Smartrend Manufacturing Group (Smg), Inc.

Bayer Cropscience Gmbh

David Beernaert

Kevin Smith

Michael Yudelevich

Bradley Dale Brown

Nick Gamble

Andrew Allan Clark McKay

Cam Forman

Glenn Jack Bartlett

Ryan Keith Bergman

Doug Mattson

Mark Smith

Meng Liang

Neil Scott

Jorgen Kaspick

Ron Renkel

Andrew Mckay

A self-contained illuminated sign for mounting on a vehicle is disclosed. The sign includes a front panel, a rear panel situated opposite and substantially parallel to the front panel in spaced relation therefrom to define a space therebetween, and a light source comprising a plurality of LEDs. The light source is positioned between the front and rear panels and is configured to emit light that emanates from the front panel. The front panel is thus backlit to display indicia. A system for supporting a self-contained illuminated sign on a vehicle is also disclosed. The system includes the sign and a separate mounting frame mountable on a vehicle. The mounting frame is configured to removably receive the sign and, when the sign is received in the mounting frame, to surround a perimeter of the sign while permitting visibility of the front display area. Related methods are also disclosed.

Illuminated signs for vehicles, mounting systems therefor and related methods

A school bus stop arm and drive unit therefor are disclosed. The stop arm includes a stop sign and a drive unit for moving the stop sign between a retracted position and a deployed position. In some embodiments the stop sign is illuminated. In some embodiments the drive unit includes a controller.

School bus stop arm and drive unit therefor

A system for alerting motorists travelling on a roadway in a vicinity of a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes one or more projector units, and a respective attachment structure for each of the one or more projector units for attaching the projector units to a portion of the vehicle. The one or more projector units are configured and arranged to project a light signal on to at least a portion of the roadway adjacent the vehicle and in a travel path of the motorist. The one or more projector units include at least one light flare projector unit and/or at least one signage projector unit. A school bus incorporating the system is also disclosed. A method for alerting motorists travelling on a roadway in the vicinity of a vehicle is also disclosed.

Projection alerting system for vehicles and related methods

A school bus stop arm and drive unit therefor are disclosed. The stop an includes a stop sign and a drive unit for moving the stop sign between a retracted position and a deployed position. The drive unit comprises a motor operably coupled to the stop sign, one or more position sensors operable to detect the presence of the stop sign, and a controller for controlling operation of the motor. The controller configured to, monitor one or more operating characteristics of the motor for conditions indicative of an obstruction to movement of the stop sign, monitor the position sensor for a confirmation signal indicative of the presence of the stop sign in the deployed or retracted position, and based on the conditions indicative of an obstruction and the confirmation signal, determine if the stop sign has reached one of the deployed and retracted positions or is being obstructed.

A mixing assembly includes a drum including a side wall, a top portion, and a bottom portion, in which the top portion includes a first opening for filling a substance into the drum, a second opening for mixing the substance in the drum, and a third opening for extracting the substance from the drum; and a mixer releasably disposed in the drum, including a head releasably attached to the second opening for mixing, in which the head includes a housing including an internal hollow region extending along the central axis of the head, and external threads configured to be attached to the second opening for mixing by thread engagement, a shaft disposed in the hollow region, and an impeller assembly disposed at a bottom end of the shaft for stirring the substance in the drum.

Mixing systems, methods, and devices with extendible impellers

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David Beernaert