Patents by Inventor Gerard G. Betz, II
Gerard G. Betz, II 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).
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Publication number: 20240084907Abstract: An enhanced low noise relief valve renders the anodizing processing irrelevant to the low leakage nature of the valve member based on the tolerance between the tube portion of the valve member and the inlet bore of the machined housing. This is accomplished by providing an additional valve stem holder that acts as a stem holder through which at least part of the tube portion of the valve member extends, with the stem holder instead of the valve member tube being located adjacent to the bore of the machined housing. The stem holder does not need to be subject to the anodizing process, and therefore a tight tolerance between the valve member and stem holder provides adequate leakage control, and the anodizing process applied to the machined housing otherwise is separated from the location where leakage tolerance is critical.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Anthony F. White, David Walter Zuk
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Publication number: 20230257194Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a cab and a body assembly disposed behind the cab. The body assembly includes an ejector and a body at least partially defining a hopper volume and a storage volume. The ejector includes a wall at least partially defining an opening and a coupling pivotally and fixedly coupling a panel to the wall. The wall is movable within the storage volume between a frontmost position and a rearmost position. The panel extends at least partially across the opening when in a closed position. The panel is angularly offset relative to the closed position when in the open position. The ejector is configured to fully eject refuse from the storage volume when the wall is in the rearmost position. The hopper volume extends between the wall and the cab when the wall is in the frontmost position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Yanming Hou, Gregory H. McCarty
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Patent number: 11667469Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis and a body assembly. The body assembly includes a series of panels configured to contain a volume of refuse therein and an ejector. The panels define a hopper volume and a storage volume. The ejector is configured to fully eject refuse from the storage volume. The ejector includes a wall at least partially defining an opening and a coupling pivotally and fixedly coupling a panel to the wall. The wall is movable within the storage volume. The panel is repositionable relative to the wall between a closed position and an open position. The panel extends at least partially across the opening when in the closed position and is angularly offset relative to the closed position when in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Yanming Hou, Gregory H. McCarty
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Patent number: 11414830Abstract: The present Application discloses a trenching device with two operational modes, Mode 1 and mode 2. In Mode 1, the trenching lever is disengaged, the device does not trench, but only functions as a transporting unit in a forward direction with a maximum speed. In Mode 2, the trenching lever is engaged, the device starts trenching, but stops functioning as a transporting unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: The Toro CompanyInventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Ryan W. Cunningham, James Kuemper, Michael H. Benedict
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Publication number: 20210086991Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis and a body assembly. The body assembly includes a series of panels configured to contain a volume of refuse therein and an ejector. The panels define a hopper volume and a storage volume. The ejector is configured to fully eject refuse from the storage volume. The ejector includes a wall at least partially defining an opening and a coupling pivotally and fixedly coupling a panel to the wall. The wall is movable within the storage volume. The panel is repositionable relative to the wall between a closed position and an open position. The panel extends at least partially across the opening when in the closed position and is angularly offset relative to the closed position when in the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Yanming Hou, Gregory H. McCarty
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Patent number: 10858184Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis and a body assembly. The body assembly includes a series of panels configured to contain a volume of refuse therein, a ramp, and an ejector. The panels define a hopper volume and a storage volume. The ramp is disposed within the hopper volume. The ejector is configured to fully eject refuse from the storage volume. The ejector includes a wall at least partially defining an opening within a plane and a coupling pivotally and fixedly coupling a panel to the wall. The wall is movable within the storage volume. The panel is selectively rotatable relative to the wall between a closed position and an open position. The panel extends at least partially across the opening when selectively rotated into the closed position and is angularly offset relative to the plane of the opening when selectively rotated into the open position.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Yanming Hou, Gregory H. McCarty
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Publication number: 20200199845Abstract: The present Application discloses a trenching device with two operational modes, Mode 1 and mode 2. In Mode 1, the trenching lever is disengaged, the device does not trench, but only functions as a transporting unit in a forward direction with a maximum speed. In Mode 2, the trenching lever is engaged, the device starts trenching, but stops functioning as a transporting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: The Toro CompanyInventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Ryan W. Cunningham, James Kuemper, Michael H. Benedict
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Publication number: 20190161272Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis and a body assembly. The body assembly includes a series of panels configured to contain a volume of refuse therein, a ramp, and an ejector. The panels define a hopper volume and a storage volume. The ramp is disposed within the hopper volume. The ejector is configured to fully eject refuse from the storage volume. The ejector includes a wall at least partially defining an opening within a plane and a coupling pivotally and fixedly coupling a panel to the wall. The wall is movable within the storage volume. The panel is selectively rotatable relative to the wall between a closed position and an open position. The panel extends at least partially across the opening when selectively rotated into the closed position and is angularly offset relative to the plane of the opening when selectively rotated into the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Yanming Hou, Gregory H. McCarty
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Patent number: 10196205Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis and a body assembly. The chassis includes a cab positioned at one end of a frame. The body assembly includes a plurality of panels configured to contain a volume of refuse therein, a ramp, and an ejector. The plurality of panels define a longitudinal direction, a hopper volume and a storage volume, the ramp is disposed within the hopper volume, and the ejector is configured to fully eject refuse from the storage volume. The ejector includes a wall at least partially defining an opening within a plane and a panel pivotally coupled to the wall. The panel is selectively rotatable relative to the wall between a closed position and an open position, the panel spanning the opening when selectively rotated into the closed position and angularly offset relative to the plane of the opening when selectively rotated into the open position.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Yanming Hou, Gregory H. McCarty
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Publication number: 20180265289Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis having a frame and a cab disposed at one end of the frame, a body including a hopper portion having a first width and a storage portion having a second width greater than the first width, the hopper portion positioned forward of the storage portion, between the storage portion and the cab, a primary ejector having a width equal to the first width, an auxiliary ejector having a width equal to the difference between the first width and the second width, and a pickup. The pickup is configured to selectively couple the primary ejector and the auxiliary ejector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Emily A. Davis, Gerard G. Betz, II
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Patent number: 9981803Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body, a primary ejector, and an auxiliary ejector. The chassis includes a frame and a cab disposed at one end of the frame. The body includes a hopper portion and a storage portion. The width of the storage portion is greater than the width of the hopper portion. The auxiliary ejector has a width equal to the difference between the width of the storage portion and the width of the hopper portion. The primary ejector is selectively repositionable within the hopper portion and the storage portion of the body to at least one of compact refuse therein or eject refuse therefrom. The auxiliary ejector is selectively repositionable within the storage portion of the body to at least one of compact refuse therein and eject refuse therefrom in tandem with the primary ejector.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Emily A. Davis, Gerard G. Betz, II
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Publication number: 20170225888Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis and a body assembly. The chassis includes a cab positioned at one end of a frame. The body assembly includes a plurality of panels configured to contain a volume of refuse therein, a ramp, and an ejector. The plurality of panels define a longitudinal direction, a hopper volume and a storage volume, the ramp is disposed within the hopper volume, and the ejector is configured to fully eject refuse from the storage volume. The ejector includes a wall at least partially defining an opening within a plane and a panel pivotally coupled to the wall. The panel is selectively rotatable relative to the wall between a closed position and an open position, the panel spanning the opening when selectively rotated into the closed position and angularly offset relative to the plane of the opening when selectively rotated into the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Yanming Hou, Gregory H. McCarty
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Publication number: 20170121108Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body, a primary ejector, and an auxiliary ejector. The chassis includes a frame and a cab disposed at one end of the frame. The body includes a hopper portion and a storage portion. The width of the storage portion is greater than the width of the hopper portion. The auxiliary ejector has a width equal to the difference between the width of the storage portion and the width of the hopper portion. The primary ejector is selectively repositionable within the hopper portion and the storage portion of the body to at least one of compact refuse therein or eject refuse therefrom. The auxiliary ejector is selectively repositionable within the storage portion of the body to at least one of compact refuse therein and eject refuse therefrom in tandem with the primary ejector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Emily A. Davis, Gerard G. Betz, II
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Patent number: 7467550Abstract: The invention concerns a float arm assembly for use in a vehicle fuel tank and a method of operating the float arm assembly to determine a level of fuel in the tank. First and second resistor cards are electrically connected in series and each includes a pivoting float arm with a float attached to an end. The first and second resistor cards, with separate floats allow the fuel level to be more accurately determined, especially in fuel tanks with complex contours and indentations in the tank wall that create dead bands in a single float type of arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2006Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.Inventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Donald R. Begin
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Patent number: 7234451Abstract: A dual fuel pump fuel extraction system for saddle fuel tanks. A primary modular reservoir assembly (MRA) includes an electric primary fuel pump located in the primary sump of a saddle fuel tank and a secondary MRA including an electric secondary fuel pump located in the secondary sump of the saddle fuel tank, wherein both the primary and secondary fuel pumps extract fuel from the primary sump and simultaneously transfer fuel between the primary and secondary sumps so as to thereby ensure both the primary and secondary fuel pumps have fuel, without starving one before the other, until fuel becomes depleted from the saddle fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2005Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.Inventors: Gerard G. Betz, II, Robert Halsall, Richard H. Krentz, Vincent J. Marsala, Philip A. Yaccarino