Patents by Inventor James Grubaugh

James Grubaugh 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).

  • Operator monitoring system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 8485301
    Abstract: A vehicle has an operator monitoring system that includes an operator sensor configured to sense whether the operator is in a proper operating position within the operator cab and a control module connected to the operator sensor wherein when the vehicle is running and the operator sensor senses that the operator is not in the proper operating position, the control module activates safety features to stop the truck, including any one or a combination of activating the main brake, activating the parking brake, and/or shifting the transmission to a different setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Shem, LLC
    Inventors: James Grubaugh, Christopher Donald Rood, Cory Dean Roberson, James John Zimnicki
  • OPERATOR MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120018240
    Abstract: A vehicle has an operator monitoring system that includes an operator sensor configured to sense whether the operator is in a proper operating position within the operator cab and a control module connected to the operator sensor wherein when the vehicle is running and the operator sensor senses that the operator is not in the proper operating position, the control module activates safety features to stop the truck, including any one or a combination of activating the main brake, activating the parking brake, and/or shifting the transmission to a different setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: James Grubaugh, Christopher Donald Rood, Cory Dean Roberson, James John Zimnicki
  • Vehicle control integration
    Publication number: 20060243506
    Abstract: A vehicle (10) such as a heavy-duty truck (10) has an operator cab and a body section. The truck (10) has controls that control operating parameters associated with the operator cab and controls that control operating parameters associated with the body section. The truck (10) has a control system (12) that integrates the controls for the operator cab and the controls for the body section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: William Dolesh, Robert Vit, Gerhard Engelbrecht, Chris Black, Michael LaVere, James Grubaugh
  • Composite roller assembly
    Patent number: 5468070
    Abstract: An improved composite roller for use with seat suspension assemblies has a plastic roller surface injection molded around a metal insert which has a needle bearing coaxially disposed within the metal insert.The metal insert has a ribbed surface and opposing chamfered edges so as to secure the plastic roller surface to the metal insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Sears Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: John Riedel, James Grubaugh