Patents by Inventor Ronald A. Byrd

Ronald A. Byrd 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: 8807575
    Abstract: A mass transit vehicle includes one or a combination of the following: floor portions that are angled for creating an incline of a floor of the buss; a door or entranceway that is angle relative to a fore-aft axis of the vehicle; and/or an entranceway that opens a relatively low height relative to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Arboc Specialty Vehicles, LLC
    Inventors: James J. Bartel, Ronald A. Byrd
  • Patent number: 8371589
    Abstract: A mass transit vehicle includes one or a combination of the following: floor portions that are angled for creating an incline of a floor of the buss; a door or entranceway that is angle relative to a fore-aft axis of the vehicle; and/or an entranceway that opens a relatively low height relative to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: ARBOC Technologies LLC
    Inventors: James J. Bartel, Ronald A. Byrd
  • Publication number: 20110068566
    Abstract: A mass transit vehicle includes one or a combination of the following: floor portions that are angled for creating an incline of a floor of the buss; a door or entranceway that is angle relative to a fore-aft axis of the vehicle; and/or an entranceway that opens a relatively low height relative to the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: James J. Bartel, Ronald A. Byrd
  • Patent number: 7802801
    Abstract: A mass transit vehicle includes one or a combination of the following: floor portions that are angled for creating an incline of a floor of the buss; a door or entranceway that is angle relative to a fore-aft axis of the vehicle; and/or an entranceway that opens a relatively low height relative to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Arboc Technologies LLC
    Inventors: James J. Bartel, Ronald A. Byrd
  • Publication number: 20090085370
    Abstract: A mass transit vehicle includes one or a combination of the following: floor portions that are angled for creating an incline of a floor of the buss; a door or entranceway that is angle relative to a fore-aft axis of the vehicle; and/or an entranceway that opens a relatively low height relative to the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: James J. Bartel, Ronald A. Byrd
  • Patent number: 7234750
    Abstract: A tailgate that is hingeably connected to a vehicle and configured to pivot from a closed position to a generally vertical open position includes an inner panel having an inner tailgate surface and an outer panel having an outer tailgate surface. The outer panel is attached to the inner panel to define a pocket therebetween. An opening extends from the inner tailgate surface to the outer tailgate surface and is configured to receive a foot. A step assembly is housed in the pocket and is moveable from a retracted position enclosing the opening, to an extended position revealing the opening. The step assembly includes a stationary frame fixed with respect to the pocket and a moveable frame moveable with respect to the stationary frame. The moveable frame extends from a lower peripheral edge of the tailgate in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: William W. Doolittle, James J. Bartel, Ronald A. Byrd
  • Patent number: 6401220
    Abstract: A test executive program which provides greatly improved configurability and modularity, thus simplifying the creation, modification and execution of test sequences. The test executive program includes process models for improved flexibility, modularity and configurability. Process models provide a modular and configurable entity for encapsulating operations and functionality associated with a class of test sequences. The process model thus encapsulates a “testing process” for a plurality of test sequences. The process model enables the user to write different test sequences without repeating standard testing operations in each sequence. The test executive program also includes step types for improved configurability. A step type is a modular, identifiable unit configured by the user which defines common properties and/or operations associated with a plurality of steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: James Grey, Ronald Byrd, Jon Bellin
  • Patent number: 6397378
    Abstract: A test executive program which provides greatly improved configurability and modularity, thus simplifying the creation, modification and execution of test sequences. The test executive program includes process models for improved flexibility, modularity and configurability. Process models provide a modular and configurable entity for encapsulating operations and functionality associated with a class of test sequences. The process model thus encapsulates a “testing process” for a plurality of test sequences. The process model enables the user to write different test sequences without repeating standard testing operations in each sequence. The test executive program also includes step types for improved configurability. A step type is a modular, identifiable unit configured by the user which defines common properties and/or operations associated with a plurality of steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: James Grey, Ronald Byrd