Patents by Inventor Michael Neau

Michael Neau 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: 11037740
    Abstract: A lockout device for a switch assembly includes a body defining a bottom surface and a recess extending inward from the bottom surface to receive a toggle switch, first and second clamping portions disposed on first and second longitudinal sides of the recess, and an adjustable cleat member secured with the body and movable between a retracted position in which the cleat member is retained inward of the bottom surface of the body and an extended position in which the cleat member extends beyond the bottom surface of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Master Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael Neau, Andrew Bartel
  • Publication number: 20210050162
    Abstract: A lockout device for a switch assembly includes a body defining a bottom surface and a recess extending inward from the bottom surface to receive a toggle switch, first and second clamping portions disposed on first and second longitudinal sides of the recess, and an adjustable cleat member secured with the body and movable between a retracted position in which the cleat member is retained inward of the bottom surface of the body and an extended position in which the cleat member extends beyond the bottom surface of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Neau, Andrew Bartel
  • Patent number: 10648196
    Abstract: A lock assembly includes a lock body and a U-shaped shackle having a curved portion extending between first and second legs receivable in first and second shackle apertures in an upper portion of the lockbox body. The shackle has a guard wall affixed to an interior surface of the curved portion, the guard wall defining an interior arcuate wall surface extending forward and rearward from a central plane bisecting the shackle. The upper portion of the lock body includes first and second protruding projections at least partially surrounding the first and second shackle apertures and defining first and second upwardly diverging interior surfaces laterally aligned with the curved portion of the shackle. The lock body includes a latching mechanism configured to secure the shackle in a plurality of latched positions to adjust a distance between the first and second upwardly diverging interior surfaces and the curved portion of the shackle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Michael Neau, Glen Walter Brown, Lea Marie Plato
  • Publication number: 20190234113
    Abstract: A lock assembly includes a lock body and a U-shaped shackle having a curved portion extending between first and second legs receivable in first and second shackle apertures in an upper portion of the lockbox body. The shackle has a guard wall affixed to an interior surface of the curved portion, the guard wall defining an interior arcuate wall surface extending forward and rearward from a central plane bisecting the shackle. The upper portion of the lock body includes first and second protruding projections at least partially surrounding the first and second shackle apertures and defining first and second upwardly diverging interior surfaces laterally aligned with the curved portion of the shackle. The lock body includes a latching mechanism configured to secure the shackle in a plurality of latched positions to adjust a distance between the first and second upwardly diverging interior surfaces and the curved portion of the shackle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Neau, Glen Walter Brown, Lea Marie Plato
  • Patent number: D914618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Master Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael Neau, Andrew Bartel
  • Patent number: D979522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Michael Neau, Andrew Bartel
  • Patent number: D979523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Michael Neau, Andrew Bartel