Patents by Inventor Sean McGivern

Sean McGivern 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).

  • Publication number: 20060238662
    Abstract: A shelving unit is provided to be mounted on a television, such as a rear projection television, to enable a consumer to position audio/visual components on the television. The shelving unit comprises a mounting member adapted to be secured to a vertical wall extending from the back of the television housing's top surface or deck, a shelf securable to the mounting member to extend rearwardly from the television's vertical wall, and a leg member extending downwardly from the shelf and having a bottom end which engages the television sloped surface. The leg member has a length sufficient to maintain the shelf in a generally horizontal position. The mounting member is positioned on the television vertical wall such that the shelf is supported below the level of the television deck, and such that that audio/visual equipment can be operated either by its respective remote control or by control buttons on the audio/visual equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Sean McGivern, Peter Pace, Scott Bots
  • Patent number: 6382131
    Abstract: A kitty litter box is made from a unitary, one-piece blank is provided. The kitty litter box includes a first section, a second section, and an intermediate section which are hingedly connected together to be movable between a closed position and an opened position. The dimensions of the closed box are such that the closed kitty litter box can be stood upright on store shelves, allowing the stores to make for efficient use of shelf space. Handles are formed in the end walls of the kitty litter box which are movable between a first position in which the handles are coplanar with the end walls and a second position in which the handles are out of the plane of the end walls to facilitate carrying of the box. The handles include spaced apart legs and a cross-member extending between the legs. The handles define tabs on the end walls between the legs, and, when the handles extend up from the end walls, channels are formed in the end walls adjacent side edges of the tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Sean McGivern
  • Patent number: 5865140
    Abstract: A cat relief chamber includes a front, a back, a floor, a first side, a second side, and a roof. The front has a doorway formed therein to allow for a cat to enter and exit the chamber. The chamber is adapted to be sold as a substantially flat preform and then expanded by a consumer to a formed state. The floor of the preform is assembled such that the floor forms as the consumer expands the preform to form the chamber. The doorway is formed from a door panel in the front of the chamber. The door panel is pushed in along perforations. The door extends upwardly from the bottom of the chamber, and when pushed in, becomes a part of the floor of the chamber. The chamber can be formed easily and quickly by the consumer and without the use of glue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Katbox King, Inc.
    Inventor: Sean McGivern