Patents by Inventor Mervyn G. Hackney

Mervyn G. Hackney 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).

  • Collection bin for automobile seat pocket
    Patent number: 9114734
    Abstract: A collection bin for use in a vehicle has a body defining an interior space and an opening top rim, the rim being substantially rigid so as remain open without force to overcome a closure, and having a hanging flap attached to an edge of the opening rim which depends towards a bottom of the body such that the hanging flap can be received in a seat back pocket of a vehicle seat, wherein the hanging flap attachment is substantially along the full length of an edge of the opening rim. Optionally, the hanging flap may depend a full depth of the body, and may have break-way sections to shorten it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Inventor: Mervyn G. Hackney
  • Collection Bin for Automobile Seat Pocket
    Publication number: 20140368005
    Abstract: A collection bin for use in a vehicle has a body defining an interior space and an opening top rim, the rim being substantially rigid so as remain open without force to overcome a closure, and having a hanging flap attached to an edge of the opening rim which depends towards a bottom of the body such that the hanging flap can be received in a seat back pocket of a vehicle seat, wherein the hanging flap attachment is substantially along the full length of an edge of the opening rim. Optionally, the hanging flap may depend a full depth of the body, and may have break-way sections to shorten it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Mervyn G. Hackney