Patents by Inventor Bruce McLellan

Bruce McLellan 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).

  • Publication number: 20100323827
    Abstract: A ball hopper which allows for the easy retrieval and transportation of tennis balls. The ball hopper includes a basket includes a base and a side wall defining a cavity for storing the tennis ball. Balls are retrieved through ball retrieval channels provided in the base of the basket. The hopper is tipped to position the base of the hopper over the tennis bail. When the hopper is tipped upright the base of the hopper engages the tennis ball and slightly deforms the tennis ball allowing the tennis ball to bass through the retrieval channel. A side wall of the basket includes a door which provides a passageway through which the balls can be dispensed without requiring inversion of the basket. A latch member is provided to secure the door in a closed position. Wheels allow for easy transportation of the basket between locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: BRIDGETT MISIAK, BRUCE McLELLAN
  • Publication number: 20100307425
    Abstract: A portable pet cage comprises one or more pieces of mesh supported by a frame comprising a plurality of loops that are rotatably connected together for form a foldable frame. The loops fold into a convenient, generally flat configuration for carrying and then are rotated into spaced, generally perpendicular relation and locked in that position for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Lisa Illman, Bruce McLellan
  • Publication number: 20060011672
    Abstract: A bar or slide (12) is adapted to be movably mounted on each of the inclined arms (14) of a clothes hanger (16). The length of each slide is within the range of 4 to 10 inches. Each slide (12) has a longitudinally extending channel (18) for receiving the inclined arm (14) of the hanger (16) and two spaced apart snaps or clamps (20) disposed within the channel (18) for releasably holding the slide (12) in a selected position on the inclined hanger arm (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Veliuona, Seth Hodes, Bruce McLellan
  • Patent number: 6674641
    Abstract: A computer chassis includes heat generating components and a fan housing adjacent the components. A plate is mounted in the fan housing. A first flexible member extends from the plate. A second flexible member extends from the plate and is spaced apart from the first member. A grip member interconnects a distal end of the first and second members spaced apart from the plate. A latch extends from adjacent the grip member. An anti-buckle member extends between the first and second members for maintaining the flexible members spaced apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ralph Warren Jensen, Bruce McLellan, Robert Boyd Curtis
  • Publication number: 20030011985
    Abstract: A computer chassis includes heat generating components and a fan housing adjacent the components. A plate is mounted in the fan housing. A first flexible member extends from the plate. A second flexible member extends from the plate and is spaced apart from the first member. A grip member interconnects a distal end of the first and second members spaced apart from the plate. A latch extends from adjacent the grip member. An anti-buckle member extends between the first and second members for maintaining the flexible members spaced apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Ralph Warren Jensen, Bruce McLellan, Robert Boyd Curtis