Patents by Inventor Heather McEntee

Heather McEntee 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).

  • Retractable handle for a door or the like
    Patent number: 10280658
    Abstract: A retractable handle arrangement comprises a handle movable between stowed, deployed and operative states. That movement is controlled by a mechanism having first and second links each connected to a supporting structure and to the handle. At least one of those links is connected to the supporting structure by a joint defining a pivot axis that is movable is response to movement of the handle between the deployed state and the operative state. That movement of the pivot axis is used to unlatch a door or other closure associated with the handle, for example via a crank acting on a Bowden cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Charles Halliwell, Heather McEntee
  • RETRACTABLE HANDLE FOR A DOOR OR THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20130241215
    Abstract: A retractable handle arrangement comprises a handle movable between stowed, deployed and operative states. That movement is controlled by a mechanism having first and second links each connected to a supporting structure and to the handle. At least one of those links is connected to the supporting structure by a joint defining a pivot axis that is movable is response to movement of the handle between the deployed state and the operative state. That movement of the pivot axis is used to unlatch a door or other closure associated with the handle, for example via a crank acting on a Bowden cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: JAGUAR CARS LTD
    Inventors: Martin Charles Halliwell, Heather McEntee