Patents by Inventor David Leetz

David Leetz 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).

  • Publication number: 20260070564
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing intelligent energy-efficiency performance coaching. Energy efficiency performance is measured by a performance score calculated in association with various efficiency metrics. The performance score may be provided as feedback to the operator and may further be used by an operator reward system and/or gamification system. An intelligent energy-efficiency coach responds to variability in operator behaviors by using tunable variables to bias weighting constants assigned to the efficiency metrics to normalize calculations of performance scores. The intelligent energy-efficiency coach may use reinforcement machine learning techniques to calculate tunable variables and adjust performance scores on an ad hoc basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Raeef Hesham Wahib Barsoum, Satvik Khuntia, Steven Karl Jahns, Ian Eric Roberts, David Leetz
  • Publication number: 20250128576
    Abstract: A heavy-duty truck includes a cabin, a window having an upper edge region and a lower edge region, a hinge that rotatably couples the upper edge region of the window to the cabin, and a motor-driven actuator coupled to the lower edge region of the window such that actuation of the motor-driven actuator in a first direction moves the lower edge region of the window away from the cabin, thereby opening the window to an open position, and actuation of the motor-driven actuator in a second direction opposite to the first direction moves the lower edge region of the window toward the cabin, thereby closing the window to a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: David Mielke, Clifton Ellis, David Leetz, Preston Godinich
  • Patent number: 11623519
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable storage media provide dynamic chassis and tire status indications associated with a vehicle. Lift axle status data may be graphically represented by a lift axle indicator dynamically provided in a shared notification/messaging space positioned within the driver's line of sight during a lift axle transition. The lift axle indicator may include a side-view representation of the vehicle including a plurality of axle sections indicating the status of each axle. The lift axle indicator may be suppressed when air pressure is stabilized. Additionally, a graphical representation of data associated with statuses (e.g., air pressure, temperature) of each tire may be provided in a top-down view representation of the vehicle including its associated tire/axle configuration and the tire pressure for each tire. The graphical representation may be configured to reflect the correct number of axles and tires per position, and may further include a tractor versus trailer designation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Karl Jahns, Jonathan Scott Duncan, Ryan Anthony Reed, Jon Forrest Acton, Jacob Michael White, David Leetz, Mark Andrew Wagner, Hervé Jen Raymond Cecchi, Anna-Magdalena Schatz, Christina Nenke, Marc George Wilczak, Nicole Johnson
  • Patent number: 11584232
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable storage media provide a flexible and variability-accommodating instrument cluster for display on an in-vehicle screen and a user experience interaction model for providing vehicle status-related information via the instrument cluster. The instrument cluster may be shown in a minimized content view, basic content view, or enhanced content view, wherein each content view may include a varying range of displayed information based on a layout template. The driver can easily scroll between the various content views while driving. The instrument cluster may alternatively be shown in a favorites view, amongst a plurality of preconfigured favorites views associated with different drivers, the favorites view including a user-selected set of gauges in a user-selected layout. A steering wheel-based shortcut control is provided that can be assigned to a changeable parameter and used to toggle the parameter in association with an instrument cluster display element while driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Steven Karl Jahns, Ryan Anthony Reed, Jonathan Scott Duncan, Derek Scott Sancer, Jon Forrest Acton, Jacob Michael White, David Leetz, Steven Robert Rainey, Mark Andrew Wagner, Raeef Hesham Wahib Barsoum, Anna-Magdalena Schatz, Tobias Graening, Christina Nenke, Marc George Wilczak, Nicole Johnson
  • Publication number: 20210237574
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable storage media provide dynamic chassis and tire status indications associated with a vehicle. Lift axle status data may be graphically represented by a lift axle indicator dynamically provided in a shared notification/messaging space positioned within the driver's line of sight during a lift axle transition. The lift axle indicator may include a side-view representation of the vehicle including a plurality of axle sections indicating the status of each axle. The lift axle indicator may be suppressed when air pressure is stabilized. Additionally, a graphical representation of data associated with statuses (e.g., air pressure, temperature) of each tire may be provided in a top-down view representation of the vehicle including its associated tire/axle configuration and the tire pressure for each tire. The graphical representation may be configured to reflect the correct number of axles and tires per position, and may further include a tractor versus trailer designation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Steven Karl JAHNS, Jonathan Scott DUNCAN, Ryan Anthony REED, Jon Forrest ACTON, Jacob Michael WHITE, David LEETZ, Mark Andrew WAGNER, Hervé Jen Raymond CECCHI, Anna-Magdalena SCHATZ, Christina NENKE, Marc George WILCZAK, Nicole JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20210237572
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable storage media provide a flexible and variability-accommodating instrument cluster for display on an in-vehicle screen and a user experience interaction model for providing vehicle status-related information via the instrument cluster. The instrument cluster may be shown in a minimized content view, basic content view, or enhanced content view, wherein each content view may include a varying range of displayed information based on a layout template. The driver can easily scroll between the various content views while driving. The instrument cluster may alternatively be shown in a favorites view, amongst a plurality of preconfigured favorites views associated with different drivers, the favorites view including a user-selected set of gauges in a user-selected layout. A steering wheel-based shortcut control is provided that can be assigned to a changeable parameter and used to toggle the parameter in association with an instrument cluster display element while driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Steven Karl JAHNS, Ryan Anthony REED, Jonathan Scott DUNCAN, Derek Scott SANCER, Jon Forrest ACTON, Jacob Michael WHITE, David LEETZ, Steven Robert RAINEY, Mark Andrew WAGNER, Raeef Hesham Wahib BARSOUM, Anna-Magdalena SCHATZ, Tobias GRAENING, Christina NENKE, Marc George WILCZAK, Nicole JOHNSON
  • Patent number: D756855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: David Leetz, John P. Jensen, Robert J. Sanders
  • Patent number: D795144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventor: David Leetz
  • Patent number: D802503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventor: David Leetz
  • Patent number: D890657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: PACCAR INC
    Inventors: Edward Patrick Reeves, David Leetz, Jeffrey P. Smith
  • Patent number: D939314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Stephen Schell, David Leetz, Brad Powell, Jonathan Scott Duncan, Ken Johnson
  • Patent number: D939317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Stephen Schell, David Leetz, Brad Powell
  • Patent number: D939318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Stephen Schell, David Leetz, Brad Powell, Jonathan Scott Duncan, Ken Johnson
  • Patent number: D939917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Stephen Schell, David Leetz, Brad Powell
  • Patent number: D942911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Stephen Schell, David Leetz, Brad Powell, Jonathan Scott Duncan, Ken Johnson
  • Patent number: D963599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Derek Scott Sancer, Louis Daniel Heilaneh, David Leetz
  • Patent number: D1007380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventors: David Leetz, Troy R. McCuller
  • Patent number: D1039564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: David Leetz, Steven Karl Jahns, Jonathan Duncan, Derek Sancer, Mark Wagner, Jacob White, Hervé Cecchi, Anna-Magdalena Schatz, Marc Wilczak, Tobias Graening, Nicole Johnson
  • Patent number: D1051138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Jonathan Duncan, David Leetz, Derek Sancer, Jon Acton, Steven Karl Jahns, Jacob White, Mark Wagner, Hervé Cecchi, Anna-Magdalena Schatz, Tobias Graening, Nicole Johnson, Marc Wilczak
  • Patent number: D1119944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: David Leetz, Steven Karl Jahns, Jonathan Duncan, Derek Sancer, Mark Wagner, Jacob White, Hervé Cecchi, Anna-Magdalena Schatz, Marc Wilczak, Tobias Graening, Nicole Johnson