Patents Assigned to International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
  • VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STATE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20140375120
    Abstract: A motor vehicle electrical power distribution system includes a plurality of distribution sub-systems, an electrical power storage sub-system and a plurality of switching devices for selective connection of elements of and loads on the power distribution system to the electrical power storage sub-system. A state transition initiator provides inputs to control system operation of switching devices to change the states of the power distribution system. The state transition initiator has a plurality of positions selection of which can initiate a state transition. The state transition initiator can emulate a four position rotary ignition switch. Fail safe power cutoff switches provide high voltage switching device protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Jay E. Bissontz
  • BLOCKING DEVICE FOR SPRING BRAKE
    Publication number: 20140345995
    Abstract: A blocking device for attaching to an entry aperture structure of a spring brake cylinder of a vehicle includes a blocking fastener having a head and a shaft extending from the head. The head has a plurality of cylindrical recesses that extend generally parallel to the shaft. At least a portion of the shaft is threaded. A fastener receiver has an insertion portion and a base extending generally transversely to the insertion portion. The insertion portion has an interior surface that is threaded and is configured to receive the shaft of the blocking fastener. The base has a first tier that extends generally radially from the insertion portion and has a diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the entry aperture structure such that the base engages the entry aperture structure radially. A fastener receiving component is disposed on the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
  • VEHICLE STEP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140319794
    Abstract: An impact resistant collapsible step assembly for use with a high profile vehicle is described. The step assembly includes an elongate support member or first step having a first and a second opposing ends, a step platform or second step positioned adjacent to the support member, the step platform having first and second opposing ends, first and second upper retention members secured to the first and second ends of the support member, first lower and second lower retention members secured to the opposing ends of the step platform, and, least one flexible connection member attached to the upper and lower retention members for releasably securing the step platform relative to the support member, wherein the connection member collapses the step platform upon impact with an external object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
  • Regenerative brake system reset feature and adaptive calibration for hybrid and electric vehicles
    Patent number: 8862356
    Abstract: In a vehicle equipped for regenerative and non-regenerative braking, regenerative braking only is applied to predetermined wheels in response to braking demand when the driver attempts to slow the vehicle at a first rate (<D1 ft/sec2), no wheel locking on any braking wheel as indicated by an anti-lock braking system controller and speed exceeds a minimum threshold. If braking is applied in a turn, appropriate amount of non-drive wheel service/foundation brake torque to maintain vehicle stability is applied. The appropriate amount of foundation braking to be applied is determined by the amount of vehicle yaw, steering wheel input and vehicle speed by using a look-up table. As braking demand increases foundation/service braking is added, first to any wheels not providing for regenerative braking and later to wheels having regenerative braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Stanton E. Miller
  • TRANSFER CASE SKID SHIELD
    Publication number: 20140284132
    Abstract: A skid shield for attachment to vehicle side rails for protecting an underbody vehicle component, where the vehicle has a cross member mounted to the side rails with mounting hardware and receiving holes, includes a body and a skid plate. The body extends from the first side rail to the second side rail and around the underbody of the vehicle component. The body has at least one frame member. The at least one skid plate is attached to the frame member. The skid shield also includes first and second attachment brackets that attach the frame member to the side rails. The attachment brackets have receiving holes for receiving a fastener. The receiving holes are configured for alignment with the receiving holes in the side rails. The fastener fastens both the attachment bracket of the skid shield and the mounting hardware of the cross member to the side rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Bradshaw, William C. Sump, JR., Robert A. Weber, Craig Birkett, Ling (Alex) Qun He
  • Pivotable and magnetic wrench
    Patent number: 8839698
    Abstract: A wrench includes a generally elongate shaft defining an axis and having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The wrench also includes a handle assembly that is attached to the shaft. The handle assembly terminates in a magnetic mount that is configured to magnetically engage a working surface. The magnetic mount has a passage for receiving the shaft therethrough. The passage is sized and dimensioned to allow the shaft to pivot within the passage and with respect to the magnetic mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Melesio Sidón Hernández
  • Transfer case skid shield
    Patent number: 8839901
    Abstract: A skid shield for attachment to vehicle side rails for protecting an underbody vehicle component, where the vehicle has a cross member mounted to the side rails with mounting hardware and receiving holes, includes a body and a skid plate. The body extends from the first side rail to the second side rail and around the underbody of the vehicle component. The body has at least one frame member. The at least one skid plate is attached to the frame member. The skid shield also includes first and second attachment brackets that attach the frame member to the side rails. The attachment brackets have receiving holes for receiving a fastener. The receiving holes are configured for alignment with the receiving holes in the side rails. The fastener fastens both the attachment bracket of the skid shield and the mounting hardware of the cross member to the side rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Bradshaw, William C. Sump, Jr., Robert A. Weber, Craig Birkett, Ling (Alex) Qun He
  • Spring latch and method for attaching a seat cushion to a seat frame
    Patent number: 8832939
    Abstract: A method of attaching a seat cushion to a seat frame includes the steps of providing a spring latch having a spring portion and a brace portion, engaging a spring leg of the spring portion with the seat frame, attaching a cushion engaging leg of the brace portion to the seat cushion, and receiving a brace leg of the brace portion into a lock formation on a locking leg of the spring portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Erik C Wilson, Samuel D Wagoner, Patrick E Temple, Eric DeView
  • Control system for equipment on a vehicle with a hybrid-electric powertrain and an electronically controlled combination valve
    Patent number: 8838314
    Abstract: A control system for a hydraulic system comprises an electronic control module, an electronic system controller, a remote power module, and a solenoid valve. The electronic control module monitors torque output of an internal combustion engine, an electric motor and generator. The electronic system controller monitors torque demand of a first and a second hydraulic circuit. The remote power module is in electrical communication with the electronic system controller. The solenoid valve is in electrical communication with the remote power module. The solenoid valve connects to a combination valve and has a first open position and a closed position. The combination valve is in fluid communication with a first hydraulic circuit and a second hydraulic circuit. The solenoid valve moves to the open position in response to an output signal from the electronic system controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Jay E. Bissontz
  • HYBRID VEHICLE PROPEL-CHARGE BIAS CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20140257615
    Abstract: A hybrid-electric vehicle carries batteries for storing reserve electrical power. The batteries have a state of charge which is monitored by a control system. The state of charge indicates the amount of reserve electrical power available and, under some conditions, the rate at which reserve electrical power can be sourced as electric current. The vehicle further includes an internal combustion engine which can, depending upon vehicle configuration, be used to propel the vehicle, to drive an electrical machine to source electric current for storage, or to drive the electrical machine to source electric current to power a traction motor(s). The control system provides, in response to operator requests for propulsion and in response to the state of charge of the batteries, for allocating available power between propulsion and battery charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Teik-Khoon Tan, Cheng Chen, Hyun-Sung Choi, Matthew David Hunkler
  • High voltage interlock circuit utilizing serial communications
    Patent number: 8824113
    Abstract: The system provides for controlling the connection of electrical power sources to electrical loads installed on a motor vehicle and limiting exposure of personnel to relatively high electrical voltages from the electrical power sources. The system includes a serial communication bus and power cables routed through the motor vehicle. At least a first connector is provided through which the serial communication bus and a power cable are routed allowing temporary severing of the serial communication bus and the power cable. The power cable includes a circuit interrupter which isolates the connector from the electrical power source in response to certain conditions on the serial communication bus, including, but not limited to, the cessation of data traffic on the serial communication bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Colin Jay Casey
  • Tool and method for draining and refilling a cooling system
    Patent number: 8813792
    Abstract: A method of refilling coolant from a fluid cooling system of an engine, where the fluid cooling system has a surge tank or pressure cap, includes the steps of sealingly connecting a storage tank of a coolant management tool to a drainage port of the cooling system, wherein the drainage port is located at the bottom of the fluid cooling system. The storage tank stores the coolant to refill the cooling system. The method includes installing a vacuum module to the surge tank or pressure cap. The method also includes the steps maintaining a vacuum while drawing at least a portion of the coolant from the storage tank up through the drainage port, up through the cooling system, and to a level just upstream of the vacuum module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Ehlers, Karl Reith
  • Seat belt attachment clamp and method
    Patent number: 8807657
    Abstract: A method and an attachment clamp for attaching a seat belt to a seat frame of a bus seat are provided. The attachment clamp includes at least one upper arm having at least one slot disposed through the at least one upper arm. The attachment clamp includes at least one lower arm that is received within the at least one slot of the at least one upper arm. A receiving channel is defined by the at least one upper arm and the at least one lower arm. The receiving channel is configured to receive the seat frame. The upper arm and the lower arm are pivotable with respect to each other and are fastenable to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Erik C Wilson, David M Gerst, Samuel D Wagoner, Patrick E Temple, SanJeev Vij, Eric DeView, John Swenson
  • VEHICLE FLOOR
    Publication number: 20140202323
    Abstract: Blast absorbing structures and system for use in absorbing blast forces exerted on a floor of a personnel cabin of a vehicle, are disclosed. The blast absorbing flexing structure comprises a bottom section forming a floor of the cabin, a first side section and opposing second side section, each side section extending from the bottom section and including a plurality of steps along a length of the second side section. The steps flex in response to a blast force. In another embodiment, the blast absorbing expanding structure comprises a force abatement device forming a floor of the cabin, a cover plate having a plurality of slots arranged around a perimeter of the plate. The cover plate is movable between a neutral position and a blast force position to diminish the blast forces prior to the blast forces to reaching an occupant of the cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: James G. Rasico, Gordon J. Wolverton, Paul R. Pasternak, Timothy Oselett, Craig Alan Newman, David M. Gerst, Jeffrey A. Mears, Joseph A. Calash
  • Bumper of a truck vehicle
    Patent number: D708996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, John Song, Christian Michael Hardin, Jonathan Allen Wicks
  • Hood of a truck vehicle
    Patent number: D709002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, John Song, Christian Michael Hardin, Curtis Lawrence Wilson, Benjamin Anthony Kuzmicz
  • Side skirt of a truck vehicle
    Patent number: D714199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, John Song, Rudolf David Gonzalez, Patrick James Quinn, James Leroy Smith, Jr., Benjamin Anthony Kuzmicz
  • Rear license plate finish panel of a truck vehicle
    Patent number: D714200
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, John Song, Patrick James Quinn, Jonathan Allen Wicks
  • Truck vehicle
    Patent number: D719879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, John Song, Christian Michael Hardin, David James Olsen, Jonathan Allen Wicks, Charles Kent Booker, James C. Box, Curtis Lawrence Wilson, Robert Paul Scott, Benjamin Anthony Kuzmicz, Rudolf David Gonzalez, Patrick James Quinn, James Leroy Smith, Jr.
  • Step tread formation
    Patent number: D719886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Cowan, Thomas John Eichhorn