Paccar Inc.

Ian David O'Connor

Martin Jay Caspe-Detzer

Phu Vi Tran

Paul Stephen Crowe

John William Espinosa

Andrew Joseph Ressa

William Michael Creel

Ted Scherzinger

Theodore Joseph Scherzinger

Stanley W DeLizo

Wayne Michael Winch

August Avantaggio

Briggs Ricky-Dale Lewis

John Charles Luoma

Kyle Christopher Wynn Johnson

Ben Speirs

Floris P Spoel

Grischa Schmidt

The present disclosure describes systems and methods for automated determination of certain physical characteristics of a trailer in a tractor-trailer truck and positional arrangement between the trailer and tractor of the truck. The technology may include a camera mounted on the tractor to acquire an image of at least a rear portion of the trailer; a sensor configured to acquire information relating to the trailer angle; a processor configured to determine a position of the rear portion of the trailer in the image, and determine the length of the trailer based at least in part on the determined position of the rear portion of the trailer in the image and the information relating to the trailer angle.

Tractor-based trailer clearance and positioning system and method

Aspects of the present invention are directed at allowing a vehicle to idle for a predetermined amount of time before shutdown. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that accepts input from the vehicle operator to initiate a countdown to vehicle shutdown. When the input is received, a countdown is initiated that is regularly updated to reflect the passage of time. During the countdown, a vehicle ignition bus is maintained in an active state and a countdown value that reflects the time remaining before shutdown is presented on a graphical display. Then, in response to expiration of the countdown, the method allows the vehicle ignition bus to transition into an inactive state.

Vehicle countdown timer and user interface

An editable instrument assembly () for a vehicle. The editable instrument assembly includes a plurality of lenses (), each lens having an icon () disposed thereon and a lens frame (). The lens frame is adapted to removably receive each of the plurality of lenses. The editable instrument assembly also includes an instrument panel () comprising a lens frame receiving assembly () for removably and slidably receiving the lens frame with the plurality of lenses.

Editable instrument assembly

Aspects of the present invention are directed at securely calculating and storing odometer data associated with a vehicle. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that checks the integrity of odometer data being received from a vehicle's engine. More specifically, the method includes receiving a first and second engine odometer values for an engine. Then, these odometer values are compared to determine whether data indicative of tampering was received. In this regard, if data indicative of tampering was received, aspects of the present invention adjust the official vehicle odometer value to account for the tampering.

Securely calculating and storing vehicle odometer data

A truck fender marker light system has one or more illuminated modules set into the corner formed by the top face and the outermost face of the fender.

Marker light module

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Ian David O'Connor