Patents by Inventor Mark D. Howie

Mark D. Howie 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).

  • Slidable room assembly and method of installation
    Patent number: 7354088
    Abstract: A slidable room assembly comprises a vehicle body having an opening formed in an exterior wall, and a reciprocable slideout unit or compartment disposed in the opening and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position. Sliding movement of the slideout unit is controlled by means of a drive mechanism that includes two sets of cabling. The drive mechanism includes a frame installed about the opening in the vehicle body. The frame includes a header, a sill and two pre-assembled jambs. The pre-assembled jambs have a plurality of pulleys with a plurality of cables pre-installed inside the jambs around the pulleys. One end of the cables, attached to the slidable room, is pre-strung through a cable extension hole. The other end of the cables extends out an end of the jamb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Norco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard F. Garceau, Jeffrey P. Few, Mark D. Howie, James D. Smith, Jr.
  • Slidable room assembly and method of installation
    Patent number: 7040689
    Abstract: A slidable room assembly comprises a vehicle body having an opening formed in an exterior wall, and a reciprocable slideout unit or compartment disposed in the opening and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position. Sliding movement of the slideout unit is controlled by a drive mechanism that includes two sets of cabling. The drive mechanism includes a frame installed about the opening in the vehicle body. The frame includes a header, a sill and two pre-assembled jambs. The pre-assembled jambs have a plurality of pulleys with a plurality of cables pre-installed inside the jambs around the pulleys. One end of the cables, attached to the slidable room, is pre-strung through a cable extension hole. The other end of the cables extends out an end of the jamb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Norco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Few, Bernard F. Garceau, Mark D. Howie, James D. Smith, Jr.
  • Slidable room assembly and method of installation
    Publication number: 20040145204
    Abstract: A slidable room assembly comprises a vehicle body having an opening formed in an exterior wall, and a reciprocable slideout unit or compartment disposed in the opening and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position. Sliding movement of the slideout unit is controlled by means of a drive mechanism that includes two sets of cabling. The drive mechanism includes a frame installed about the opening in the vehicle body. The frame includes a header, a sill and two pre-assembled jambs. The pre-assembled jambs have a plurality of pulleys with a plurality of cables pre-installed inside the jambs around the pulleys. One end of the cables, attached to the slidable room, is pre-strung through a cable extension hole. The other end of the cables extends out an end of the jamb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Few, Bernard F. Garceau, Mark D. Howie, James D. Smith