BRUCE P HOLLENBECK
Engineers in Orefield, PA

7726424, Jun 1, 2010

Mar 28, 2005

10/907285

Bruce P. Hollenbeck - Orefield PA, US
Michael P. Kline - Boyertown PA, US
Chris Andrew Hillman - Allentown PA, US

Mack Trucks, Inc. - Allentown PA

B60K 17/28

180 534

A motor vehicle includes a chassis, a passenger compartment disposed on the chassis, a control center for remote, controllable equipment, the control center being disposed in the passenger compartment, and a dedicated interface for connecting the control center to the controllable equipment. A method for making a motor vehicle is also disclosed.

6830537, Dec 14, 2004

Aug 29, 2003

10/650980

Bruce Phelps Hollenbeck - Orefield PA

Mack Trucks, Inc. - Allentown PA

B60K 4106

477111, 477115, 477902

A vehicle, such as, e. g. , a diesel-powered truck, has a transmission control system that, e. g. , improves fuel efficiency and/or consumption. In some embodiments, the vehicle includes: an engine that powers said vehicle; a transmission to change ratios between engine speed and wheel speed; and at least one control unit configured to shift the transmission in a plurality of lower gears substantially against the governed speed of the engine and to shift the transmission in a plurality of higher gears substantially against the peak torque speed of the engine.

7497201, Mar 3, 2009

Nov 17, 2004

10/579758

Bruce Phelps Hollenbeck - Orefield PA, US

Mack Trucks, Inc. - Allentown PA

F02M 7/00, G06F 19/00

123435, 123436, 701114, 701123

A control system is provided for controlling the fueling system () of a combustion engine. The control system includes a sensing arrangement for measuring a plurality of engine and vehicle conditions () in real time. The control system also includes a fuel map that defines engine fueling parameters corresponding to engine operating conditions. The control system also includes a control module () that determines engine load from the sensed conditions, and controls the fueling parameters of the fueling system for optimized fuel consumption by selecting fueling parameters from the fuel map based on current engine load.

7463966, Dec 9, 2008

Jan 24, 2005

10/587081

Bruce Phelps Hollenbeck - Orefield PA, US

Mack Trucks, Inc. - Allentown PA

G06F 19/00

701102

A power storage device is provided for a motor vehicle. An engine control unit (ECU) is configured to receive measurements of one or more engine and/or vehicle conditions and to determine an amount of unused engine power based upon the measurements and upon a nominal power rating of the engine when the engine is operated below the nominal power rating. The value of the amount of unused engine power is stored in memory as stored power.

2009006, Mar 12, 2009

May 5, 2005

11/919893

Robert Harry McPherson - Queensland, AU
Bruce Phelps Hollenbeck - Orefield PA, US

B60H 1/00

165 41

A cooling system () for a motor vehicle includes a snorkel () positioned on the vehicle for collecting air while the vehicle is moving. An air duct () is coupled with the snorkel () on a first end and has an exhaust at a second end. A heat exchanger () is coupled with a component such as a transmission () of the vehicle and positioned within the duct (104) for cooling the component () with the air passing through the duct ().

2008020, Aug 28, 2008

Jun 22, 2005

11/917222

Bruce P. Hollenbeck - Orefield PA, US

MACK TRUCKS, INC. - Allentown PA

B62D 21/02, B62D 21/18

280781, 180312

A vehicle includes a chassis frame including at least one substantially straight rail extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a cab having a floor at least partially disposed vertically below the at least one rail.

2008019, Aug 14, 2008

Jun 22, 2005

11/917220

Bruce P. Hollenbeck - Orefield PA, US

MACK TRUCKS, INC. - Allentown PA

B60N 3/00, B60P 3/32

29619002

A truck includes a cab and a bunk disposed in the cab. The bunk has a head and a foot at opposite ends of the bunk and a longitudinal axis between the head and the foot, the longitudinal axis extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the truck.

7934762, May 3, 2011

Dec 13, 2005

12/085795

Bruce P. Hollenbeck - Orefield PA, US
Clarence A. Greeney - Kernersville NC, US

Mack Trucks, Inc. - Greensboro NC

B60N 2/04

296 64

A vehicle with a sleeping arrangement includes a vehicle compartment, a driver's seat mounted in the compartment, the driver's seat having a bottom cushion portion and a back portion, and a passenger's seat mounted in the compartment, the passenger's seat having a bottom cushion portion and a back portion. At least one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat may be pivotable from a normal use position facing a front of the compartment to a sleeping position oriented approximately 90° relative to the normal use position, and the pivotable seat is adapted to recline such that the bottom cushion portion and the back portion of the pivotable seat defines at least part of a generally horizontal surface together with the bottom cushion portion of the other one of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat.

7472946, Jan 6, 2009

Jan 16, 2007

11/653626

Bruce Phelps Hollenbeck - Orefield PA, US
Donald Ashley Hoey - Moorooka, AU
Ruben Perfetti - Greensboro NC, US
Jeffery Robert Cotner - Macungie PA, US
David Peter Onopa - Allentown PA, US
Brian David Balicki - High Point NC, US

Mack Trucks, Inc. - Allentown PA

B62D 33/067

29619004

An improved truck architecture includes a truck frame, a cab coupled with the truck frame, and a hood. The cab has a front end and a rear end. The front end of the cab is positioned over the truck engine such that a portion of the engine is positioned beneath the cab. A device is provided for lifting and tilting the cab rearward relative to the engine to provide access to the engine. The hood is coupled with the truck frame and covers the remaining portion of the engine not covered by the cab.