26 patents
Utility
Self-adapting variable loudness and/or variable sound pattern emergency vehicle siren system with optional collision warning
31 Oct 23
An example emergency vehicle siren system can include: one or more emergency lights; a siren; and a controller including a processor and memory, the memory encoding instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to modify a sound of the siren based upon a context of the vehicle, the context including at least one of a speed and location of the vehicle.
Joseph F. Bader
Filed: 23 Jul 20
Utility
Lighting unit with electronically modulated beam configuration
25 Jul 23
Lighting unit that can be mounted to a vehicle for illuminating work or emergency areas at night.
Duane P. Belitz, Robert A. Czajkowski, Robert J. Hartke, Jeffery M. Loftus, Tim Skertich, Jr., Aaron Sowers, Adam Voss
Filed: 18 Jan 22
Utility
Power split and variable creep drive system for street sweeper or like specialty vehicle
20 Dec 22
A power split and creep drive system for street sweeper or like specialty vehicle having a single engine is disclosed.
Xiaolun Huang
Filed: 2 Nov 20
Utility
Speaker with automatic volume control
20 Dec 22
An example speaker for providing alerts includes: a housing and a cover forming an integrated unit; a microphone configured to sense an ambient noise level; and a processor configured to adjust a volume of the speaker based upon the ambient noise level.
Scott M. Cassidy, Lonnie E. Moravetz, Mark J. Dietel
Filed: 2 Sep 20
Utility
Vehicle peripheral lighting system
27 Sep 22
Peripheral lighting system for an emergency vehicle.
Joseph F. Bader, Nicholas L. Nakatsuka, Christopher Radzik
Filed: 23 Mar 20
Utility
Self-adapting emergency vehicle lighting system
26 Jul 22
Lighting systems for emergency vehicles.
Joseph F. Bader
Filed: 11 Sep 20
Utility
Light system for a sewer cleaning vehicle
19 Jul 22
A vehicle includes at least one hose extending from the vehicle and configured to extend below ground through a manhole, and a light system.
Jing Pan, Desmond Williams, Nathan T. Mina
Filed: 26 Aug 20
Utility
Warning devices with oscillating light patterns
5 Oct 21
A warning device.
Vincent S. Fleszewski, Jeffery M. Loftus
Filed: 23 Mar 20
Utility
Modular flexible light bar
4 Jan 21
Light bars, and lighting systems and vehicles that include light bars.
Duane P. Belitz, Tim Skertich, Jr., Robert A. Czajkowski, Paul M. Gergets, Jeffery M. Loftus
Filed: 29 May 19
Utility
Warning devices with oscillating light patterns
7 Dec 20
An example warning device can include: a plurality of light sources forming an array; a plurality of reflectors, with at least one reflector being associated with each of the plurality of lights; at least one lens for each of the plurality of lights; and an optical prism plate that directs light from one or more of the plurality of lights to one of a plurality of far field light spots.
Vincent S. Fleszewski, Robert A. Czajkowski, Robert R. March, Jr., Allan Mostello
Filed: 29 May 17
Utility
Power split and variable creep drive system for street sweeper or like specialty vehicle
23 Nov 20
A power split and creep drive system for street sweeper or like specialty vehicle having a single engine is disclosed.
Xiaolun Huang
Filed: 21 Dec 17
Utility
Light beacon lens
2 Nov 20
Light beacons and light beacon systems including a lens or housing configured to collimate light emitted from two discrete optical focal points positioned along a central longitudinal axis of the beacon.
Duane P. Belitz
Filed: 18 Sep 19
Utility
Perimeter breach warning system
19 Oct 20
A system for object detection within a monitored zone around a vehicle includes: at least one processor; and memory encoding instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: detect an object; and suppress an alert associated with detection of the object when a size of the detected object is below a lower size threshold value or above an upper size threshold value.
Justin Karl Barth, Paul J. Ferrara, Albena Iotova-Gagnaire, Michael K. Pula, Scott T. Rohrbaugh
Filed: 3 Sep 19
Utility
Service mode selection system for service vehicle
12 Oct 20
A service mode selection system for a service vehicle is provided for simplifying a control for setting the vehicle in a desired service mode.
Jared James Brodbeck, Benjamin Bacha
Filed: 29 Nov 17
Utility
Speaker with automatic volume control
5 Oct 20
An example speaker for providing alerts includes: a housing and a cover forming an integrated unit; a microphone configured to sense an ambient noise level; and a processor configured to adjust a volume of the speaker based upon the ambient noise level.
Scott M. Cassidy, Lonnie E. Moravetz, Mark J. Dietel
Filed: 7 Jan 18
Utility
Vehicle with internal and/or external monitoring
14 Sep 20
A street sweeper configured to clean a street can include: at least one broom or sprayer configured to clean a street, a street surface deviation detection device coupled to the street sweeper, the street surface deviation detection device being configured to detect visual signatures of defects in a surface of the street; and a position device to measure the position of the street sweeper, wherein the position device is programmed to send the position to a central server.
Scott Thomas Rohrbaugh
Filed: 22 Jan 18
Utility
Boom hose apparatus
31 Aug 20
A boom hose apparatus for a material collection vehicle includes a telescoping boom assembly and a hose assembly supported by the boom assembly.
Joshua Lee Malmassari, Xiaolun Huang
Filed: 18 Feb 18
Utility
Lighting devices and systems with orientation detection and control
29 Jun 20
Lighting systems, devices, and units that provide illumination according to a detected orientation relative to a reference plane or a reference vector.
Vincent S. Fleszewski, Robert A. Czajkowski
Filed: 24 Apr 19
Utility
Facility safety system
30 Mar 20
A safety system can include: at least one wearable device configured to communicate with a central hub of a facility; and the central hub programmed to determine a location of the at least one wearable device within the facility, and to provide emergency instructions to the at least one wearable device based upon the location.
David Louis Strebel, Paul M. Gergets, Michael K. Pula, Justin Barth, Paul John Ferrara, Albena Plamenova Iotova-Gagnaire, Jorge Manuel Jacinto Guerreiro
Filed: 29 Jan 19
Utility
Self-rotating tube cleaning nozzle assembly
23 Mar 20
A self-rotating tube cleaning nozzle assembly is disclosed that includes at least one debris exclusion feature.
Dieter A. Tischler, Ron Darcy
Filed: 12 Oct 17