Patents by Inventor Mark H. Musselman

Mark H. Musselman 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).

  • Tilting platform for roll testing automotive vehicles
    Patent number: 6561750
    Abstract: A tilting platform for roll testing automotive vehicles rotates the automotive vehicle so that data can be collected to determine various roll characteristics of the vehicle. The tilting platform includes a support platform that is pivotally attached to a floor hoist. A pivot pin is positioned away from the midpoint of the support platform so that a distal end of the support platform rotates downward and a proximal end rotates upward when the floor hoist is raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Mark H. Musselman, Floyd E. Fegley, Curtis W. Meyer
  • Vehicle body suspension system
    Patent number: 6478102
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body structure that is suspended from a chassis of the vehicle by a vehicle body suspension system. The vehicle body suspension system is constructed in a manner to allow relative movement to occur between the suspended body structure and the chassis in such a manner to at least partially isolate the suspended body structure from the vibrations and accelerations of the chassis. The vehicle body suspension system includes one or more spring/damper components that comprise an elastomer body that is surrounded and, therefore, reinforced by a reinforcing wall constructed of a relatively rigid material. The vehicle body suspension system may utilize one or more of the reinforced elastomer block spring/damper components as bump stops and/or primary spring/damper components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Puterbaugh, Michael A. Taylor, Lucas E. Satter, Mark H. Musselman
  • VEHICLE BODY SUSPENSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20020153183
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body structure that is suspended from a chassis of the vehicle by a vehicle body suspension system. The vehicle body suspension system is constructed in a manner to allow relative movement to occur between the suspended body structure and the chassis in such a manner to at least partially isolate the suspended body structure from the vibrations and accelerations of the chassis. The vehicle body suspension system includes one or more spring/damper components that comprise an elastomer body that is surrounded and, therefore, reinforced by a reinforcing wall constructed of a relatively rigid material. The vehicle body suspension system may utilize one or more of the reinforced elastomer block spring/damper components as bump stops and/or primary spring/damper components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Puterbaugh, MIchael A. Taylor, Lucas E. Satter, Mark H. Musselman