Patents by Inventor William R Connelly

William R Connelly 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: 7678168
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an exhaust system support assembly (10) for coupling an exhaust member (F) to a vehicle (A). The exhaust system support assembly (10) includes an exhaust member mount assembly (52) couplable to the exhaust member (F), an isolation pin (32) received within at least a portion of the exhaust member mount assembly (52), and at least one resilient member (44,46) disposed between the exhaust member mount assembly (52) and the isolation pin (32). The exhaust system support assembly (10) further includes a pivot assembly (16) couplable to the vehicle (A), wherein the pivot assembly (16) slidably and rotatably receives the isolation pin (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Connelly, John Thomas Auxter, Jin Choi, Reid R. Nabarrete, Michikazu Jody Tao
  • Patent number: 7478700
    Abstract: One embodiment of an exhaust system support assembly formed in accordance with the present disclosure includes a wishbone link (10) that couples an exhaust member (26) to a vehicle (56) The wishbone link includes a leg (12) branching into a first arm (14) and a second arm (16) A first pivot assembly (20) pivotally couples the first arm (14) to the exhaust member (26), and a second pivot assembly (22) pivotally couples the second arm (16) to the exhaust member (26) A third pivot assembly (24) pivotally couples the leg (12) to the vehicle (56) so that the wishbone link (10) is movable in two or more degrees of freedom relative to the vehicle (56).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventor: William R Connelly
  • Publication number: 20080142647
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an exhaust system support assembly (10) for coupling an exhaust member (F) to a vehicle (A). The exhaust system support assembly (10) includes an exhaust member mount assembly (52) couplable to the exhaust member (F), an isolation pin (32) received within at least a portion of the exhaust member mount assembly (52), and at least one resilient member (44,46) disposed between the exhaust member mount assembly (52) and the isolation pin (32). The exhaust system support assembly (10) further includes a pivot assembly (16) couplable to the vehicle (A), wherein the pivot assembly (16) slidably and rotatably receives the isolation pin (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: PACCAR INC
    Inventors: William R. Connelly, John Thomas Auxter, Jin Choi, Reid R. Nabarrete, Michikazu Jody Tao