Patents by Inventor Michael Pilca

Michael Pilca 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).

  • Method for producing a bus
    Patent number: 9926027
    Abstract: The method is for producing a bus using a cutaway van chassis, the bus being of the type having a sliding passenger door and the chassis being of the type having a passenger door frame including a horizontal rail, an A-pillar extending to the rail and a B pillar extending to the rail, the A-pillar being adapted to receive a swinging door. In the method, the B-pillar and the rail are removed to produce a modified chassis and the remainder of the bus is constructed about the modified chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: DUR-A-BUS COACH BUILDERS LTD.
    Inventors: Lorenzo D'Urso, Joseph D'Urso, Michael Pilca
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BUS
    Publication number: 20170137079
    Abstract: The method is for producing a bus using a cutaway van chassis, the bus being of the type having a sliding passenger door and the chassis being of the type having a passenger door frame including a horizontal rail, an A-pillar extending to the rail and a B pillar extending to the rail, the A-pillar being adapted to receive a swinging door. In the method, the B-pillar and the rail are removed to produce a modified chassis and the remainder of the bus is constructed about the modified chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Lorenzo D'Urso, Joseph D'Urso, Michael Pilca