Patents by Inventor Brian J. Hocart

Brian J. Hocart 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).

  • Heavy duty vehicle frame
    Patent number: 6709014
    Abstract: In an over the highway vehicle, a frame including a pair of elongate frame rails and a plurality of cross members is disclosed. One of the rails includes an integrally formed bracket projecting laterally. The bracket is adjacent a rail aperture formed by cutting the one rail to define the bracket and after such cutting bending the bracket out of a plane of the one rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bjorn O. Svartz, Brian J. Hocart
  • Heavy duty vehicle frame
    Publication number: 20030038471
    Abstract: An over the highway vehicle, an improved frame comprising including a pair of elongate frame rails and a plurality of cross members is disclosed. One of the rails includes an integrally formed bracket projecting laterally. The bracket being adjacent a rail aperture resulting from cutting the one rail to define the bracket and after such cutting bending the bracket out of a plane of the one rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bjorn O. Svartz, Brian J. Hocart