Patents by Inventor Stephen Kane
Stephen Kane 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).
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Publication number: 20260264589Abstract: A seat cushion for placement on an upholstered seat of a vehicle has a left lower body surface portion and a right lower body surface portion, separated by a center lower body surface portion. The left lower body surface portion is upwardly and leftwardly sloped. The right lower body surface portion is upwardly and rightwardly sloped. The sloped surfaces better conform the lower body surface side bolsters of the upholstered vehicle seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2025Publication date: September 10, 2026Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: David F. MACNEIL, Stephen KANE
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Publication number: 20260248310Abstract: Left and right foot images on a general upper surface of a spray mat are mesas that are created by laser-etching a mold surface. The distances between peripheral margins of the mat and the left and right foot images are large enough to catch overspray from the application of sunblock, insect repellent and the like. A bottom surface of an outer flange is placed in an interference fit with the floor or supporting substrate. The outer flange may be hollow and supported by spaced-apart peripheral ribs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2025Publication date: August 27, 2026Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: David F. MACNEIL, Stephen KANE
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Patent number: 12678018Abstract: A sloping upper surface of a dish mat is supported by nonrectangular support ribs, whose depth decreases as a function of distance from the back of the dish mat body. Angled ribs in a left portion and in a right portion of the upper surface direct fluid to a central channel, which in turn directs the fluid to a spillway. The spillway forwardly and downwardly extends into a sink at which the dish mat has been positioned.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventor: Stephen Kane
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Publication number: 20260182820Abstract: A dish drying mat has elongate spaced-apart ribs upwardly extending from a general upper surface, and spaced-apart dimples downwardly extending from a general lower surface. The lateral locations of the ribs and the dimples do not intersect. A lower portion of a marginal wall has at least one gap so as to communicate a continuous lower volume below the general lower surface to the atmosphere beyond the peripheral margin of the mat. At rounded corners, the peripheral wall has inwardly concave surfaces which are sized to fit to a thumb or finger of a user's hand when grasping or cleaning the mat.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2026Publication date: July 2, 2026Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventor: Stephen KANE
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Publication number: 20260174259Abstract: An axial length of a shaft shank of a hanger hook portion exceeds the axial length of a receiver formed in a hanger body. In assembly, this permits a barb terminating the shaft to be overdriven beyond the receiver, such that an upwardly facing second bushing surface of the barb is temporarily axially spaced from a downwardly facing first bushing surface of the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2026Publication date: June 25, 2026Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Stephen KANE, Frederick W. MASANEK, JR.
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Patent number: 12642379Abstract: A downwardly facing first bushing surface is formed on a lower end of a cylindrical receiver surface of a hanger body. A barb formed on the end of a shank of a hook portion has an upwardly facing second bushing surface. The second bushing surface supports the hanger body through the first bushing surface. The first bushing surface is rotationally slidable on the second bushing surface, permitting the hanger body, and an article suspended by it, to assume any of a number of angular positions relative to a display bar axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2024Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Stephen Kane, Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
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Publication number: 20260131708Abstract: A protector integrally molded of a thermoplastic elastomer has a seat panel and a back panel. In use the seat panel conforms to a vehicle seat pan and the back panel conforms to a vehicle seat back. The back and seat panels are adapted to receive a child car seat thereon. Strap holes near the upper margin of the back panel may receive a strap for securing the upper margin of the back panel to the vehicle seat. A hinge panel joining the seat panel to the back panel may have one or more parallel grooves to create subpanels of the hinge panel, each of which may be at an angle to the others. The hinge panel may have a reduced width to permit access to child car seat anchors in the vehicle seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2024Publication date: May 14, 2026Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Stephen KANE, Keehoon YOO
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Patent number: 12622568Abstract: A dish drying mat has elongate spaced-apart ribs upwardly extending from a general upper surface, and spaced-apart dimples downwardly extending from a general lower surface. The lateral locations of the ribs and the dimples do not intersect. A lower portion of a marginal wall has at least one gap so as to communicate a continuous lower volume below the general lower surface to the atmosphere beyond the peripheral margin of the mat. At rounded corners, the peripheral wall has inwardly concave surfaces which are sized to fit to a thumb or finger of a user's hand when grasping or cleaning the mat.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2024Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventor: Stephen Kane
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Publication number: 20260123755Abstract: A seat cushion is integrally formed of a foamed elastomer. A hand cavity, by which the cushion may be carried, is positioned underneath a ridge of the cushion body. A flexible hanger strap may be threaded through a strap hole that extends from a ceiling of the hand cavity to the upper surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2024Publication date: May 7, 2026Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: David F. MACNEIL, Stephen KANE
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Publication number: 20260047743Abstract: A sloping upper surface of a dish mat is supported by nonrectangular support ribs, whose depth decreases as a function of distance from the back of the dish mat body. Angled ribs in a left portion and in a right portion of the upper surface direct fluid to a central channel, which in turn directs the fluid to a spillway. The spillway forwardly and downwardly extends into a sink at which the dish mat has been positioned.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2024Publication date: February 19, 2026Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventor: Stephen KANE
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Publication number: 20260047744Abstract: A dish drying mat has elongate spaced-apart ribs upwardly extending from a general upper surface, and spaced-apart dimples downwardly extending from a general lower surface. The lateral locations of the ribs and the dimples do not intersect. A lower portion of a marginal wall has at least one gap so as to communicate a continuous lower volume below the general lower surface to the atmosphere beyond the peripheral margin of the mat. At rounded corners, the peripheral wall has inwardly concave surfaces which are sized to fit to a thumb or finger of a user's hand when grasping or cleaning the mat.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2024Publication date: February 19, 2026Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventor: Stephen KANE
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Publication number: 20260013655Abstract: A downwardly facing first bushing surface is formed on a lower end of a cylindrical receiver surface of a hanger body. A barb formed on the end of a shank of a hook portion has an upwardly facing second bushing surface. The second bushing surface supports the hanger body through the first bushing surface. The first bushing surface is rotationally slidable on the second bushing surface, permitting the hanger body, and an article suspended by it, to assume any of a number of angular positions relative to a display bar axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2024Publication date: January 15, 2026Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Stephen KANE, Frederick W. MASANEK, JR.
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Publication number: 20260009271Abstract: A wall protector molded from an elastomer has a front panel and ribs extending rearwardly from the front panel. Most of the rear edges of the ribs are forwardly displaced from a back plane of the body, thereby accommodating some rearward displacement of the front panel when impacted by a moving object such as a vehicle door. The wall protector may be removably affixed to a structure, such as a garage wall, by ball-and-socket fasteners.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: January 8, 2026Applicant: MACNEIL IP LLCInventor: Stephen KANE
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Patent number: 12516560Abstract: A wall protector molded from an elastomer has a front panel and ribs extending rearwardly from the front panel. Most of the rear edges of the ribs are forwardly displaced from a back plane of the body, thereby accommodating some rearward displacement of the front panel when impacted by a moving object such as a vehicle door. The wall protector may be removably affixed to a structure, such as a garage wall, by ball-and-socket fasteners.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2024Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventor: Stephen Kane
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Patent number: D1071462Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventors: Stephen Kane, Ryan Granger
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Patent number: D1116490Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2024Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventor: Stephen Kane
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Patent number: D1127568Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2024Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLCInventor: Stephen Kane
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Patent number: D1136449Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventor: Stephen Kane
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Patent number: D1136909Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2024Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventor: Stephen Kane
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Patent number: D1137961Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2024Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventor: Stephen Kane