Patents by Inventor John R. Rowell

John R. Rowell 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: 20110304781
    Abstract: A video display concealment and viewing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a housing defined by a recessed area in a wall and a display opening in the recessed area; a video display cover operable between a revealed position in the opening and a concealed position to interchangeably rotate with a video display device, wherein one of the video display cover and the video display device is in the revealed position while the other is in the concealed position; a video display platform operable between an extended position and a retracted position and configured to hold the video display device flush with the wall in the extended position and hidden in the retracted position; a lift frame upon which the video display cover is conveyed between the revealed position and a concealed position; and a controller to control interchangeability between the video display cover and the video display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: John R. Rowell