Patents by Inventor Grant Wheeler

Grant Wheeler 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: 20250256563
    Abstract: A fluid distribution manifold for a vehicle cooling system includes a housing that includes a primary passageway that extends between a primary inlet and a primary outlet configured to be in fluid communication with a main cooling loop, the housing has multiple secondary passageways each fluidly connected to the primary passageway at a secondary inlet, the multiple secondary passageways each have a secondary outlet that is configured to be in fluid communication with a zone cooling loop, multiple valves that are supported by the housing, each of the secondary passageways have one of the multiple valves arranged fluidly between the secondary inlet and the secondary outlet to regulate fluid flow through its respective secondary passageway, and a least one temperature sensor or pressure sensor in fluid communication with the primary passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Benjamin Allen Harriger, Grant Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20250010799
    Abstract: An integrated connector filter for adapting a tractor or a trailer to communicate data over tractor/trailer cable includes a housing that provides first and second connectors that are in electrical communication with one another, the first connector is configured to be removably connected to a cable that electrically connects the tractor and the trailer to one another, the second connector is configured to be connected to one of the tractor and the trailer. A filter is arranged within the housing and electrically connected between the first and second connectors by at least one wire. A first filter connector is electrically connected to the filter and configured to carry a signal. The filter is configured to superimpose the signal onto the at least one wire and/or split off the signal from the at least one wire, and the first filter connector is configured to be electrically connected to a gateway on one of the tractor and the trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Gabriel Lepage, Troy Cooprider, John Kirwan, Justin Sloan, Grant Wheeler