Patents by Inventor James W. Rinehart

James W. Rinehart 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).

  • Solar collectors
    Patent number: 4535756
    Abstract: A solar collector assembly is provided comprising an absorber means adapted to transfer heat to a fluid; a cover member; a housing adapted to contain said absorber means, said housing having a collar section around the periphery of said housing; and clamping means extending along the collar section to substantially uniformly bias the cover member toward the collar section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1985
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Rinehart, Frank W. Gilleland, Byron W. Engen
  • Tub-shower backwall and sidewall panel interlock
    Patent number: 4384377
    Abstract: Backwall and sidewall panels for assembly with a bathtub in the forming of a shower enclosure are molded with integral interlockable portions respectively thereon whereby the sidewall panel can be assembled with the backwall panel to provide firm engagement therebetween by the interengaging of the interlockable portions with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1983
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Calvert, Leslie A. Bowman, James W. Rinehart, Merritt W. Seymour