Patents by Inventor Mark J McPeek

Mark J McPeek 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: 9011094
    Abstract: This is a system and apparatus for precisely mounting a ring shroud to a motor vehicle cooling system and engine. A cooling fan subassembly is mounted to an engine and ring shroud subassembly containing fan braces that are mounted to the engine via mounting brackets. A mounting gap tool is inserted through apertures in the ring shroud to prescribe the radial and axial clearance between the ring shroud and the cooling fan subassembly. Once the ring shroud and cooling fan assembly are aligned to predetermined specifications for clearance, the installer secures all the fasteners in the mounting brackets and retrieves any or all the mounting gap tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Mark J McPeek, Brian J Tarkowski, Sherman L Brewer, Venkata Subba Reddy Atluri, Matthew Robert Espley