Patents by Inventor Timothy Michael Stapleton

Timothy Michael Stapleton 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).

  • Cab extender assembly method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6886882
    Abstract: A cab extender assembly (200) for selectively manipulating an aerodynamic drag of a vehicle (100) is provided. The cab extender assembly includes a dynamic cab extender (206a) and a control system (208) coupled to the dynamic cab extender. The control system is adapted to selectively position the dynamic cab extender between a stowed position, a deployed position in which the dynamic cab extender is substantially aligned with a side of the vehicle, and a braking position in which the dynamic cab extender is at least partially disposed into an airstream passing along the side of the vehicle to increase a drag coefficient of the vehicle. The cab extender assembly may also include a fixed cab extender (204a) substantially aligned with the dynamic cab extender when the dynamic cab extender is in the deployed position. A method of operating a cab extender assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: John Randolph Farlow, Robert Marshall Grimm, Gerald Eugene Miller, Diana Weyna Smith, Timothy Michael Stapleton, David C. Warren, Alec C. Wong, Wayne K. Simons
  • Cab extender assembly method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20030227194
    Abstract: A cab extender assembly (200) for selectively manipulating an aerodynamic drag of a vehicle (100) is provided. The cab extender assembly includes a dynamic cab extender (206a) and a control system (208) coupled to the dynamic cab extender. The control system is adapted to selectively position the dynamic cab extender between a stowed position, a deployed position in which the dynamic cab extender is substantially aligned with a side of the vehicle, and a braking position in which the dynamic cab extender is at least partially disposed into an airstream passing along the side of the vehicle to increase a drag coefficient of the vehicle. The cab extender assembly may also include a fixed cab extender (204a) substantially aligned with the dynamic cab extender when the dynamic cab extender is in the deployed position. A method of operating a cab extender assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: PACCAR Inc.
    Inventors: John Randolph Farlow, Robert Marshall Grimm, Gerald Eugene Miller, Diana Weyna Smith, Timothy Michael Stapleton, David C. Warren, Alec C. Wong, Wayne K. Simons