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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael J. Keeler, Black Lick, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Boler Company, Itasca, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 5/00 ; B60G 1/127 ; B60G 1/7052 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 5/00 ; B60G 1/127 ; B60G 1/7052 ;
Abstract
Tandem rear axle air suspensions for trucks and truck-tractors wherein a non-reactive, roll compliant drive axle suspension equipped with wheel slip sensing and control apparatus is combined with a roll stable, non-drive tag or pusher axle suspension equipped with apparatus for transferring weight to the drive axle suspension. The preferred technology for the non-drive tag or pusher axle suspension is a rigid beam suspension. The wheel slip sensing and control apparatus and the weight transfer apparatus may be either automatically or manually operated.