Patents by Inventor David Wayne Brooks

David Wayne Brooks 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).

  • Convertible top mechanism with inwardly articulating rearmost lateral rails
    Patent number: 7287801
    Abstract: A three-dimensional four bar linkage mechanism is described which provides in and out movement of the rear corners of a convertible top as the top is being lowered or extended which allows the storage space for the retracted top to be smaller in width than the width of the foot print of the top when extended. A drag link which is hinged at one end to one bar and connected by a ball joint to a second bar which in turn is obliquely hinged to a third bar provides the three-dimensional action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Inventors: Albert W. Harrison, III, David Wayne Brooks, Joseph Frank