Patents by Inventor Philip R. McDowell

Philip R. McDowell 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).

  • Patent number: 4368902
    Abstract: A restraint system for a vehicle bunk is combined with a privacy and light-excluding curtain to provide a system which is easily engaged and disengaged from the inside of the bunk. The bottom edge of the upwardly openable center curtain panel is closed only with securement of the bottom ends of restraint straps, so that the restraint system is used whenever the curtain is fully closed. The lower ends of the restraint straps are simply slipped through loops at the inside surface of the curtain panel, just above the latching devices at the ends of the restraint straps, so that connection of the restraint to the curtain is easily and efficiently accomplished, and separation of the two is easily made when desired. Depending storage straps are provided for storing the curtain, with or without the restraint straps, in raised, rolled-up condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Assignee: Paccar Inc.
    Inventor: Philip R. McDowell
  • Patent number: D376916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: McDowell Bros
    Inventors: Philip R. McDowell, Robert W. McDowell, Matthew F. McDowell