Patents by Inventor Dale MacDonald

Dale MacDonald 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: 9914516
    Abstract: A hydrofoil shield for protecting a boat motor includes a shield body, two fins, a nose section, and a tail section, wherein the shield body has a central shield portion with fins extending therefrom and the nose section disposed forward of the body, wherein the shield body and fins are symmetrical about a longitudinal axis extending from the nose section to the tail section, and wherein the fins curve toward the central shield portion at a dihedral/sweep angle forming a U-like shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Inventor: Dale MacDonald
  • Patent number: 6243740
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of publicly co-creating a narrative document by parallel and on-going communication of a plurality of signals comprising public reactions to portions of the document, the signals being generated via one or more repurposed signaling devices. A display illustrates an introductory portion of the document intended to engender a public interest in the document and an emotive or intellectual reaction thereto. The document can comprise a dependent set of associated document elements which are sequentially variable for variation of document content to evolve different document narratives. The public viewing the display communicates, via the device or devices, a signal indicative of their reactions and for effecting a prospective scene selection in the document content that, in turn will vary the narrative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Minneman, Dale MacDonald, Jon Winet, Margaret Crane
  • Patent number: D825433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Inventor: Dale MacDonald
  • Patent number: D909948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventor: Dale MacDonald