. Each bowl has a peripheral lip with a lower surface formed as a downwardly concave ring that fits over the upwardly convex ring of the stand. An edge of the bowl rests on the second zone at a location below the upper limit of the convex ring. A base of the stand cooperates with upstanding ribs in an elastomeric mat to prevent lateral movement of the stand and to prevent rotation of the stand around the stand center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MACNEIL, Frederick W. MASANEK, JR.
  • PET RAMP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170280673
    Abstract: A pet ramp system has a central pier and at least one ramp with an axle that is received in an axle receiver disposed near the top of the pier. The axle is disposed inwardly, in both a fore and aft direction and in a transverse direction, from a base perimeter of the pier. The pier's axle receiver(s) permit installation of the ramp axle when the ramp is in a vertical orientation, but the receiver(s) will not permit separation of the ramp from the pier when in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MACNEIL, Frederick W. MASANEK, JR., David S. IVERSON
  • Pet ramp system
    Patent number: 9775326
    Abstract: A pet ramp system has a central pier and at least one ramp with an axle that is received in an axle receiver disposed near the top of the pier. The axle is disposed inwardly, in both a fore and aft direction and in a transverse direction, from a base perimeter of the pier. The pier's axle receiver(s) permit installation of the ramp axle when the ramp is in a vertical orientation, but the receiver(s) will not permit separation of the ramp from the pier when in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MacNeil, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., David S. Iverson
  • Foldable mat
    Patent number: 9675151
    Abstract: A foldable mat has a flat flexible base portion with a margin and has finger tabs integrally formed and extending upward that can be grasped to allow the mat to fold so that the bottom surface halves of the mat fold inward on each other, masking the potentially contaminated bottom surface of the mat from contact with anything else. The mat can then be stored in a folded condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MacNeil, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Stephen Lipa
  • Multi-vehicle retention grommet
    Patent number: 9610880
    Abstract: A retention grommet has a bottom grommet and a top grommet. A floor cover retention flange extends radially outwardly from an outer sidewall of the bottom grommet. The outer sidewall extends upwardly from the retention flange to a hinge plane of the bottom grommet. Plural fingers are disposed around the bottom grommet axis so as to be angularly spaced from each other and an inner surface of the outer sidewall. An upper end of each finger is joined to the outer sidewall at the hinge plane. Near a free, downwardly displaced end of each finger, a retention bead is formed to have an upwardly and radially outwardly inclined surface. This surface engages a retention post of any of several vehicle foot well affixation devices, one of which is adapted to be affixed to a carpeted surface and another of which is adapted to be affixed to a smooth surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLC
    Inventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Allan R. Thom, Judd C. Kaufman, David S. Iverson
  • MULTI-VEHICLE RETENTION GROMMET
    Publication number: 20170057391
    Abstract: A retention grommet has a bottom grommet and a top grommet. A floor cover retention flange extends radially outwardly from an outer sidewall of the bottom grommet. The outer sidewall extends upwardly from the retention flange to a hinge plane of the bottom grommet. Plural fingers are disposed around the bottom grommet axis so as to be angularly spaced from each other and an inner surface of the outer sidewall. An upper end of each finger is joined to the outer sidewall at the hinge plane. Near a free, downwardly displaced end of each finger, a retention bead is formed to have an upwardly and radially outwardly inclined surface. This surface is capable of engaging with any of several types of vehicle floor cover retention posts. The top grommet fastens to the bottom grommet to secure the vehicle floor cover in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: Frederick W. MASANEK, JR., Allan R. THOM, Judd C. KAUFMAN, David S. IVERSON
  • VEHICLE FLOOR MAT WITH WATERTIGHT CAPPED GROMMETS
    Publication number: 20170036582
    Abstract: A mat for removable installation on the floor surface of a vehicle foot well has at least one through-hole for receiving a mat retention device. At least one endless elastomeric sealing member extends radially inwardly from a general sidewall surface of the through-hole. A grommet for the through-hole includes a bottom grommet and a cap. An outer sealing surface of the grommet compresses the elastomeric sealing member of the through-hole, thereby creating an impermeable barrier to water incident on an upper surface of the mat body. The mat body may have an endless ridge on its upper surface that is radially outwardly spaced from the through-hole and that is compressibly engaged by a lower surface of a cap retention flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MACNEIL, Allan R. THOM, Frederick W. MASANEK, JR.
  • MULTI-VEHICLE RETENTION GROMMET
    Publication number: 20170028895
    Abstract: A retention grommet has a bottom grommet and a top grommet. A floor cover retention flange extends radially outwardly from an outer sidewall of the bottom grommet. The outer sidewall extends upwardly from the retention flange to a hinge plane of the bottom grommet. Plural fingers are disposed around the bottom grommet axis so as to be angularly spaced from each other and an inner surface of the outer sidewall. An upper end of each finger is joined to the outer sidewall at the hinge plane. Near a free, downwardly displaced end of each finger, a retention bead is formed to have an upwardly and radially outwardly inclined surface. This surface engages a retention post of any of several vehicle foot well affixation devices, one of which is adapted to be affixed to a carpeted surface and another of which is adapted to be affixed to a smooth surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLC
    Inventors: Frederick W. MASANEK, JR., Allan R. THOM, Judd C. KAUFMAN, David S. IVERSON
  • Multi-vehicle retention grommet
    Patent number: 9517712
    Abstract: A retention grommet has a bottom grommet and a top grommet. A floor cover retention flange extends radially outwardly from an outer sidewall of the bottom grommet. The outer sidewall extends upwardly from the retention flange to a hinge plane of the bottom grommet. Plural fingers are disposed around the bottom grommet axis so as to be angularly spaced from each other and an inner surface of the outer sidewall. An upper end of each finger is joined to the outer sidewall at the hinge plane. Near a free, downwardly displaced end of each finger, a retention bead is formed to have an upwardly and radially outwardly inclined surface. This surface is capable of engaging with any of several types of vehicle floor cover retention posts. The top grommet fastens to the bottom grommet to secure the vehicle floor cover in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLC
    Inventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Allan R. Thom, Judd C. Kaufman, David S. Iverson
  • Floor tile
    Patent number: 9487923
    Abstract: A modular plastic floor tile has a body of a first polymer compound and features overmolded onto the body from a second polymer compound. The compounds may be different from each other in hardness and/or color. The features may include raised pads on the upper surface and/or skins on support member cores downwardly depending from the tile lower surface. The pads on the upper surface may be injection-molded from the lower surface through through-holes. Lateral edges of the tile are provided with latches which fit into loops with an interference fit. The loops flex in order to impose a compressive force on mating tile edges. The tile may have an overmolded peripheral seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., David S. Iverson, Allan R. Thom
  • STABILIZING CARGO ORGANIZER
    Publication number: 20160250977
    Abstract: Cargo organizers may be used for various sized boxes and packages. A friction pad overmolded on a bottom panel of the organizer body prevents movement when the cargo is transported in a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: Allan R. THOM, David S. IVERSON, David F. MACNEIL, Frederick W. MASANEK, Jr.
  • Helically stackable container
    Patent number: 9422086
    Abstract: Mating engagement surfaces on the bottom panel and lid on each of two or more containers permit the containers to be helically stacked on an axis. As stacked, a front face of one container is displaced from front faces of adjacent ones of the containers by a predetermined angle preselected to be more than zero but less than ninety degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLC
    Inventors: Allan R. Thom, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
  • Mat
    Patent number: D771973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MacNeil, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
  • Cargo organizer
    Patent number: D772142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLC
    Inventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., David S. Iverson, Radoslaw Nowak
  • Outdoor mat
    Patent number: D796227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MacNeil, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
  • Pet feeding system
    Patent number: D802853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MacNeil, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
  • Set of vehicle floor mats
    Patent number: D804385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MacNeil, Allan R. Thom, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.