Patents by Inventor Bruce P. Hollenbeck

Bruce P. Hollenbeck 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).

  • Patent number: 7934762
    Abstract: A vehicle with a sleeping arrangement includes a vehicle compartment, a driver's seat mounted in the compartment, the driver's seat having a bottom cushion portion and a back portion, and a passenger's seat mounted in the compartment, the passenger's seat having a bottom cushion portion and a back portion. At least one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat may be pivotable from a normal use position facing a front of the compartment to a sleeping position oriented approximately 90° relative to the normal use position, and the pivotable seat is adapted to recline such that the bottom cushion portion and the back portion of the pivotable seat defines at least part of a generally horizontal surface together with the bottom cushion portion of the other one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Mack Trucks, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce P. Hollenbeck, Clarence A. Greeney
  • Publication number: 20100140010
    Abstract: A vehicle with a sleeping arrangement includes a vehicle compartment, a driver's seat mounted in the compartment, the driver's seat having a bottom cushion portion and a back portion, and a passenger's seat mounted in the compartment, the passenger's seat having a bottom cushion portion and a back portion. At least one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat may be pivotable from a normal use position facing a front of the compartment to a sleeping position oriented approximately 90° relative to the normal use position, and the pivotable seat is adapted to recline such that the bottom cushion portion and the back portion of the pivotable seat defines at least part of a generally horizontal surface together with the bottom cushion portion of the other one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Mack Trucks, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce P. Hollenbeck, Clarence A. Greeney
  • Patent number: 7726424
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a chassis, a passenger compartment disposed on the chassis, a control center for remote, controllable equipment, the control center being disposed in the passenger compartment, and a dedicated interface for connecting the control center to the controllable equipment. A method for making a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Mack Trucks, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce P. Hollenbeck, Michael P. Kline, Chris Andrew Hillman
  • Publication number: 20080203718
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis frame including at least one substantially straight rail extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a cab having a floor at least partially disposed vertically below the at least one rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: MACK TRUCKS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce P. Hollenbeck
  • Publication number: 20080191515
    Abstract: A truck includes a cab and a bunk disposed in the cab. The bunk has a head and a foot at opposite ends of the bunk and a longitudinal axis between the head and the foot, the longitudinal axis extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: MACK TRUCKS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce P. Hollenbeck