Patents by Inventor Gary McNeil

Gary McNeil 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).

  • Wheel polishing device
    Patent number: 6960116
    Abstract: A device for finishing workpieces, such as automobile wheels. The device includes a bowl assembly containing polishing media therein, and a drive assembly including a rotatable turret which carries the wheels thereon so that same are orbitally driven through the polishing media. A cam arrangement is provided which essentially continuously adjusts the angle of the wheels relative to the polishing media by pivoting the wheels about respective vertical axes. The device is additionally provided with a vertical drive assembly which allows vertical oscillation of the wheels relative to the media, and the polishing device also permits adjustment of the pitch or rake angle of the wheels relative to the horizontal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Roto-Finish Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary McNeil, Jeremy Hammond
  • WHEEL POLISHING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20050186889
    Abstract: A device for finishing workpieces, such as automobile wheels. The device includes a bowl assembly containing polishing media therein, and a drive assembly including a rotatable turret which carries the wheels thereon so that same are orbitally driven through the polishing media. A cam arrangement is provided which essentially continuously adjusts the angle of the wheels relative to the polishing media by pivoting the wheels about respective vertical axes. The device is additionally provided with a vertical drive assembly which allows vertical oscillation of the wheels relative to the media, and the polishing device also permits adjustment of the pitch or rake angle of the wheels relative to the horizontal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Gary McNeil, Jeremy Hammond