Patents by Inventor Kenneth L. McMillin

Kenneth L. McMillin 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: 6478308
    Abstract: Door edge seal and retainer assemblies, particularly adapted for swing doors of motor truck and similar cargo containers, include elongated channel shaped retainer parts adapted to be mounted on the panel edges of the cargo container doors and comprising generally channel shaped members adapted to be secured to the panel edges. One or more elongated seal lip parts are integrally joined to the retainer part and may be cut away to provide access to one or more slots formed on the retainer part to receive flanges of replacement seal lip members for mounting the replacement seal lip members on the retainer parts without removing them from the panel edge in the event of damage to the original seal lip parts. The integral seal lip parts and retainer parts are preferably coextruded of polyvinylchloride wherein the lip parts are more flexible and of a lower hardness than the retainer part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Overhead Door Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth L. McMillin, Alfred T. Dietrich
  • Patent number: 5590437
    Abstract: A wound broom including an elongated tubular handle formed of metal and a plastic cover extending over an exterior surface of the handle. A plurality of elongated ribs are provided extending along the length of the handle, the ribs being defined by alternating lands and grooves. The lands include sharp edges and are spaced from each other a predetermined distance to provide a desired tactile feel for the handle and to facilitate gripping of the handle in a winding operation for the broom. In addition, a plastic plug and insert is provided in an end of the handle. The plug is provided with an aperture for receiving the leading end of a winding wire for facilitating initiation of a winding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Vining Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth L. McMillin