Patents by Inventor Dale L. Kuhn

Dale L. Kuhn 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).

  • Lift axle control
    Patent number: 6810982
    Abstract: A control for raising and lowering a lift axle (16) on a motor vehicle (10) having an ignition switch (106) for turning the motor on and off. The control has a circuit (32) that is fed through the ignition switch when the ignition switch is on but not when the ignition switch is off and that has a first switch device (102F) that requires actuation to enable the lift axle to be lowered and a second switch device (94D) that, once the first switch device has been actuated to enable the lift axle to be lowered, is effective upon being actuated to cause the lift axle to be lowered. Placement of the vehicle transmission in reverse automatically raises the lift axle if it has been lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Dale L. Kuhn, Michael E. Stagg, Burnell L. Bender, Steven W. Fuller, Anthony D. Sutton, Brandi L. Grimm, Joseph M. Smith
  • Lift axle control
    Publication number: 20030151221
    Abstract: A control for raising and lowering a lift axle (16) on a motor vehicle (10) having any ignition switch (106) for turning the motor on and off. The control has a circuit (32) that is fed through the ignition switch when the ignition switch is on but not when the ignition switch is off and that has a first switch device (102F) that requires actuation to enable the lift axle to be lowered and a second switch device (94D) that, once the first switch device has been actuated to enable the lift axle to be lowered, is effective upon being actuated to cause the lift axle to be lowered. Placement of the vehicle transmission in reverse automatically raises the lift axle if it has been lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Dale L. Kuhn, Michael E. Stagg, Burnell L. Bender, Steven W. Fuller, Anthony D. Sutton, Brandi L. Grimm, Joseph M. Smith