Patents by Inventor Richard Ward Hetherington

Richard Ward Hetherington 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).

  • Methods and systems for sliding windows and doors
    Patent number: 7246411
    Abstract: An adjustable mechanism for sliding panels, such as sliding windows and doors is disclosed. One embodiment comprises adjustable buttons that extend from a housing positioned in the sliding panel. The adjustable threaded buttons of the present invention provide a surface having reduced friction that extends from the bottom edge of a window or door and that can slide along a track supporting the window or door. In addition to providing a mechanism to facilitate horizontal sliding of a window or door, the adjustable buttons may be used to set the height of the sliding window or door as it sits in its frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Jeld-Wen, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Campbell, Richard Ward Hetherington
  • Methods and systems for sliding windows and doors
    Publication number: 20050132532
    Abstract: An adjustable mechanism for sliding panels, such as sliding windows and doors is disclosed. One embodiment comprises adjustable buttons that extend from a housing positioned in the sliding panel. The adjustable threaded buttons of the present invention provide a surface having reduced friction that extends from the bottom edge of a window or door and that can slide along a track supporting the window or door. In addition to providing a mechanism to facilitate horizontal sliding of a window or door, the adjustable buttons may be used to set the height of the sliding window or door as it sits in its frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Kevin Campbell, Richard Ward Hetherington