Patents by Inventor Ferdinand F. Hellhake

Ferdinand F. Hellhake 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: 6012761
    Abstract: A grille bar for a radiator grille of a vehicle includes a grille bar section having a leading profile defining flange portion and a forward or frontal air deflecting surface. The grille bar section also has a rear leg flange portion projecting downwardly from the upper end portion of the leading profile defining flange portion. In addition, the grille bar section has a return flange portion projecting generally rearwardly from the lower end portion of the leading profile defining flange portion. The return flange portion projects preferably rearwardly and upwardly from the lower end portion of the leading profile defining flange portion and extends generally toward the bottom edge of the rear leg flange. The return flange extends in one form to no more than about one-half of the distance between the front of the leading profile defining flange portion and the rear surface of the rear leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Dan Schlesinger, Thomas Tan Ngoc Nguyen
  • Patent number: 5984404
    Abstract: A vehicle such as a truck with a sleeping compartment includes a bed positioned within the sleeping compartment and most preferably at an upper berth position. A bed shifter is provided for shifting the bed between bed sleeping and bed storage positions. More specifically, the upper bed sleeping surface of the bed is raised toward the ceiling of the vehicle when the bed is shifted between the sleeping and storage positions, with the side portions of the bed similarly being raised as this shifting occurs. The bed shifter may be designed to tilt the bed as shifting occurs so that, when in the bed storage position, the upper bed surface more closely follows the contour of a vehicle with a downwardly sloped or otherwise configured ceiling. Bed shifting elements of variable length may be provided to shift the bed by varying the length of these elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Luis A. Novoa, Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt, Byron J. Bocian, Charles Huffman Blakewood, Jr., Duncan Good
  • Patent number: D388530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Inventor: Ferdinand F. Hellhake
  • Patent number: D388755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Joachim Paschke
  • Patent number: D390521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt
  • Patent number: D394026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt, Sigmun D. Runyon
  • Patent number: D395030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Joachim Paschke, Mark S. Hurayt
  • Patent number: D397072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt, Joachim Paschke
  • Patent number: D397977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Joachim Paschke, Mark S. Hurayt
  • Patent number: D399791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt, Joachim Paschke, Sigmun D. Runyon
  • Patent number: D399792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Joachim Paschke, Mark S. Hurayt, Sigmun D. Runyon
  • Patent number: D400144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Sigmun D. Runyon
  • Patent number: D406552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt, Joachim Paschke, Sigmun D. Runyon
  • Patent number: D406553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt, Sigmun D. Runyon
  • Patent number: D407360
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt
  • Patent number: D420622
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt, Sigmun D. Runyon
  • Patent number: D422534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt, Sigmun D. Runyon
  • Patent number: D422944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt, Joachim Paschke, Sigmun D. Runyon
  • Patent number: D424476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt, Joachim Paschke, Sigmun D. Runyon
  • Patent number: D425826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Joachim Paschke, Mark S. Hurayt, Sigmun D. Runyon