Patents by Inventor Allan R. Thom
Allan R. Thom 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).
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Patent number: 10011207Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: David F. MacNeil, Allan R. Thom, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
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Patent number: 9956918Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventors: Allan R. Thom, David S. Iverson, David F. MacNeil, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
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Patent number: 9845036Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Allan R. Thom, Judd C. Kaufman, David S. Iverson
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Patent number: 9610880Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Allan R. Thom, Judd C. Kaufman, David S. Iverson
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Publication number: 20170057391Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: MacNeil IP LLCInventors: Frederick W. MASANEK, JR., Allan R. THOM, Judd C. KAUFMAN, David S. IVERSON
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Publication number: 20170036582Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: David F. MACNEIL, Allan R. THOM, Frederick W. MASANEK, JR.
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Publication number: 20170028895Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Frederick W. MASANEK, JR., Allan R. THOM, Judd C. KAUFMAN, David S. IVERSON
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Patent number: 9517712Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Allan R. Thom, Judd C. Kaufman, David S. Iverson
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Patent number: 9487923Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., David S. Iverson, Allan R. Thom
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Publication number: 20160250977Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: MacNeil IP LLCInventors: Allan R. THOM, David S. IVERSON, David F. MACNEIL, Frederick W. MASANEK, Jr.
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Patent number: 9422086Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Allan R. Thom, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
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Patent number: 9339981Abstract: A modular plastic floor tile is formed by molding a body of a first polymer compound and overmolding features onto the body from a second polymer compound. The compounds may be different from each other in hardness and/or color. The overmolded features may include skins on the sides and bottoms of support member cores disposed below the tile lower surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Thomas Malewig, David S. Iverson, Allan R. Thom
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Patent number: 9248783Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Allan R. Thom, David S. Iverson, David F. MacNeil, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
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Patent number: 9199567Abstract: A device for fastening a vehicle floor cover to carpeting in a vehicle foot well. The device includes a body with a first and second face. Projections or spikes extend from the first face and, in one embodiment, each have vertical faces in alignment with mold ejector bars or sleeves. A fastener, sized to be received into a grommet, extends from the second face.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventors: Judd C. Kaufman, Allan R. Thom, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
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Patent number: 9181697Abstract: Lateral edges of the modular plastic floor tiles are provided with latches which fit into loops with an interference fit. The latch and loop structure may include an undercut behind the lateral edge of the tile. The loops flex in order to impose a compressive force on mating tile edges.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Thomas Malewig, David S. Iverson, Allan R. Thom
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Patent number: 9180640Abstract: A plastic floor tile is formed by molding a body of a first polymer compound and overmolding features onto the body from a second polymer compound. The compounds may be different from each other in hardness and/or color. The overmolded features may include raised pads on the upper surface of the tile. The pads on the upper surface may be injection-molded from the lower surface through through-holes, which are smaller in area than the area of the pads.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., Thomas Malewig, David S. Iverson, Allan R. Thom
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Patent number: 9169041Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventors: Allan R. Thom, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150274363Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Allan R. THOM, Frederick W. MASANEK, JR.
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Patent number: D738809Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventors: Allan R. Thom, David S. Iverson, David F. MacNeil, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
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Patent number: D804385Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: David F. MacNeil, Allan R. Thom, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.