Patents by Inventor Jan Hutton

Jan Hutton 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).

  • Articulating glide mechanism for asymmetric door operation
    Patent number: 6922871
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus for guiding movement of an object along a track. The apparatus includes an attachment member defining an opening. A bushing is positioned in the opening and the bushing is laterally moveable within the opening. A plunger is attached to the bushing and the plunger is configured to move towards and away from the bushing. A guide mechanism is pivotably attached to the plunger and the guide mechanism is moveable along the track. According to other aspects of the invention, a slider is used in combination with a roller as the guide mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Wrenn P. Holman, Chad L. Braunschweig, Robert W. Dost, Paul J. Wright, Jan Hutton, James G. Hutton
  • Articulating glide mechanism for asymmetric door operation
    Publication number: 20040117944
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus for guiding movement of an object along a track. The apparatus includes an attachment member defining an opening. A bushing is positioned in the opening and the bushing is laterally moveable within the opening. A plunger is attached to the bushing and the plunger is configured to move towards and away from the bushing. A guide mechanism is pivotably attached to the plunger and the guide mechanism is moveable along the track. According to other aspects of the invention, a slider is used in combination with a roller as the guide mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Wrenn P. Holman, Chad L. Braunschweig, Robert W. Dost, Paul J. Wright, James G. Hutton, Jan Hutton