Patents by Inventor Eric John Parkes

Eric John Parkes 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).

  • Flexible plumbing assembly for a vehicle
    Patent number: 8668237
    Abstract: A flexible plumbing assembly for a vehicle having a main cabin portion with an extensible cabin portion that is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position includes a flexible hose having a fixed end connected to the fixed cabin portion and a moveable end connected to the movable cabin portion. The flexible plumbing assembly also includes a sliding structure for facilitating movement of the movable end with respect to the fixed end as the extensible cabin portion moves between the extended and retracted positions. The flexible hose and the sliding structure are disposed in a floor of the extensible cabin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Monaco RV, LLC
    Inventors: Eric John Parkes, Dale I. Allen, Jr.
  • FLEXIBLE PLUMBING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130062906
    Abstract: A flexible plumbing assembly for a vehicle having a main cabin portion with an extensible cabin portion that is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position includes a flexible hose having a fixed end connected to the fixed cabin portion and a moveable end connected to the movable cabin portion. The flexible plumbing assembly also includes a sliding structure for facilitating movement of the movable end with respect to the fixed end as the extensible cabin portion moves between the extended and retracted positions. The flexible hose and the sliding structure are disposed in a floor of the extensible cabin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Eric John Parkes, Dale l. Allen, JR.