Patents Assigned to HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL, CO.
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Patent number: 9656699Abstract: A trailer having an aerodynamic skirt that includes a valve access panel is disclosed. The trailer includes a tank for transporting cargo and a valve at the base of the tank for accessing unloading the cargo from the trailer. The aerodynamic skirt extends along a first side of the trailer body that includes the valve and a valve access panel that is configured to cover the valve when closed and to allow access to the valve when open. The apparatus also includes a trailer brake interlock that is communicatively coupled to the valve access panel and a trailer brake to restrict motion of the trailer when the valve access panel is open and to permit motion of the trailer when the valve access panel is closed.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL, CO.Inventor: Brian Polgrean
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Patent number: 9566892Abstract: A tank trailer for transporting corrosive fluids is disclosed that includes a chassis and one or more cradle supports supporting a corrosion-resistant tank. The chassis is formed from a first material that is a high-strength material. The corrosion-resistant tank has a substantially cylindrical body and a plurality of ring supports, with each such ring support surrounding and reinforcing at least a portion of the cylindrical body. The ring supports may be formed from a material that is the same as, or similar to, the first material used to form the chassis. The first material and second material are joined at interfaces between (1) the cylindrical body and the cradle supports and (2) the cylindrical body and the ring supports. The interfaces comprise a third material that is compatible with the first material and the second material.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Heil Trailer International, Co.Inventors: Bryan Yielding, Brian Polgrean
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Patent number: 9527423Abstract: A container for particulate materials that is adapted to be mounted on a trailer for transport on a roadway includes a plurality of hoppers, a shell that is disposed over the plurality of hoppers, and an internal U-shaped divider plate between each pair of adjacent hoppers.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Heil Trailer International, Co.Inventor: Bryan Yielding
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Publication number: 20160144766Abstract: A container for particulate materials that is adapted to be mounted on a trailer for transport on a roadway includes a plurality of hoppers, a shell that is disposed over the plurality of hoppers, and an internal U-shaped divider plate between each pair of adjacent hoppers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: Heil Trailer International, Co.Inventor: Bryan Yielding
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Patent number: 9266459Abstract: A container for particulate materials that is adapted to be mounted on a trailer for transport on a roadway includes a plurality of hoppers, a shell that is disposed over the plurality of hoppers, and an internal U-shaped divider plate between each pair of adjacent hoppers.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Heil Trailer International Co.Inventor: Bryan Yielding
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Patent number: 9090294Abstract: A system and method aerodynamic fairings including a gap fairing. The gap fairing includes multiple panels. The multiple panels are interconnected utilizing connectors to form a half conical shape extending from a front portion of a trailer. The gap fairing also includes supports connected to the multiple panels through support structure of the trailer.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL, CO.Inventors: James Michael Johnson, Robert Joseph Winder, Sean Graham
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Patent number: 8944490Abstract: A system and method for aerodynamic fairings including an undercarriage fairing. The undercarriage fairing includes multiple panels including at least two front panels and at least two rear panels. The at least two front panels are connected in a front portion under the trailer. The at least two rear panels are positioned in front of a wheel undercarriage at sides of the trailer. One of the at least two front panels and one of the at least two rear panels are interconnected on both sides of the trailer. The undercarriage fairing further includes supports connected to the frame of the trailer. The supports are connected to the at least two rear panels.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Heil Trailer International, Co.Inventors: James Michael Johnson, Robert Joseph Winder, Sean Graham
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Publication number: 20140284963Abstract: A system and method aerodynamic fairings including a gap fairing. The gap fairing includes multiple panels. The multiple panels are interconnected utilizing connectors to form a half conical shape extending from a front portion of a trailer. The gap fairing also includes supports connected to the multiple panels through support structure of the trailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Heil Trailer International, Co.Inventors: James Michael Johnson, Robert Joseph Winder, Sean Graham
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Publication number: 20130127203Abstract: A system and method aerodynamic fairings including a gap fairing. The gap fairing includes multiple panels. The multiple panels are interconnected utilizing connectors to form a half conical shape extending from a front portion of a trailer. The gap fairing also includes supports connected to the multiple panels through support structure of the trailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL, CO.Inventor: HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL, CO.
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Publication number: 20130127204Abstract: A system and method for aerodynamic fairings including an undercarriage fairing. The undercarriage fairing includes multiple panels including at least two front panels and at least two rear panels. The at least two front panels are connected in a front portion under the trailer. The at least two rear panels are positioned in front of a wheel undercarriage at sides of the trailer. One of the at least two front panels and one of the at least two rear panels are interconnected on both sides of the trailer. The undercarriage fairing further includes supports connected to the frame of the trailer. The supports are connected to the at least two rear panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL, CO.Inventor: Heil Trailer International, Co.