Patents by Inventor Randy L. Schutt
Randy L. Schutt 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).
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Patent number: 11912353Abstract: A kingpin assembly includes a housing having a recess located therein, a kingpin having at least a portion located within the recess of the housing, wherein the kingpin is secured within the recess of the housing, and wherein the kingpin includes an axis extending along a length of the kingpin, and a sensor arrangement configured to sense a force exerted on the kingpin in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SAF-Holland, Inc.Inventors: Randy L. Schutt, Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari, Gerald Hungerink
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Publication number: 20230417088Abstract: A vehicle door latch safety sensor arrangement includes a vehicle body, a door coupled to the vehicle body, a latch arrangement and a sensor arrangement including a door sensor and configured to sense when the door is in the closed position, a latch sensor configured to sense when a latch member is in the engaged position, and a handle sensor configured to sense when a handle is in the closed position, and a controller operably coupled to the sensors and configured to provide feedback to the operator of at least one of (a) whether the door is in a closed position, the latch member is in an engaged position and the handle member is in a locked position, and (b) whether at least one of the door is in an open position, the latch member is in a disengaged position, and the handle member is in the an unlocked position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: SAF-HOLLAND, Inc.Inventor: Randy L. Schutt
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Patent number: 11767692Abstract: A vehicle door latch safety sensor arrangement includes a vehicle body, a door coupled to the vehicle body, a latch arrangement and a sensor arrangement including a door sensor and configured to sense when the door is in the closed position, a latch sensor configured to sense when a latch member is in the engaged position, and a handle sensor configured to sense when a handle is in the closed position, and a controller operably coupled to the sensors and configured to provide feedback to the operator of at least one of (a) whether the door is in a closed position, the latch member is in an engaged position and the handle member is in a locked position, and (b) whether at least one of the door is in an open position, the latch member is in a disengaged position, and the handle member is in the an unlocked position.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: SAF-Holland, Inc.Inventor: Randy L. Schutt
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Patent number: 11702155Abstract: A kingpin assembly includes a housing having a recess located therein, a kingpin having at least a portion located within the recess of the housing, wherein the kingpin is secured within the recess of the housing, and wherein the kingpin includes an axis extending along a length of the kingpin, and a sensor arrangement configured to sense a force exerted on the kingpin in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: SAF-Holland, Inc.Inventors: Randy L. Schutt, Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari, Gerald Hungerink
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Publication number: 20230219642Abstract: A kingpin assembly includes a housing having a recess located therein, a kingpin having at least a portion located within the recess of the housing, wherein the kingpin is secured within the recess of the housing, and wherein the kingpin includes an axis extending along a length of the kingpin, and a sensor arrangement configured to sense a force exerted on the kingpin in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Randy L. Schutt, Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari, Gerald Hungerink
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Publication number: 20230160981Abstract: An electronic system for monitoring a trailer hitch assembly having a hitch plate with a throat for receiving a kingpin of a trailer and a locking mechanism for locking the kingpin in the throat, the electronic system determining whether the trailer hitch assembly is properly coupled to the trailer and including a plurality of magnets each creating a magnetic flux, at least one Hall-effect sensor for sensing the position of a kingpin of a trailer relative to the throat of the hitch plate by measuring the magnetic flux, and a circuit member comprising a magnetically permeable material, wherein the plurality of magnets, the at least one Hall-effect sensor, and the circuit member are each in series with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventor: Randy L. Schutt
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Publication number: 20220404219Abstract: A load cell to measure displacements transferred by a supported structure to the load cell including an elongated mounting base portion configured to attach to a support structure, a coupling portion operably supporting the support structure, a middle portion disposed above the elongated mounting base portion and below the coupling portion, the middle portion including a hollow interior section with an opening into the hollow interior section, wherein the mounting base portion, the coupling portion and the middle portion comprise a similar material, and a post extending from the elongated mounting base portion and protruding into the hollow interior section of the middle portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventor: Randy L. Schutt
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Patent number: 11518452Abstract: A vehicle suspension position adjustment arrangement including a frame member having a plurality of apertures, and a trailing arm having a first end pivotally coupled to a slide member and a second end biased away from the frame member. A locking pin movable between an unlocked position where the locking pin is withdrawn from one of the apertures and the slide member is free to slide along the frame member, and a locked position where the locking pin engages one of the apertures preventing the slide member from sliding along the frame member, and a plurality of sensors spaced along the frame member, wherein a single sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to sense both the locking condition of the locking pin and the location of the locking pin along the frame member.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: SAF-Holland, Inc.Inventors: Randy L. Schutt, Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari, Thomas D. Stoll
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Patent number: 11428589Abstract: A load cell to measure displacements transferred by a fifth wheel to the load cell includes an elongated mounting base portion configured to attach to a support structure of a tractor, a coupling portion configured to pivotally support a fifth wheel, a middle portion disposed above the elongated mounting base portion and below the coupling portion, the middle portion including a hollow interior section with an opening into the hollow interior section, and a post extending from the elongated mounting base portion and protruding into the hollow interior section of the middle portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: SAF-Holland, Inc.Inventor: Randy L. Schutt
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Patent number: 11351867Abstract: A vehicle electrical power supply arrangement includes a towing vehicle, a primary power supply source position within the towed vehicle, a towed vehicle operably coupled to the towing vehicle for towing behind the towing vehicle, wherein the towed vehicle is configured to be electrically coupled and uncoupled from the towing vehicle, an auxiliary power supply source positioned within the towed vehicle and configured to store an electronic charge, a sensor arrangement attached to the towed vehicle and configured to monitor a vehicle operating parameter, and an electronic control unit operably coupled to the sensor arrangement, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to receive an electrical charge from at least one of the primary power source and the auxiliary power source when the towed vehicle is electrically coupled to the towing vehicle, and from the auxiliary power source when the towed vehicle is electrically uncoupled from the towing vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: SAF-Holland, Inc.Inventors: Randy L. Schutt, Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari, Thomas D. Stoll
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Patent number: 11207934Abstract: A vehicle suspension assembly includes an axle member, a pair of mounting brackets configured to couple to a vehicle frame, and a trailing arm arrangement that includes a first trailing arm portion having a first end pivotably coupled to one of the pair of mounting brackets, and a second end rotationally coupled with the axle member at a first position, a second trailing arm portion having a second end pivotably coupled to the other of the pair of mounting brackets, and a second end rotationally coupled with the axle member at a second position, and a first torsional member having a first end fixedly coupled to the first trailing arm portion and a second end fixedly secured to the axle member at a third position, the first torsional member configured to transmit torsion of the axle member to the first trailing arm portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND, Inc.Inventor: Randy L. Schutt
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Patent number: 10926816Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a fifth wheel hitch plate having a body portion and a pair of extensions extending outwardly from the body portion, wherein the extensions cooperate to form a throat therebetween, a locking arrangement moveable between an unlocked position where a kingpin may be moved into and out of the throat, and a locked position where the kingpin is prevented from being removed from within the throat, and a sensor arrangement that includes at least one sensor located within at least one component of the locking arrangement, wherein the at least one sensor includes an accelerometer configured to sense vibrational movement of the at least one component of the locking arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND, Inc.Inventors: Randy L. Schutt, Thomas D. Stoll
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Patent number: 10889186Abstract: A vehicle suspension arrangement includes a mounting member, a trailing arm pivotably coupled to the mounting member, an axle assembly coupled to the trailing arm moveable in a vertical direction, an air spring arrangement biasing the trailing arm from the vehicle frame assembly, and a charging arrangement having a first portion operably coupled with the second end of the trailing arm such the first portion is fixed for vertical movement with the trailing arm, and a second portion that is operably coupled with the vehicle frame assembly such that the second portion is fixed for vertical movement with the vehicle frame assembly, wherein the charging arrangement is configured to generate an electrical charge when the first portion of the charging arrangement moves relative to the second portion of the charging arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND, Inc.Inventor: Randy L. Schutt
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Publication number: 20200385072Abstract: A vehicle suspension position adjustment arrangement including a frame member having a plurality of apertures, and a trailing arm having a first end pivotally coupled to a slide member and a second end biased away from the frame member. A locking pin movable between an unlocked position where the locking pin is withdrawn from one of the apertures and the slide member is free to slide along the frame member, and a locked position where the locking pin engages one of the apertures preventing the slide member from sliding along the frame member, and a plurality of sensors spaced along the frame member, wherein a single sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to sense both the locking condition of the locking pin and the location of the locking pin along the frame member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Randy L. Schutt, Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari, Thomas D. Stoll
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Patent number: 10661622Abstract: A storage arrangement for at least one line from a tractor truck to a trailer including at least one of an electrical line, a first pneumatic line and a second pneumatic line includes a housing member configured to be secured to the truck external to a cab of the truck, a first receiver connected to the housing and configured to couple to a select one of the electrical line, the first pneumatic line and the second pneumatic line, and an air pump positioned within the housing and pneumatically coupled to a pneumatically-driven assembly of the trailer.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND, Inc.Inventors: Justin D. Keatley, Randy L. Schutt, Andrew Wallner
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Publication number: 20200156427Abstract: A vehicle suspension assembly includes an axle member, a pair of mounting brackets configured to couple to a vehicle frame, and a trailing arm arrangement that includes a first trailing arm portion having a first end pivotably coupled to one of the pair of mounting brackets, and a second end rotationally coupled with the axle member at a first position, a second trailing arm portion having a second end pivotably coupled to the other of the pair of mounting brackets, and a second end rotationally coupled with the axle member at a second position, and a first torsional member having a first end fixedly coupled to the first trailing arm portion and a second end fixedly secured to the axle member at a third position, the first torsional member configured to transmit torsion of the axle member to the first trailing arm portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventor: Randy L. Schutt
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Publication number: 20190225286Abstract: A kingpin assembly includes a housing having a recess located therein, a kingpin having at least a portion located within the recess of the housing, wherein the kingpin is secured within the recess of the housing, and wherein the kingpin includes an axis extending along a length of the kingpin, and a sensor arrangement configured to sense a force exerted on the kingpin in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Randy L. Schutt, Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari, Gerald Hungerink
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Publication number: 20190219119Abstract: A brake assembly includes a brake pad mounting member, a brake pad mounted to the brake pad mounting member, and a sensor arrangement that includes a sensor housing extending through the brake pad mounting member and including an interior space, a temperature sensor extending at least partially through the interior space and located proximate a brake pad mounting member, the temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the brake pad mounting member, and a wear sensor extending at least partially through the interior space and located proximate the brake pad, the wear sensor configured to sense a wear of the brake pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Randy L. Schutt, Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari
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Publication number: 20190217674Abstract: A vehicle system includes a first vehicle having a first longitudinal axis, a second vehicle coupled with the first vehicle and having a second longitudinal axis, and a controller arrangement that includes a global positioning system receiver, a sensor arrangement including a first sensor connected with the first vehicle and operably coupled with the receiver, the first sensor configured to sense a relative orientation of the first longitudinal axis within a global coordinate system, and a second sensor connected with the second vehicle and operably coupled with the receiver, the second sensor configured to sense a relative orientation of the second longitudinal axis within a global coordinate system, and a controller operably coupled with the receiver, the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the controller is configured to calculate an angular offset between the first and second longitudinal axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventor: Randy L. Schutt
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Publication number: 20190217706Abstract: A vehicle electrical power supply arrangement includes a towing vehicle, a primary power supply source position within the towed vehicle, a towed vehicle operably coupled to the towing vehicle for towing behind the towing vehicle, wherein the towed vehicle is configured to be electrically coupled and uncoupled from the towing vehicle, an auxiliary power supply source positioned within the towed vehicle and configured to store an electronic charge, a sensor arrangement attached to the towed vehicle and configured to monitor a vehicle operating parameter, and an electronic control unit operably coupled to the sensor arrangement, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to receive an electrical charge from at least one of the primary power source and the auxiliary power source when the towed vehicle is electrically coupled to the towing vehicle, and from the auxiliary power source when the towed vehicle is electrically uncoupled from the towing vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Randy L. Schutt, Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari, Thomas D. Stoll