Patents by Inventor Ronald J. MacNeil

Ronald J. MacNeil 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: 5494297
    Abstract: A lacrosse stick head comprising a frame and netting attached to the frame. The frame has two sidewalls extending from a throat portion to a mouth portion thereof. Each sidewall includes an upper wall section and a lower section having an inner wall segment, that extends inwardly towards the central longitudinal axis of the frame, and an outer wall segment that extends downwardly from the upper wall section. The inner wall segment is shorter than the outer wall segment and spaced a selected distance away from the mouth portion. Each outer wall segment has a bottom edge with holes therein, these holes being provided to attach the netting. In a preferred version, there are several side-by-side holes arranged in a row along one or both sides of a shank end portion of the head. These holes are used to secure and adjust several longitudinal thongs of the netting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Inventor: Ronald J. MacNeil
  • Patent number: RE37894
    Abstract: A lacrosse stick head comprising a frame and netting attached to the frame. The frame has two sidewalls extending from a throat portion to a mouth portion thereof. Each sidewall includes an upper wall section and a lower section having an inner wall segment, that extends inwardly towards the central longitudinal axis of the frame, and an other wall segment that extends downwardly from the upper wall section. The inner wall segment is shorter than the outer wall segment and spaced a selected distance away from the mouth portion. Each outer wall segment has a bottom edge with holes therein, those holes being provided to attach the netting. In a preferred version, there are several side-by-side holes arranged in a row along one or both sides of a shank end portion of the head. These holes are used to secure and adjust several longitudinal thongs of the netting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Shamrock Lacrosse, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald J. MacNeil