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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D529923 | Inlet manifold | 10/10/2006 |
| D528054 | Sunshade cover of a truck vehicle | 09/12/2006 |
| D525933 | Lower console of a truck vehicle | 08/01/2006 |
| D525567 | Roof of a truck vehicle | 07/25/2006 |
| D525573 | Steering wheel of a truck vehicle | 07/25/2006 |
| D525182 | Air deflector of a truck vehicle | 07/18/2006 |
| D524204 | Fender extension of a truck vehicle | 07/04/2006 |
| D523793 | Hood of a truck vehicle | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066016 | Camshaft position sensor testing system A camshaft testing system has a test sleeve, a controller, and main voltage supply. The camshaft position sensor is placed into the test sleeve. The controller activates the camshaft position sensor. The test sleeve has a test bar, which moves across the camshaft po... | 06/27/2006 |
| D522944 | Side skirt of a truck vehicle | 06/13/2006 |
| D522936 | Grille of a truck vehicle | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059288 | Retainer for connector An apparatus that may be utilized as a glow plug connector (1401) includes a retainer (1601) disposed between retainer flanges (2415), advantageously in a groove (2413). The retainer (1601) is capable of compressing to fit, for exa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059675 | Motion controlling plate for seat and seat system for a mobile vehicle The invention involves a two-piece seat for a passenger-carrying vehicle with the seat being capable of complying with the federal requirements with reduced complexity. A steel plate is rigidly attached to the rotating seat back. The steel plate will prevent the sea... | 06/13/2006 |
| D522427 | Modesty panel of a truck vehicle | 06/06/2006 |
| D522426 | Transition panel of a truck vehicle | 06/06/2006 |
| D522425 | Roof of a truck vehicle | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055901 | School bus passenger seat with integrated restraints The invention involves a seat system with a movable and immovable portions that may be maintained and still operate during transients as required under the federal regulations. There is a quick release serviceability latch for a school bus passenger seat with integr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055543 | Solenoid actuated control for fuel distribution in a dual fuel tank vehicle A vehicle chassis with at least two fuel tanks with an engine engaged to the chassis structural member. Each of the fuel tanks has fuel level detector or sender. The level senders are engaged to an electronic controller. Each of the tanks has fuel draw line from it.... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055496 | Strategy for engine fueling during return to positive power flow after engine brake de-activation An internal combustion engine that propels a vehicle has a fuel injection system for injecting fuel into engine cylinders at desired injection control pressure. A control system controls activation and de-activation of a hydraulic actuator for an engine brake. A pro... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057394 | Chassis electrical system tester A portable emulator of a bus body electrical system provides for chassis electrical testing. The portable emulator/tester provides indicator/load circuits and switches which operate as outputs from and inputs to the bus electrical system. The emulator may be connect... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058502 | Torque speed control authority for an engine having an all-speed governor A motor vehicle (20) has a diesel engine (22) and one or more sources (30, 36) providing data relevant to operations of the vehicle that are external to the engine but potentially influential on fueling of the engine. An engine control system ( | 06/06/2006 |
| D521912 | Bumper of a truck vehicle | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047953 | Method and apparatus for determining a valve operator position A valve operator position is determined for an exhaust gas recirculation valve (117) for an internal combustion engine (101). The valve position may be adjusted (313) for transient engine speed conditions and/or adjusted (309) for transie... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047730 | De-sulfurization of a NOadsorber catalyst in a diesel engine exhaust system De-sulfurizing a NOx adsorber catalyst (48) without significantly increasing the temperature of exhaust gases leaving the engine exhaust manifold (42) by using a diesel oxidation catalyst (46) between the exhaust manifold and the NO | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043915 | Turbocharger mounting system A turbocharger mounting system pivotally mounts a turbocharger on an internal combustion engine. The turbocharger mounting system has a turbocharger unit connected to a mounting mechanism. The turbocharger unit has a first flange and a second flange. The mounting me... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044504 | Sub-assembly mounting system A mounting arrangement for a modular component such as a fuel tank on a vehicle includes sub-assembly of the fuel tank on a carrier for installation on the chassis. Alignment is provided by alignment arms extending outwardly from the chassis cooperating with mountin... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040299 | Fuel system A fuel system for a diesel engine may have a fuel tank, a fuel pump, a fuel filter module, and a fuel rail. The fuel filter module has a vacuum side and a pressure side. The vacuum side is connected to the fuel tank and to the inlet side of the fuel pump. The pressu... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036870 | Modular bus body assembly A bus body is constructed from a combination of standard body modules selected from a plurality of standard types of modules. The standard body modules generally fit in more than one location longitudinally along the vehicle chassis. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032578 | Venturi mixing system for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) A venturi mixing system mixes intake air with exhaust gases for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) in an internal combustion engine. The venturi mixing system has a venturi disposed in a mixing conduit. The venturi is connected to an intake air conduit and a supply con... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028680 | Two stage mixing system for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) A two stage mixing system mixes intake air with exhaust gases for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) in an internal combustion engine. The two stage mixing system may have a two stage mixing device connected to an intake air conduit, a supply conduit, and an EGR condui... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021276 | Control strategy for HCCI-CD combustion in a diesel engine using two fuel injection phases A compression ignition engine (20) has a control system (26) for processing data, one or more combustion chambers (22), and fuel injectors (24) for injecting fuel into the combustion chambers. The control system controls fueling using a r... | 04/04/2006 |
| D518426 | Air deflector of a truck vehicle | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017561 | Control strategy for expanding diesel HCCI combustion range by lowering intake manifold temperature An engine (10) utilizes “regular EGR cooling” when operating in HCCI mode at loads within a low load range (56, 58, 60) and “enhanced EGR cooling” that allows the engine to continue to operate in HCCI mode when engine load increases beyond load... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017531 | Vehicle intercool system The invention involves a vehicle with a cab. The environment of the cab may be maintained by a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system that will provide cool air to the cab in hot weather and warm air to the cab in colder weather. The HVAC system wi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017979 | Door opening apparatus for a storage compartment door The invention is a door opening apparatus for the outside door of a luggage or storage compartment of a large motor vehicle, such as a truck or bus. The door opening apparatus has at least one door guide and a guide roller. The door guide has tracks within a straigh... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013546 | Method for installing a stowage cabinet in a motor vehicle A stowage cabinet installs within a motor vehicle frame using cabinet and roof cleats. The cabinet cleat mounts to the stowage cabinet before installing the cabinet within the motor vehicle. The cabinet cleat engages a roof cleat that is fastened to the roof. The st... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013212 | Air management strategy for auto-ignition in a compression ignition engine A compression ignition engine (10) has a control system (24) for processing data, one or more cylinders (16), a fueling system (18), and a variable valve actuation mechanism (20). Control system (24) develops both fueling da... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004123 | Unit trigger actuator An actuator for actuating a linearly translatable member, such as an engine valve includes a unit trigger actuator, the unit trigger actuator having a trigger being electrically actuatable, a hydraulic cartridge having a selectively translatable component and being ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000393 | System and method for relieving engine back-pressure by selectively bypassing a stage of a two-stage turbocharger during non-use of EGR A valve (50) selectively shunts exhaust gas around a stage (20T) of a turbocharger turbine (20) under control of a control system that selectively renders an EGR system (38) active and inactive and that develops a value for a set-point of... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000950 | Filler neck for motor vehicle fuel tank A filler neck for a fuel tank used on busses achieves higher filling rates by varying the geometry and cross sectional size of the filler neck depending on local slope of the neck and available space to fit the neck, particularly between a bus chassis frame rail and... | 02/21/2006 |
