Patents by Inventor Clark L. Backlund

Clark L. Backlund 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).

  • Post-trip bus inspection alert system
    Patent number: 7378946
    Abstract: A system and method for alerting responsible personnel to perform a post-trip inspection check for passengers remaining on a bus at the end of a trip by issuing audible and/or visual alerts when the bus is parked and the motor shut off at the end of the trip. The ignition switch (47) must be placed in ACCESSORY position and a park brake applied for the system to be rendered capable of being disarmed by operation of a disarming device (45S) at the rear of the bus. Operation of the disarming device is indicated by a correct sequence of operating conditions of the device, namely first non-actuated, then actuated, and then non-actuated. The system includes a SNOOZE state that allows the ignition switch to be temporarily turned off during a trip and the alert to be stopped by pressing a snooze switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Lahr, Allyson K. Kreft, Marilyn R. Miars, Douglas R. Taylor, Clark L. Backlund
  • Post-trip bus inspection alert system
    Patent number: 7158014
    Abstract: A system and method for alerting responsible personnel to perform a post-trip inspection check for passengers remaining on a bus at the end of a trip by issuing audible and/or visual alerts when the bus is parked and the motor shut off at the end of the trip. The ignition switch (47) must be placed in ACCESSORY position and a park brake applied for the system to be rendered capable of being disarmed by operation of a disarming device (45S) at the rear of the bus. Operation of the disarming device is indicated by a correct sequence of operating conditions of the device, namely first non-actuated, then actuated, and then non-actuated. The system includes a SNOOZE state that allows the ignition switch to be temporarily turned off during a trip and the alert to be stopped by pressing a snooze switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Lahr, Allyson K. Kreft, Marilyn R. Miars, Douglas R. Taylor, Clark L. Backlund