497 patents
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Utility
Right angle adapter
21 Mar 23
An adapter for a bearing race and seal driver tool that allows the tool to be used in hard to reach applications.
Allen M. Hutchison, William J. Powell, Jonathan I. Andersen
Filed: 17 Jun 19
Utility
Socket Drive Improvement
16 Mar 23
Tools, for example, hexagon sockets, dodecagonal sockets, splined sockets, wrenches, etc., that have inner surface geometries adapted to engage a flank of a fastener at a point away from a corner of the fastener.
Daniel M. Eggert, Christopher D. Thompson, Gene E. Olson, Jeffrey M. Arendt
Filed: 8 Nov 22
Utility
Slide Hammer Weights
16 Mar 23
A slide hammer tool including a shaft having first and second opposing ends, a handle slidably coupled to the shaft, and a slide hammer weight assembly removable coupled to the handle via threaded fasteners.
Benjamin T. Schulz
Filed: 12 Aug 22
Utility
Direction selector mechanism for a power tool
14 Mar 23
A direction selector mechanism for a hand-held power tool that includes internal linkages that move an actuation point of a direction selection from above the trigger (as in previous tools) to a top of the tool.
William Berry Dance, Matthew D. Patterson
Filed: 2 Jun 20
Utility
Adaptive image processing
14 Mar 23
An imaging device includes one or more processors; and a computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the imaging device to perform functions including: capturing a first image and thereafter a second image; making a determination of whether or not a difference between the first image and the second image is greater than a threshold value; generating a third image by processing the second image using an image processing algorithm that corresponds to the determination; and displaying the third image.
Robert J. Hoevenaar
Filed: 13 Sep 21
Utility
Method and system for determining whether a dongle is in spatial proximity to a vehicle diagnostic tool
9 Mar 23
A system comprises a dongle and a diagnostic tool.
Derrick R. Steel, Joseph R. Grammatico, Roy S. Brozovich, Joshua C. Covington, Kahlil H. Cacabelos
Filed: 3 Sep 21
Utility
Door lock mechanism
7 Mar 23
A door lock mechanism that rotates a cam mechanism to lock or unlock an enclosure.
William T. Sharp
Filed: 8 May 20
Utility
Vehicle Health Record
2 Mar 23
An example method involves receiving, at a computing system, vehicle diagnostic information from a vehicle.
Joshua C. Covington, Ozzy Neri, Patrick S. Merg, Joshua D. Williamson, Bradley R. Lewis, Brett A. Kelley, Roy S. Brozovich, Joseph R. Grammatico, Jacob Foreman
Filed: 10 Nov 22
Utility
Method and system for test driving mobile machine
2 Mar 23
A method includes determining a test drive script (TDS) to perform while a tool monitors an electronic system in a mobile machine during a test drive of the mobile machine.
Patrick S. Merg, Roy S. Brozovich, Jacob G. Foreman, Kahlil H. Cacabelos, Joseph R. Grammatico, Brett A. Kelley, Joshua C. Covington
Filed: 20 Oct 22
Utility
Methods and Systems for Clustering of Repair Orders Based on Inferences Gathered from Repair Orders
2 Mar 23
A processor may determine that a particular computer-readable vehicle repair order (RO) (e.g., including first and second RO portions) corresponds to an existing cluster of ROs due to the particular RO including RO data that refers to a particular vehicle symptom.
Patrick S. Merg, Jacob G. Foreman, Bradley R. Lewis, Brett A. Kelley
Filed: 10 Oct 22
Utility
Focused light beam alignment apparatus for aligning fixture relative to a vehicle
28 Feb 23
An apparatus including a focused light beam receptor apparatus configured to be positioned proximate a first end of a vehicle, a focused light beam generator; and wherein the focused light beam receptor apparatus includes a focused light beam receiving surface for receiving a focused light beam from the focused light beam generator to provide alignment of the focused light beam receptor relative to a centerline of the vehicle.
Craig F. Govekar, Edward P. Cahill, Derrick R. Steel
Filed: 22 Feb 19
Utility
System and method for scheduling based on vehicle condition reported by vehicle
28 Feb 23
A method and system that can be used to generate or modify a schedule using data indicative of a vehicle condition reported by a vehicle is described.
Lester B. Johnson, John H. Dwulet
Filed: 20 Feb 20
Utility
Method and system for reporting diagnostic trouble code set in vehicle is collision-related
21 Feb 23
A method and computing system for determining whether a DTC set in a vehicle involved in a collision is collision-related or non-collision-related.
Roy S. Brozovich, Patrick S. Merg, Joshua C. Covington, Joshua D. Williamson, Oswaldo Neri
Filed: 14 Apr 22
Utility
System and method for accessing vehicle communication applications requiring vehicle identification without re-entering vehicle identification
21 Feb 23
Methods and apparatus are provided for repairing vehicles.
Patrick S. Merg, Jacob G. Foreman, Joshua C. Covington, Roy Steven Brozovich
Filed: 3 Mar 22
Utility
Method and system for outputting diagnostic content based on capability of diagnostic device selected to receive content
21 Feb 23
Methods and apparatus are provided for repairing vehicles.
Patrick S. Merg, Roy Steven Brozovich
Filed: 14 Dec 20
Utility
Trunnion block assembly
21 Feb 23
The present invention relates broadly to a floor jack and a multi-component trunnion assembly that transfers motion of a power unit to the lifting arm of the jack.
Benjamin T. Schulz, Jonathan I. Andersen, James T. Rettler
Filed: 3 Jun 19
Utility
Fastener Retention and Anti-Camout Tool Bit
16 Feb 23
A tool bit with a surface layer metallurgically bonded on a substrate layer using electrospark deposition (ESD) that allows the tool bit to reduce camout and engage a fastener head for one-handed starting and removal.
Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck
Filed: 27 Oct 22
Utility
Modular Vise
9 Feb 23
A vise having a modular construction that allows for ease of manufacture, assembly, and changeover or replacement of wear items, such as gripping surfaces of jaws of the vise.
Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Nicholas H. Weir, Benjamin T. Schulz, Rupak K. Paul
Filed: 9 Aug 21
Utility
Anti-backlash Retention Socket
2 Feb 23
A socket having a working end with a work piece aperture that is adapted to receive a work piece and an opposing drive end adapted to engage a torque application tool.
Anup A. Gupte
Filed: 2 Aug 21
Utility
System and Method for Providing an Interactive Vehicle Diagnostic Display
2 Feb 23
A client computing system (CCS) receives a download including (i) an image representative of a vehicle component, (ii) symbol data associated with a first symbol, (iii) a set of one or more selectable identifiers, and (iv) supplemental information associated with the vehicle component.
Patrick S. Merg, Todd Mercer, Roy Steven Brozovich, David Costantino
Filed: 5 Oct 22