Patents by Inventor Neal McFarland

Neal McFarland 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: 8858309
    Abstract: A louver for directing airflow in a refrigerated display case, and a refrigerated display case employing a louver. In some embodiments, the louver includes a plurality of fins positioned to define a plurality of channels therebetween through which airflow can be directed substantially in a first direction. Each fin can be elongated in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction to define a length. Each fin can include an inlet end and an outlet end in a cross-section taken along the length. The louver can further include a curved inlet profile defined by the inlet ends of the plurality of fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Hussman Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Donald Grassmuck, Garrick Neal McFarland, Scott Eugene Miller
  • Publication number: 20090223237
    Abstract: A louver for directing airflow in a refrigerated display case, and a refrigerated display case employing a louver. In some embodiments, the louver includes a plurality of fins positioned to define a plurality of channels therebetween through which airflow can be directed substantially in a first direction. Each fin can be elongated in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction to define a length. Each fin can include an inlet end and an outlet end in a cross-section taken along the length. The louver can further include a curved inlet profile defined by the inlet ends of the plurality of fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Donald Grassmuck, Garrick Neal McFarland, Scott Eugene Miller
  • Patent number: 7497770
    Abstract: A louver for directing airflow in a refrigerated display case, and a refrigerated display case employing a louver. In some embodiments, the louver includes a plurality of fins positioned to define a plurality of channels therebetween through which airflow can be directed substantially in a first direction. Each fin can be elongated in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction to define a length. Each fin can include an inlet end and an outlet end in a cross-section taken along the length. The louver can further include a curved inlet profile defined by the inlet ends of the plurality of fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Donald Grassmuck, Garrick Neal McFarland, Scott Eugene Miller
  • Patent number: D665841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Randal Williamson, Neal McFarland, John Gassett, Edmund James, III, Gina Johns, Steven Komplin, Johnnie Coffey
  • Patent number: D667491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Randal S. Williamson, Neal McFarland, John Gassett, Edmund James, III, Gina Johns, Steven Komplin, Johnnie Coffey