Patents by Inventor Trevor B. McLennan

Trevor B. McLennan 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).

  • System and method of using air suspension to improve vehicle unloading
    Patent number: 9272594
    Abstract: An aft suspension system for a pickup truck comprises four corner assemblies, where one corner assembly is located at a suspension position corresponding to each of the wheel corners for the vehicle. An air supply unit includes a reservoir, a compressor, and an ECU is fluidly connected to the corner assemblies. The air supply unit is capable of independently adjusting the corner assemblies from one another. The air suspension system is operable to place the corner assemblies in a unloading position or a trailer, which corresponds to two of the corner assemblies in raised positions and the other of the two corner assemblies located in lowered positions to create a maximum height differential between the front and rear corner assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor B McLennan, Kent R Young
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING AIR SUSPENSION TO IMPROVE VEHICLE UNLOADING
    Publication number: 20150137463
    Abstract: An aft suspension system for a pickup truck comprises four corner assemblies, where one corner assembly is located at a suspension position corresponding to each of the wheel corners for the vehicle. An air supply unit includes a reservoir, a compressor, and an ECU is fluidly connected to the corner assemblies. The air supply unit is capable of independently adjusting the corner assemblies from one another. The air suspension system is operable to place the corner assemblies in a unloading position or a trailer, which corresponds to two of the corner assemblies in raised positions and the other of the two corner assemblies located in lowered positions to create a maximum height differential between the front and rear corner assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor B. McLennan, Kent R. Young