Patents by Inventor Howard BARBER

Howard BARBER 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).

  • Moveable panel system for non-parallel tracks
    Patent number: 9827837
    Abstract: A moveable panel system for a vehicle comprises: non-parallel tracks on a body of the vehicle, the body having an opening; a panel sized to cover the opening; a transverse guide member on the panel; and compensation drive mechanisms that couple the panel to the respective non-parallel tracks, each of the compensation drive mechanisms moveable along the transverse guide member and moveable in one of the non-parallel tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: TESLA, INC.
    Inventors: Howard Barber, Steve Klotz, Paul Connolly
  • MOVEABLE PANEL SYSTEM FOR NON-PARALLEL TRACKS
    Publication number: 20170282697
    Abstract: A moveable panel system for a vehicle comprises: non-parallel tracks on a body of the vehicle, the body having an opening; a panel sized to cover the opening; a transverse guide member on the panel; and compensation drive mechanisms that couple the panel to the respective non-parallel tracks, each of the compensation drive mechanisms moveable along the transverse guide member and moveable in one of the non-parallel tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Howard BARBER, Steve KLOTZ, Paul CONNOLLY