Patents by Inventor Patrick O. Gotschall

Patrick O. Gotschall 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).

  • Rotating front bumper
    Patent number: 7086673
    Abstract: A front bumper for a mobile vehicle that rotates to provide additional access to the vehicle engine. The rotating front bumper is provided in various embodiments, exemplifying possible modes of configuration and operation thereof. Specifically, methods of retaining the front bumper in a non-rotated position are presented, as are methods for preventing over-extension, and linkages that cause the front bumper to rotate when the hood is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jerry J. Connett, Lawrence A. Hoffman, Gordon S. Johnson, Matthew M. Sullivan, Travis E. Dennison, Patrick O. Gotschall, Steven P. Kuhn
  • Quick mount vehicle engine compartment splash panel
    Patent number: 6581708
    Abstract: An engine compartment splash panel for a vehicle is disposed generally between the engine of the vehicle and a nearby wheel to prevent water and debris from being flung from the nearby wheel onto the engine. The engine compartment splash panel and the panel-support components that mount it to the vehicle are constructed in such a manner that the engine compartment splash panel can be quickly and easily mounted to and removed from the vehicle to provide for expedient execution of service procedures. The engine compartment splash panel has a substantially rigid portion that defines and/or has mounted to it a number of locating features that have fixed positions relative to one another. The panel-support components define and/or have mounted to them a plurality of locating features that have fixed positions relative to one another and that are complimentary to the locating features of the engine compartment splash panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chad A. Lawrence, Patrick O. Gotschall, Carl W. Fuhrman
  • Quick mount vehicle engine compartment splash panel
    Publication number: 20030066698
    Abstract: An engine compartment splash panel for a vehicle is disposed generally between the engine of the vehicle and a nearby wheel to prevent water and debris from being flung from the nearby wheel onto the engine. The engine compartment splash panel and the panel-support components that mount it to the vehicle are constructed in such a manner that the engine compartment splash panel can be quickly and easily mounted to and removed from the vehicle to provide for expedient execution of service procedures. The engine compartment splash panel has a substantially rigid portion that defines and/or has mounted to it a number of locating features that have fixed positions relative to one another. The panel-support components define and/or have mounted to them a plurality of locating features that have fixed positions relative to one another and that are complimentary to the locating features of the engine compartment splash panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Chad A. Lawrence, Patrick O. Gotschall, Carl W. Fuhrmann