Patents by Inventor Thomas Parrott

Thomas Parrott 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).

  • Trailer brake system
    Patent number: 7971942
    Abstract: A trailer brake system constructed and arranged to effect the relay of a brake signal from the tractor and an automatically generated brake signal of an electronic control device of the trailer to one or more additional trailers in an expanded vehicle train. In one embodiment, the brake signal is relayed to an additional coupled trailer in the form of an electrical signal via an electrical interface. In another embodiment, the brake signal is relayed to an additional trailer by means of a valve device. In yet another embodiment, the brake signal is relayed to an additional trailer by means of a combination of electrical signal transmission and valve device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Parrott, Axel Stender, Ingo Tha
  • Trailer brake system
    Publication number: 20080067862
    Abstract: A trailer brake system constructed and arranged to effect the relay of a brake signal from the tractor and an automatically generated brake signal of an electronic control device of the trailer to one or more additional trailers in an expanded vehicle train. In one embodiment, the brake signal is relayed to an additional coupled trailer in the form of an electrical signal via an electrical interface. In another embodiment, the brake signal is relayed to an additional trailer by means of a valve device. In yet another embodiment, the brake signal is relayed to an additional trailer by means of a combination of electrical signal transmission and valve device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Parrott, Axel Stender, Ingo Tha
  • Vehicle data retrieval system
    Publication number: 20040083040
    Abstract: A vehicle data retrieval system comprises a trailer and a data unit on the trailer. The data unit has access to vehicle information about the trailer and has a power input. A portable handheld computing device has a power output that powers the data unit through the power input and permits the retrieval of vehicle information from the data unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Parrott, Mark Malinowski, Robert Sibley