Patents by Inventor John Desmond Clark
John Desmond Clark 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).
-
Publication number: 20240426130Abstract: Rooftop tent (10) for mounting to a vehicle (12). The rooftop tent (10) includes a base (14) configured for mounting to the vehicle (12), a cover (18) shaped to extend across the base (14), flexible walls (20) secured between the base (14) and the cover (18), at least one opening mechanism (24) configured to move the cover (18) relative to the base (14), and at least one retraction mechanism (26) configured to draw the walls (20) inwardly to be under the cover (18). The, or each, opening mechanism (24) is secured between the base (14) and the cover (18) to be outside of, and separate from, the walls (20). The, or each, opening mechanism (24) and the, or each, retraction mechanism (26) are operable concurrently to move the cover (18) towards the base (14) and simultaneously draw the walls (20) inwardly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Stuart Douglas SMART, James Somerville KING, John Desmond CLARK, Andrew Harry BROWN
-
Patent number: 12139086Abstract: Vehicle bumper assembly including a bumper body, a pair of lamp modules and one or more controllers. The bumper body is configured to be arranged at least partially across one of a front and rear end of the vehicle (not illustrated). The body defines opposed sides. The pair of lamp modules are mounted to the bumper body to be spaced from each other and towards one of the sides. Each lamp module includes one or more light emitting units arranged to extend at least partially across the lamp module. The, or each, controller is configured to operate one or both of the lamp modules to cause the one or more light emitting units to sequentially illuminate to indicate a turn direction of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: ARB CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Gavin Colgan-Smith, Robert Loane Dumaresq, John Desmond Clark, Andrew Harry Brown
-
Publication number: 20240367953Abstract: Disclosed is a housing (10) for a winch ring (12) carrying a cable (14). The winch ring (12) defines a central aperture (16) having an axis (18), and a peripheral region defining an annular groove (20) for receiving the cable (14). The housing (10) includes opposed gripping members (24) joined by at least one bridging portion (26). Each gripping member (24) is releasably mountable to a side of the winch ring (12) to position the at least one bridging portion (26) across the annular groove (20). The at least one bridging portion (26) is shaped to extend about the axis (18) to enclose a portion of the annular groove (20) to inhibit removal of the cable (14) from the winch ring (12). The gripping members (24) are mountable to the winch ring (12) to permit relative rotation of the peripheral region of the winch ring (12) and the housing (10) about the axis (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Daniel Jason Bongard, Andrew Harry Brown, John Desmond Clark
-
Patent number: 11925262Abstract: Runner assembly 10 for carrying a receptacle 12 towards and away from a structure 14. The runner assembly 10 includes: at least one pair of first bearings 16, each first bearing 16 being mountable to the structure 14 so that the first bearings 16 of the, or each, pair are spaced apart; an elongate runner 18 defining a longitudinal length and having an opposed pair of first tracks 22 spaced from each other, each first track 22 configured to cooperate with the first bearings 16 to allow the runner 18 to be carried by the first bearings 16; at least one second bearing 24 mounted to the runner 18; and an elongate track member 26 mountable to the receptacle 12, the track member 26 having a second track 28 defining at least one pair of opposed bearing surfaces 30, 31 spaced from each other and configured to cooperate with the at least one second bearing 24 to allow the track member 26 to be carried by the at least one second bearing 24.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: ARB CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Paul William Cooper, John Desmond Clark, Andrew Harry Brown
-
Publication number: 20230202384Abstract: Control device for controlling an auxiliary light mounted to a vehicle having a first manually operable user input device (not shown) operable to cause generating a first signal and a second signal. The control device includes: at least two inputs including a first input configured to receive the first signal, and a second input configured to receive the second signal; an output configured to operably couple to the light to provide a control signal to cause the driving light to illuminate; and a logic circuit coupling each input to the output. The logic circuit includes a nonmechanical electronic switch operable to generate the control signal and provide the control signal to the output. The logic circuit operates the switch to generate the control signal responsive to the first input receiving the first signal, and the second input receiving the second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Andrew Harry Brown, John Desmond CLARK, Simon John William STICKNEY
-
Publication number: 20230097306Abstract: Runner assembly 10 for carrying a receptacle 12 towards and away from a structure 14. The runner assembly 10 includes: at least one pair of first bearings 16, each first bearing 16 being mountable to the structure 14 so that the first bearings 16 of the, or each, pair are spaced apart; an elongate runner 18 defining a longitudinal length and having an opposed pair of first tracks 22 spaced from each other, each first track 22 configured to cooperate with the first bearings 16 to allow the runner 18 to be carried by the first bearings 16; at least one second bearing 24 mounted to the runner 18; and an elongate track member 26 mountable to the receptacle 12, the track member 26 having a second track 28 defining at least one pair of opposed bearing surfaces 30, 31 spaced from each other and configured to cooperate with the at least one second bearing 24 to allow the track member 26 to be carried by the at least one second bearing 24.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Paul William COOPER, John Desmond CLARK, Andrew Harry BROWN
-
Patent number: 11603833Abstract: Air compressor 10 for a vehicle, including at least one cooling duct 30 arranged to convey air from outside of the compressor 10, alongside a sealable chamber 28 containing a motor 22, alongside a cylinder 12, and through a cylinder head 18 to emit from at least one exhaust 32 spaced from an air inlet 20, and a fan 34 operable to impel air through the, or each, cooling duct 30. Alternatively or additionally, the compressor 10 includes a sensor 56 arranged to sense a critical parameter of the compressor 10, and a controller in communication with the motor 22 and the sensor 56, the controller configured to control operation of the motor 22 to adjust a rotational speed of a shaft 24 responsive to receiving a sensed value from the sensor 56.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Andrew Harry Brown, Daniel Jason Bongard, Samuel Benjamin Steward, Anthony Joseph Dervaric, John Desmond Clark
-
Publication number: 20230069186Abstract: Vehicle bumper assembly including a bumper body, a pair of lamp modules and one or more controllers. The bumper body is configured to be arranged at least partially across one of a front and rear end of the vehicle (not illustrated). The body defines opposed sides. The pair of lamp modules are mounted to the bumper body to be spaced from each other and towards one of the sides. Each lamp module includes one or more light emitting units arranged to extend at least partially across the lamp module. The, or each, controller is configured to operate one or both of the lamp modules to cause the one or more light emitting units to sequentially illuminate to indicate a turn direction of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Gavin COLGAN-SMITH, Robert Loane DUMARESQ, John Desmond CLARK, Andrew Harry BROWN
-
Patent number: 11584310Abstract: Drawer assembly for mounting to a cargo area of a vehicle. The drawer assembly includes: a drawer body defining a longitudinal axis and configured to be mounted to a track system to allow moving towards and away from the cargo area along the longitudinal axis; and a utility module pivotally mounted to the drawer body about an axis arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The utility module is pivotable between a storage position, where the utility module is received within the drawer body, and an access position, where the utility module is arranged to extend away from the drawer body.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Paul William Cooper, John Desmond Clark, Andrew Harry Brown
-
Publication number: 20220379825Abstract: Assembly 18 for securing a bundle of electrical wiring 26 through a roof 12 of a vehicle and a roof rack 10 for supporting a load relative to the roof 12. The roof rack 10 includes an elongate member 14 configured to support the load, one or more mounting mechanisms 16 configured to mount the elongate member 14 to the roof 12, and the assembly 18. The assembly 18 includes a body 20 configured to be placed across a hole 22 defined in the roof 12, the body 20 defining a wiring aperture 24 extending through the body 20, electrical wiring 26 arranged through the wiring aperture 24 and fixed to the body 20, a securing mechanism 28 for releasably securing the body 20 to the roof 12, and a boot 30 configured to cover the body 20, connect to the elongate member 14, and carry the wiring 26 from the body 20 to the elongate member 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Andrew Guy MENEGAZZO, James Kenneth Robert LUKE, John Desmond CLARK, Andrew Harry BROWN
-
Patent number: 11330903Abstract: A receptacle runner assembly including a pair of opposed sub-assemblies configured to be arranged in a spaced relationship at opposed sides of the receptacle, each sub-assembly including a runner configured to be carried along a first track to be movable in a first direction, a first linkage being pivotally connectable to each of the receptacle and the runner, a bearing securable relative to the receptacle, and a bearing surface configured to be arranged, in use, to extend transverse to the first direction to allow carrying the bearing, wherein the bearings and bearing surfaces are configured to cooperate to displace the receptacle in a direction perpendicular to the first direction while the runners are moving in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Simon John William Stickney, James Kenneth Robert Luke, John Desmond Clark, Andrew Harry Brown
-
Publication number: 20220055545Abstract: Drawer assembly for mounting to a cargo area of a vehicle. The drawer assembly includes: a drawer body defining a longitudinal axis and configured to be mounted to a track system to allow moving towards and away from the cargo area along the longitudinal axis; and a utility module pivotally mounted to the drawer body about an axis arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The utility module is pivotable between a storage position, where the utility module is received within the drawer body, and an access position, where the utility module is arranged to extend away from the drawer body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Paul William COOPER, John Desmond CLARK, Andrew Harry BROWN
-
Publication number: 20210259417Abstract: Runner assembly 10 for carrying a receptacle 12 towards and away from a structure 14. The runner assembly 10 includes: at least one pair of first bearings 16, each first bearing 16 being mountable to the structure 14 so that the first bearings 16 of the, or each, pair are spaced apart; an elongate runner 18 defining a longitudinal length and having an opposed pair of first tracks 22 spaced from each other, each first track 22 configured to cooperate with the first bearings 16 to allow the runner 18 to be carried by the first bearings 16; at least one second bearing 24 mounted to the runner 18; and an elongate track member 26 mountable to the receptacle 12, the track member 26 having a second track 28 defining at least one pair of opposed bearing surfaces 30, 31 spaced from each other and configured to cooperate with the at least one second bearing 24 to allow the track member 26 to be carried by the at least one second bearing 24.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Paul William COOPER, John Desmond CLARK, Andrew Harry BROWN
-
Publication number: 20210190056Abstract: Air compressor 10 for a vehicle, including at least one cooling duct 30 arranged to convey air from outside of the compressor 10, alongside a sealable chamber 28 containing a motor 22, alongside a cylinder 12, and through a cylinder head 18 to emit from at least one exhaust 32 spaced from an air inlet 20, and a fan 34 operable to impel air through the, or each, cooling duct 30. Alternatively or additionally, the compressor 10 includes a sensor 56 arranged to sense a critical parameter of the compressor 10, and a controller in communication with the motor 22 and the sensor 56, the controller configured to control operation of the motor 22 to adjust a rotational speed of a shaft 24 responsive to receiving a sensed value from the sensor 56.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Andrew Harry BROWN, Daniel Jason BONGARD, Anthony Joseph DERVARIC, Samuel Benjamin STEWARD, John Desmond CLARK
-
Patent number: D921546Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: ARB CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Andrew Harry Brown, John Desmond Clark, Gavin Smith
-
Patent number: D1015966Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: ARB CORPORATION LTDInventors: Gavin James Colgan-Smith, John Desmond Clark, Andrew Harry Brown
-
Patent number: D1030579Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: ARB Corporation LtdInventors: Gavin James Colgan-Smith, John Desmond Clark, Andrew Harry Brown
-
Patent number: D1037989Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: ARB CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Paul William Cooper, John Desmond Clark, Andrew Harry Brown
-
Patent number: D1055799Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Robert Loane Dumaresq, Gavin James Smith, John Desmond Clark, Andrew Harry Brown
-
Patent number: D1055800Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: ARB Corporation LimitedInventors: Robert Loane Dumaresq, Gavin James Smith, John Desmond Clark, Andrew Harry Brown