Patents Examined by Stephen T. Gordon
  • Front tower for machine
    Patent number: 10723253
    Abstract: A front tower for a truck body of a machine includes a beam member. The front tower includes a landing plate. The front tower also includes a first plate member connected between the beam member and the landing plate, and a second plate member disposed adjacent to the first plate member. The second plate member is connected between the beam member and the landing plate. The front tower includes a first side plate and a second side plate spaced apart from the first side plate. The front tower further includes a cover plate assembly extending between the first side plate and the second side plate. The cover plate assembly, the first side plate, and the second side plate enclose the first plate member and the second plate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Judson William Arul, Sharath Kesani
  • Modular fuel storage system
    Patent number: 10718469
    Abstract: Methods and systems for modular fuel storage and transportation are provided. In an embodiment, a fuel storage system includes one or more fuel containers each supported by a fuel container support assembly. The fuel storage system may be mounted to a transportation device such as a vehicle or used in a stand-alone fashion. Each support assembly may include a plurality of detachable end support members such as end support members configured to support the end portions of the fuel container and side support members configured to support the body portion of the fuel container. Some of the end support members may include neck grooves such that when the end support members are coupled, the neck grooves form an enclosure around the neck portion of the fuel container. In an embodiment, the support assembly is configured to facilitate release of excess pressure in the fuel container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Agility Fuel Systems LLC
    Inventors: Todd Sloan, Chris Forsberg, Jason Laycock, David Cate, Yoshio Coy, Amir Mahani
  • Multi-application vehicular retention system
    Patent number: 10710492
    Abstract: A utility land vehicle is provided having a cargo compartment that includes a retention system. One embodiment of the retention system includes latch and receiver assemblies. The latch assembly includes first and second latches. The first and second latches are spaced apart from each other. A tie attached to each of the first and second latches actuates to cause both first and second latches to release. The receiver assemblies comprise first and second receivers. Each of the first and second receivers includes a body and a slot formed in the body. Each of the slots formed in each body of each of the first and second receivers includes an opening wherein the opening of the slot formed in the body of the first receiver faces the first latch, and the opening of the slot formed in the body of the second receiver faces the second latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Spartan Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Eichstedt, Terry Kessler, Douglas Sagarsee
  • Mobility securement system
    Patent number: 10702429
    Abstract: A mobility securement system, and method configured to secure a wheelchair or other mobility device, and its passenger, within a public or private vehicle. In various embodiments, the system includes one or two attachment members, one or two vehicle anchor assemblies and, potentially, at least one fixed or moveable bumper, and may further include a barrier. A tensioning assembly is operably connected to at least one attachment member and vehicle anchor assembly. One or more moveable bumpers are configured to articulate to apply a force against the mobility device, and one attachment member may be hidden behind a stored position of a moveable bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: USSC Acquisition Corp.
    Inventors: Christian Hammarskjold, Vlad Balef, Stanley Brzezniak, Jeffrey Krueger, Michael D. Moffa, Dan Smith-Cohen, Paul Vidri, Timothy J. Murphy
  • Magnetic tie-down hook
    Patent number: 10703251
    Abstract: A magnetic tie-down hook. The magnetic tie-down hook includes a body having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion includes a curved hook. A magnet is affixed to a terminal end of the first portion. The second portion includes an annular body having an opening therethrough. A coating is disposed over the entirety of the body, wherein the coating includes a phosphorescent material. In some embodiments, a strap is affixed to the second portion through the opening at a first end of the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Inventor: Charles Jones
  • Securing assembly
    Patent number: 10688908
    Abstract: A securing assembly is adapted to secure objects to a structure. The assembly includes an attachment mechanism adapted to attach the assembly to an object in use. An elongate rod has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connectable to the attachment mechanism and the second end is connectable to an adjustment device. A base is adapted to connect the adjustment device to the structure in use. The adjustment device is operable to adjust a tension between the object and the structure by way of the assembly to secure the object to the structure in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: 123LASH Pte LIMITED
    Inventor: David Robin Bean
  • Shuttle trolley having a deck structured for sorting non-standard parcels
    Patent number: 10688531
    Abstract: A shuttle trolley for a parcel-sorting logistics center, which trolley has a deck for carrying a non-standard parcel to be sorted, wherein the deck has a central portion in the shape of a trough of V-shaped cross-section, and two side portions on either side of the central portion and that both extend in the same horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SOLYSTIC
    Inventors: Emmanuel Miette, Luc Chirol
  • Load securing device
    Patent number: 10682945
    Abstract: A device for securing at least one object that is disposed on a load surface of a vehicle is provided. The device having at least one securing element which by external power is adjustable at least from a loading position to a securing position, wherein in the loading position at least one object can be disposed on the load surface, and the at least one object in the securing position by way of the securing element is held in a location on the load surface in that the securing element in the securing position is in contact with the at least one object and a force that acts in the direction of the load surface is applied to the securing element in the securing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, COBURG
    Inventors: Roland Riedel, Johannes Merk, Nick Grosskopf, Denis Schmidt, Thi-Thuy-Linh Le, Udo Getta, Philipp Franz Blum
  • Logistic rail assembly for a composite panel
    Patent number: 10676011
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a logistic rail assembly configured to be installed within a composite panel of a vehicle, the composite panel being comprised of an inner sheet, an outer sheet, and a core member positioned between the inner and outer sheet, the logistic rail comprising a central portion including a plurality of apertures formed therein, the central portion defining a first thickness and first and second outer flange portions coupled to the central portion to position the central portion therebetween, wherein the first and second outer flange portions are configured to be coupled to the inner sheet of the composite panel, and wherein the first and second outer flange portions define a second thickness that is less than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Wabash National, L.P.
    Inventors: Rodney P. Ehrlich, Ian Fox, Mark Ehrlich
  • Supportive belly pad for a rounded trailer
    Patent number: 10661694
    Abstract: A structurally supportive belly pad is connected to a rounded trailer and configured to support the same near the rear end of the trailer. The belly pad may be arcuately curved complementary to the curvature of the rounded trailer. However, if the belly pad were laid flat, it includes a pair of parallel legs aligned in a generally longitudinal direction with a plurality of transverse ribs extending therebetween. The shape of the belly pad is configured to provide structural support for the trailer which is beneficial especially when the trailer is raised and lowered, typically through hydraulic mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Mac Trailer Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott A. Kibler
  • Luggage room screen apparatus of vehicle
    Patent number: 10654419
    Abstract: A luggage compartment screen apparatus of a vehicle may include a moving housing movable along guide rails; a push mechanism to be drawn out or drawn in from the moving housing toward the luggage compartment and be rotatable and formed to have a step in a rotation direction thereof; and a locking mechanism rotatably disposed on the moving housing to be configured to be selectively locked to the guide rail, formed to have a step in a drawn-out and drawn-in direction of the push mechanism, and having a stepped portion in contact with a stepped portion of the push mechanism to be rotated to be locked to the guide rail at the time of a drawn-in operation or a rotation operation of the push mechanism and be rotated to be separated from the guide rail at the time of a drawn-out operation of the push mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp
    Inventors: Jang Hyun Cho, Won Jong Lee, Hee Cheol Kim, Dong Hwan Kim, Dong Ha Lee
  • Front-mounted load carrier for motorized vehicles
    Patent number: 10654392
    Abstract: A load carrying apparatus for attachment to a motorized vehicle having a first supporting frame, a second supporting frame, a wheel, a hopper, and an actuator. The second supporting frame is hingedly affixed to the first supporting frame and is moveable between a first position and a second position. The wheel is secured to the first supporting frame, and the hopper attached to the second supporting frame. The actuator interconnects the first supporting frame and the second supporting frame and moves the second supporting frame between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Gannon Danner
    Inventor: Gannon Danner
  • Cargo anchor device
    Patent number: 10640031
    Abstract: The present invention is a device and method for preventing cargo in the cargo area of a vehicle from shifting forward in an accident, the vehicle having a horizontally hinged rear door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Leung
  • Work vehicle
    Patent number: 10640029
    Abstract: A work vehicle is provided with a driving section (5), and a load carrying deck (6) disposed rearwardly of the driving section (5). The load carrying deck (6) is configured to be pivotally liftable between an elevated posture in which a front end portion of the deck (6) is elevated, and a lowered posture in which the front end portion of the deck (6) is lowered. Between right and left ends of an upper end portion (61a) of a front wall (61) of the load carrying deck (6), there is provided a plate-like elastic member 8 extending forwardly upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tashiro, Kohta Nakao
  • Two-level pallet for stackable loading
    Patent number: 10632894
    Abstract: The two stackable loading level pallet makes it possible to transport one or two stacked cars in a container or airplane pallet. Said pallet is non-motorized, capable of being folded flat, stackable, and capable of being opened out by a forklift truck. In a lower position, the top support structure of said pallet, which is framed and has a completely free central space, fits into the bottom support structure of said pallet, and the top and rear front wheel support devices of the top support structure are inserted onto or in alignment with the bottom wheel support assembly of the bottom support structure and thus form all or part of a lower rolling path that makes it possible to load a motor vehicle onto the top support structure of said pallet via the own movement thereof and without an access ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: LOHR INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Andre, Pierre Leonhart
  • Dump truck dump body, and dump truck
    Patent number: 10632890
    Abstract: A dump truck configured to move in both front and back directions and dump loads in a first one of the directions includes: a chassis including an engine within a wheelbase; and a dump body covering an upper portion of the chassis across an entire length in travel direction and an entire width in vehicle width direction, the dump body supported so as to be able to be raised and lowered via a hinge by a side of the chassis near which loads are dumped. The dump body includes: a first inclined a side of the dump body from portion rising upward from a bottom portion of the dump body toward the side thereof from which loads are dumped; and a second, inclined portion inclined downward from an upper end of the first inclined portion to an end of the side of the dump body from which loads are dumped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Yousuke Yabe
  • End dump trailer and modular extrusions therefor
    Patent number: 10625651
    Abstract: A dump body for a dump trailer or a dump truck comprises modular components of tempered aluminum alloy joined together with mechanical fasteners to form modular subassemblies. Welding or other high-temperature joining processes are not required for fabrication of the dump body, and thus the full strength of the tempered aluminum alloy is retained. Methods for assembly of the modular components to form the modular subassemblies and for assembly of the modular subassemblies to form the dump body using mechanical fasteners are provided in addition to designs for modular components and modular subassemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: HICKS MANUFACTURING LLC
    Inventors: Gregory L. Hicks, DeWayne B. Williams, John McKenney
  • Cargo securing device
    Patent number: 10618451
    Abstract: A cargo securing to secure a plurality of cargo items upon a truck bed includes a pair of hingedly connected plates which work in conjunction with an existing cargo strap to secure a load. During installation, the existing cargo strap is wrapped around the load of cargo, is routed through aperture portions of the device, and the ends of the cargo strap are secured to the truck bed. The aperture portions of the device have edge guards which act to protect the cargo strap from damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventors: James R. Thompson, Vinay Oza
  • Transport vehicle for containers
    Patent number: 10611288
    Abstract: A transport vehicle includes a first support surface and two opposite guiding surfaces that are oriented towards each other to guide a container that is placed onto the transport vehicle in the direction of the first support surface, with the first support surface located between the guiding surfaces, and with a lifting platform arranged between the guiding surfaces. An adapter that is movable between a standby and an operating position such that a container placed onto the vehicle is guided onto the first support surface when the adapter is in the standby position and the lifting platform is down in a transporting position, while the container is guided onto a second support surface formed by the lifting platform when the adapter is placed on the transport vehicle in the operating position of the adapter and when the lifting platform is placed on the transport vehicle via the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Konecranes Global Corporation
    Inventors: Mike Hegewald, Jannis Moutsokapas
  • Driver's barrier door with powered window
    Patent number: 10596989
    Abstract: A barrier door for a protective enclosure includes a lower section and an upper section. The upper section includes an outer stationary portion and an inner movable portion disposed within the outer stationary portion. The outer stationary portion and the inner movable portion are light transmissive. The inner movable portion is movable in a vertical direction and is coupled to a lift device disposed in the lower section. The lift device is configured to move the inner movable portion between a lowered position in which the inner movable portion is at least partially withdrawn into the lower section to form an opening in the upper section and a raised position in which the inner movable portion is extended to close the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy R. Schmidt, Matthew Chapman, Karl J. Kobel, Richard Peck