Patents by Inventor John A. MacNeil

John A. 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).

  • Disposable storage and dispensing carafe
    Publication number: 20020117514
    Abstract: An improved disposable storage and dispensing carafe which allows the easy transport and dispensing of a bulk volume of a hot or cold liquid in a throw-away container. The carafe comprises a rigid frame having a dispensing outlet, a pliable or plastic bag for holding a hot or cold liquid having a rigid spout affixed thereto, means for detachably connecting the rigid spout to the dispensing outlet, and an insulating jacket detachably connected to the frame and enveloping the pliable or plastic bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Gary R. Allanson, Ann Marie Sullivan, Thomas C. Merle, John A. MacNeil, John Gundlach, John Costello
  • Tub-stool combination
    Patent number: 6415460
    Abstract: A device includes a base providing an upwardly-directed cavity having a mouth at an upper end thereof and configured to receive a portion of a child and to hold water. A lid is movably coupled to the base and movable into a tub position and a stool position, the lid extending angularly upward and away from the cavity to provide a back rest when in the tub position and the lid being disposed at least partially over the mouth and providing a substantially horizontal top surface when in the stool position. The base and lid provide a bathtub capable of holding a portion of a child therein and water for bathing the child when the lid is in the tub position and provide a step stool adapted to support the weight of a person standing on the substantially horizontal surface when in the stool position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: The First Years, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon R. Rossman, Bryan R. Hotaling, John A. MacNeil
  • Disposable storage and dispensing carafe
    Patent number: 6375040
    Abstract: An improved disposable storage and dispensing carafe which allows the easy transport and dispensing of a bulk volume of a hot or cold liquid in a throw-away container. The carafe comprises a rigid frame having a dispensing outlet, a pliable or plastic bag for holding a hot or cold liquid having a rigid spout affixed thereto, means for detachably connecting the rigid spout to the dispensing outlet, and an insulating jacket detachably connected to the frame and enveloping the pliable or plastic bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: International Dispensing Corporation
    Inventors: Gary R. Allanson, Ann Marie Sullivan, Thomas C. Merle, John A. MacNeil, John Gundlach, John Costello
  • Tub-stool combination
    Publication number: 20020020015
    Abstract: A device includes a base providing an upwardly-directed cavity having a mouth at an upper end thereof and configured to receive a portion of a child and to hold water. A lid is movably coupled to the base and movable into a tub position and a stool position, the lid extending angularly upward and away from the cavity to provide a back rest when in the tub position and the lid being disposed at least partially over the mouth and providing a substantially horizontal top surface when in the stool position. The base and lid provide a bathtub capable of holding a portion of a child therein and water for bathing the child when the lid is in the tub position and provide a step stool adapted to support the weight of a person standing on the substantially horizontal surface when in the stool position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: First Years Inc., The, a Delaware corporation
    Inventors: Jon R. Rossman, Bryan R. Hotaling, John A. MacNeil
  • Tub-stool combination
    Patent number: 6212706
    Abstract: A device includes a base providing an upwardly-directed cavity having a mouth at an upper end thereof and configured to receive a portion of a child and to hold water. A lid is movably coupled to the base and movable into a tub position and a stool position, the lid extending angularly upward and away from the cavity to provide a back rest when in the tub position and the lid being disposed at least partially over the mouth and providing a substantially horizontal top surface when in the stool position. The base and lid provide a bathtub capable of holding a portion of a child therein and water for bathing the child when the lid is in the tub position and provide a step stool adapted to support the weight of a person standing on the substantially horizontal surface when in the stool position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: First Years Inc.
    Inventors: Jon R. Rossman, Bryan R. Hotaling, John A. MacNeil
  • Storage and dispensing carafe
    Patent number: D469018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: International Dispensing Corp.
    Inventors: Gary R. Allanson, Ann Marie Sullivan, Thomas C. Merle, John A. MacNeil, John Gundlach, John Costello