Patents by Inventor John Irelan

John Irelan 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: 4842325
    Abstract: A towable vehicle which includes a pivoting access door. The access door is connected to the vehicle frame for pivotal movement between a vertical closed position, and a horizontal, open position wherein the door is supported by the vehicle frame and acts as a step. The vehicle may also include a storage access door which slides outwardly of the vehicle then pivots along an axial arm to provide access to a storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: Coachmen Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Irelan
  • Patent number: 4463982
    Abstract: Retractable extension for a recreational vehicle including two side wall panels, an end panel and a roof panel. Each panel is of solid construction with the wall panels pivoting on a base panel to a horizontal folded position, the end panel has a compound sliding and pivoting connection with the roof panel and both are jointly folded from in-use position to horizontal position. The stacked panels are then telescoped within a recreational vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: Coachmen Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Irelan
  • Patent number: 4448453
    Abstract: In a recreational vehicle (10) a pair of pivotally mounted solid wall panels (16,18) which are selectively power (40) actuated by two pairs of operating levers, (16a,18a,16a,18a) between horizontal transit position and upright in-use position, a roof (20) which is raisable and lowerable between transit and in-use positions by compound linkages (144,146) connected one to each of the corners (140) of the roof (20) and at the opposite end (150) to a mid portion of the associated operating lever. There is thus coordinated by a single power actuating means (40) the concurrent hinge movements of the wall panels (16,18) and rectilinear vertical movement of the roof (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Coachmen Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John Irelan, Wilbur E. Peterson
  • Patent number: D299629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Coachmen Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Irelan