Patents by Inventor Michael R. Youness

Michael R. Youness 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).

  • Plastic swingboard bracing panel
    Patent number: 4170946
    Abstract: A freight retaining device adapted to be positioned between opposite, vertical walls of a freight containing compartment, such as a railroad freight car. The device is in the form of a swingboard fabricated from a pair of plastic sheets each having a plurality of longitudinally disposed and laterally spaced ribs separated by integral webs. The sheets are joined in an abutting relationship such that the ribs project outwardly on opposite sides of the joined sheets while the sheet outer edges are fused to define a unitary member. The opposite, longitudinal ends of the unitary member are provided with means for releasably engaging supporting rails carried by the opposite, vertical walls of the freight containing compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1979
    Inventor: Michael R. Youness
  • Freight retaining panel for a railroad car
    Patent number: D253945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Inventor: Michael R. Youness