US Patent Issued to Hendrickson USA on Sept. 30 for "Control apparatus for lift axle/suspension systems of heavy-duty vehicles" (Ohio, Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,826, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Hendrickson USA LLC (Schaumburg, Ill.).

"Control apparatus for lift axle/suspension systems of heavy-duty vehicles" was invented by Matt J. Wilson (Canal Fulton, Ohio), Jesse W. Cervantez (Rocky Mount, Va.), Shawn M. Dinger (North Canton, Ohio), Nicholas R. Barbieri (Canton, Ohio) and Jared A. Haney (East Sparta, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control apparatus for heavy-duty vehicle lift axle/suspension systems, the control apparatus comprising a source of fluid pressure, a primary controller, and a secondary controller. The primary controller is located remote from the lift axle/susp...