Patents by Inventor Steve McCluer

Steve McCluer 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: 6401946
    Abstract: An integral spill containment system for a composite battery stand having a shelf adapted to receive at least one battery subject to leaking electrolyte, a method of containing the electrolyte and a composite battery stand incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes (1) an aperture, located in the shelf, adapted to channel the electrolyte away from the shelf and (2) a removable tray, located under the shelf and within a footprint of the battery stand, adapted to collect the electrolyte via the aperture thereby containing the electrolyte within the footprint of the battery stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Inventors: Subhas Chandra Chalasani, Keith Bruce Kelley, Roy Kuipers, Steve McCluer, K. A. Murugesamoorthi
  • Patent number: 5031372
    Abstract: A framework assembly that consists of a multiplicity of vertical and horizontal frame members that are interconnected in a locking arrangement to provide a plurality of sealed compartments that are formed within a peripheral framework wherein glass blocks are readily mounted to define a glass-block wall structure held together by the frame members without the need for cement grout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Inventor: Steve McCluer