Patents by Inventor David F. MacNeil

David F. MacNeil 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: 8080302
    Abstract: A pair of cut-to-fit universal vehicle floor mats includes a driver's side floor mat and a passenger's side floor mat, each with a plurality of peripheral cells separated from each other and from a central area of the mat body by indented trim lines. The passenger's side mat is not a mirror image of the driver's side mat but differs therefrom in the shape of its exterior margin and the number, length, positioning and shape of the trim lines. The driver's side mat has cells which can be selectively trimmed away to accommodate a gas pedal, deadpedal, transmission tunnel indentation and fuel filler door/trunk release levers. The passenger's side mat has arcuate trim lines and cells adapted to fit a transmission tunnel bulge and a right front wheel well which often delimit the passenger's side foot well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: Quin Gifford, Judd C. Kaufman, Scott A. Vargo, Allan R. Thom, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr., David F. MacNeil
  • Publication number: 20110017412
    Abstract: A reversible sunshade for keeping the interior of a vehicle cool in the summer or heating the interior in the winter has at least one panel with a light-reflective surface and a light-absorbing surface. The sunshade may be attached to the windshield of a vehicle with suction cups that extend through holes in the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventor: David F. MACNEIL
  • Publication number: 20110009994
    Abstract: A vehicle floor tray is molded from a multiple extrusion polymer sheet such that it has high shear and tensile strength, an acceptable degree of stiffness and a high coefficient of friction on its upper surface. The floor tray design is digitally fitted to a foot well of a particular vehicle such that large areas of at least two upstanding walls of the tray depart from respective surfaces of the foot well by no more than an eighth of an inch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MacNeil, Scott A. Vergo
  • Patent number: 7784848
    Abstract: A vehicle floor tray is molded from a thermoplastic polymer sheet such that it has high shear and tensile strength, an acceptable degree of stiffness and a high coefficient of friction on its upper surface. The floor tray has first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls integrally formed with the floor, which has a reservoir. The reservoir has a plurality of longitudinally and transversely oriented baffles standing up from the general surface of the reservoir portion to impede lateral movement of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventor: David F. MacNeil
  • Patent number: 7686371
    Abstract: A vehicle floor tray is molded from a thermoplastic polymer sheet such that it has high shear and tensile strength, an acceptable degree of stiffness and a high coefficient of friction on its upper surface. The floor tray has first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls integrally formed with the floor, which has a reservoir. The reservoir has a plurality of longitudinally and transversely oriented baffles standing up from the general surface of the reservoir portion to impede lateral movement of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventor: David F. MacNeil
  • Patent number: 7686370
    Abstract: A three-dimensional digital model of a vehicle foot well is used to mold a vehicle floor tray such that large areas of at least two upstanding walls of the tray depart from respective surfaces of the foot well by no more than an eighth of an inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventor: David F. MacNeil
  • Publication number: 20100075093
    Abstract: A pair of cut-to-fit universal vehicle floor mats includes a driver's side floor mat and a passenger's side floor mat, each with a plurality of peripheral cells separated from each other and from a central area of the mat body by indented trim lines. The passenger's side mat is not a mirror image of the driver's side mat but differs therefrom in the shape of its exterior margin and the number, length, positioning and shape of the trim lines. The driver's side mat has cells which can be selectively trimmed away to accommodate a gas pedal, deadpedal, transmission tunnel indentation and fuel filler door/trunk release levers. The passenger's side mat has arcuate trim lines and cells adapted to fit a transmission tunnel bulge and a right front wheel well which often delimit the passenger's side foot well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Quin GIFFORD, Judd C. KAUFMAN, Scott A. VARGO, Allan R. THOM, Frederick W. MASANEK, JR., David F. MACNEIL
  • Patent number: 7607248
    Abstract: A transparent vehicle license plate frame has an annular elastomeric gasket. The frame includes a periphery and an inner side for disposal adjacent to a license plate. The elastomeric gasket is disposed on the inner side near the periphery of the frame and is injection-molded into an annular frame channel so as to molecularly adhere to the bottom and sides of a peripheral annular channel molded into the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventor: David F. MacNeil
  • Patent number: 7607713
    Abstract: A vehicle floor tray is molded from a thermoplastic polymer sheet such that it has high shear and tensile strength, an acceptable degree of stiffness and a high coefficient of friction on its upper surface. The floor tray design is digitally fitted to a foot well of a particular model of vehicle such that a lower surface of the tray is no more than one-half of an inch from a digitally acquired model of the foot well surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventor: David F. Macneil
  • Publication number: 20090230717
    Abstract: A vehicle floor tray is molded from a thermoplastic polymer sheet such that it has high shear and tensile strength, an acceptable degree of stiffness and a high coefficient of friction on its upper surface. The floor tray has first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls integrally formed with the floor, which has a reservoir. The reservoir has a plurality of longitudinally and transversely oriented baffles standing up from the general surface of the reservoir portion to impede lateral movement of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: David F. MACNEIL
  • Patent number: 7578527
    Abstract: The drilling of new holes into a vehicle fender fold is avoided by providing a mud flap with a rotating clamping member. A clamping arm of the rotating clamping member is rotated from a disengaged position to an engaged position behind the fender fold, and is then drawn forwardly on the threads of an attachment bolt to clamp the fender fold between the rotating clamping member and a stationary clamping member in-molded into the mud flap. A visual indicator may be provided to show whether the rotating clamping member is behind the vehicle fender fold to which the mud flap is to be attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Inventors: David Iverson, David F. MacNeil
  • Publication number: 20090092795
    Abstract: A vehicle floor tray is molded from a thermoplastic polymer sheet such that it has high shear and tensile strength, an acceptable degree of stiffness and a high coefficient of friction on its upper surface. The floor tray has first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls integrally formed with the floor, which has a reservoir. The reservoir has a plurality of longitudinally and transversely oriented baffles standing up from the general surface of the reservoir portion to impede lateral movement of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: David F. MACNEIL
  • Publication number: 20090026792
    Abstract: A vehicle floor tray is molded from a thermoplastic polymer sheet such that it has high shear and tensile strength, an acceptable degree of stiffness and a high coefficient of friction on its upper surface. The floor tray design is digitally fitted to a foot well of a particular model of vehicle such that a lower surface of the tray is no more than one-half of an inch from a digitally acquired model of the foot well surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventor: David F. MACNEIL
  • Patent number: 7444748
    Abstract: A vehicle floor tray is molded from a multiple extrusion thermoplastic polymer sheet such that it has high shear and tensile strength, an acceptable degree of stiffness and a high coefficient of friction on its upper surface. The floor tray design is digitally fitted to a foot well of a particular model of vehicle such that a lower surface of the tray is no more than one-half of an inch from a digitally acquired model of the foot well surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Inventor: David F. MacNeil
  • Publication number: 20080250680
    Abstract: A transparent vehicle license plate frame has an annular elastomeric gasket. The frame includes a periphery and an inner side for disposal adjacent to a license plate. The elastomeric gasket is disposed on the inner side near the periphery of the frame and is injection-molded into an annular frame channel so as to molecularly adhere to the bottom and sides of a peripheral annular channel molded into the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventor: David F. MACNEIL
  • Patent number: 7401837
    Abstract: A vehicle floor tray is molded from a sheet of thermoplastic polymeric material of uniform thickness. The tray has a deep three-dimensional shape formed by a floor and at least first and second upstanding sidewalls. A reservoir portion of the floor has a general surface depressed below a general portion of the floor. Channels formed in the general portion of the floor run into the reservoir, in which is formed a plurality of baffles provided for retarding lateral movement of collected runoff and also acting as treads for the occupant's feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Inventor: David F. MacNeil
  • Patent number: 7383649
    Abstract: A transparent vehicle license plate frame has an elastomeric gasket. The frame includes a periphery and an inner side for disposal adjacent to a license plate. The elastomeric gasket is disposed on the inner side near the periphery of the frame and is injection-molded into an annular frame channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Inventor: David F. MacNeil
  • Patent number: 7316847
    Abstract: A vehicle floor tray is molded from a multiple extrusion polymer sheet such that it has high shear and tensile strength, an acceptable degree of stiffness and a high coefficient of friction on its upper surface. The floor tray design is digitally fitted to a foot well of a particular vehicle such that large areas of at least two upstanding walls of the tray depart from respective surfaces of the foot well by no more than an eighth of an inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Inventor: David F. MacNeil
  • Patent number: D522428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Inventor: David F. MacNeil
  • Patent number: D656874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MacNeil, Judd Kaufman, Anne Crawford