Patents by Inventor Gerald P. McGlinn

Gerald P. McGlinn 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: 8403615
    Abstract: A vehicle lift barrier is adapted to be mounted to vehicle lifts and the like that assist in loading and unloading cargo and provide a storage environment in which cargo is less likely to migrate from a cargo area into a passenger seating area or compartment. A barrier composed of a barricade is mounted to a vehicle lift, in some cases example by mounting the barrier to a generally vertical post, mast or the like or mounting the barrier to a lift platform, allowing the lift to operate normally while the barricade obstructs all or a substantial portion of the passage between the motor vehicle storage/cargo area and the passenger area. Where the barrier is mounted to a vertical post or the like on a vehicle lift, cut-out bracketing can be used to mate with the outer cross-sectional shape of the post to inhibit pivoting of the barrier about the post. Other bracket profiles can be used to enhance the barrier's protective advantages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald P. McGlinn, William W. Belson, III, Richard A. Keller
  • Patent number: 5246286
    Abstract: A tool cabinet is formed without the use of fasteners or weldments by providing back and side panel sections in an integral unit having top and bottom flanges, and separate top and bottom panel sections having attachment flanges adapted to be interfitted with the flanges on the back and side panel unit to form an open-front housing. Three continuous loop frame members are spaced apart front-to-back inside the housing and are adhesively secured to the top, bottom and side panel sections and support drawer assemblies mounted in a front opening. A lock bar guide is adhesively secured to the back panel section and receives a lock bar which is inserted through a notch in the bottom panel section after the housing has been assembled. Adhesive or frictional interengagement may also be used to secure together the flanges of the panel sections. An internal framework comprising a single, wide loop frame member with spaced-apart ribs is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: Snap-on Tools Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Huebschen, Glenn A. Kaufman, Gerald P. McGlinn, Robert L. Schmale, Dean A. Hoskins, Walter K. Krahenbuhl, Gary J. Erdman, Robert J. Blair, Theodore J. Caron