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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5957526 | Floor structure for an automobile A floor structure for an automobile particularly an automobile without a center tunnel. A one-piece plate-shaped middle part is incorporated into the floor structure to provide reinforcement in a middle functional area. Receptacles for a plurality of vehi... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5955395 | Preparation and use of Pt/zeolite catalyst materials for removing carbon monoxide The invention relates to a process for preparing a Pt/zeolite catalyst material, the material itself, and the use of the material in removing carbon monoxide from a gas. In a preferred embodiment, the invention relates to a process for preparing a Pt/zeol... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951798 | Process for producing a multi-layer web as an upholstery covering material The present invention relates to a process for the continuous production of a multi-layer web comprising an exterior covering and a nonwoven material disposed underneath. According to the present invention, a nonwoven material which has been prebonded is ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5943864 | Exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine In an exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine with a turbine casing including a turbine inlet structure with two flow passages separated by a partition, a turbine control valve is arranged in the partition and is in communication with a... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5941559 | Airbag for motor vehicles An airbag for motor vehicles comprises an airbag sheath and an inner airbag that is inflated before the airbag sheath and, by virtue of its design, is prepared for deliberate filling with gas in the direction of the passenger, with the inner airbag having... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5937831 | Method of controlling a supercharged internal combustion engine In a method of controlling a supercharged internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle wherein the engine includes a supercharger operated by the engine by way of a clutch and a return air flow duct including a return air flow control value is provided f... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5935530 | Exhaust gas catalytic converter for a diesel engine An exhaust catalytic converter for a Diesel engine that provides for enrichment of the Diesel engine exhaust with hydrocarbons that support nitrogen oxide conversion in the catalyst. The system includes a first catalytic converter stage that is designed f... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5934241 | Internal-combustion engine An internal-combustion engine, particularly for a motor vehicle, is provided with an oil pan. Oil ducts are molded into the housing of the oil pan. An oil filter housing with an oil filter and an oil pump is integrated in the oil pan. Together with the oi... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5931256 | Device for controlling a reaction force using an electric motor to provide a steering assistance force in a hydraulic power steering system A device for the parameter-dependent control of a reaction force at an operating element, in particular a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, of a hydraulic power steering system. In this case, a parameter-dependent additional force is generated by an elec... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5924327 | Shift device for a change speed gearbox A shifting assembly for a change speed gearbox includes axially displaceable shift rods and pivotably displaceable shift rockers for actuating respective gear wheel clutches. Locking elements in the form of linear pins and pivotal members are abuttingly e... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5924764 | Firewall for a vehicle body A firewall for a vehicle body including stable rigid side parts in the shape of an inverted U and a deformation insert connected in the part of the open central area of the inverted U. The deformation insert allows at least partial intrusion of assemblies... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5918943 | Vehicle seat assembly with backrest frame swivelbly coupled with a seat frame A vehicle seat is provided having a seat frame and a backrest frame made of a light metal diecast material which are swivellably connected with one another by means of seat fittings. For providing a vehicle seat which, in the manner of a building block sy... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5916390 | Cylinder liner comprising a supereutectic aluminum/silicon alloy for sealing into a crankcase of a reciprocating piston engine and method of producing such a cylinder liner The invention relates to a cylinder liner sealed into a reciprocating piston engine comprising a supereutectic aluminum/silicon alloy which is free of mixed-in particles of hard material and which is composed in such a way that fine silicon primary crysta... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5912321 | Polymerizable phosphazene derivatives: a process for preparing them and their uses This invention relates to a polymerizable phosphazene derivative with a general structural formula .brket open-st.NP(A)a (B)b).brket close-st.x wherein the groups A and B are bonded to phosphorus atoms through --O--, --S--, --N... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5909174 | Control device, especially for vehicle braking light control A control device is provided with a controllable element and a control unit that delivers an output signal which, when a control command signal applied to the input side is at an activating level, continuously or periodically assumes an activating level a... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5897155 | Center console for a motor vehicle A center console is raised to form a built-in box-shaped part between the backs of passenger vehicle front seats, this box shaped part serving to receive built-in devices that can be operated from the rear seats. This raised area is configured as a suppor... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5896942 | Steering apparatus for a motor vehicle A steering apparatus includes a user-actuable steering-angle input device with an associated steering shaft, a steering-angle setting device coupled nonmechanically to the steering-angle input device and a reaction torque device which is coupled to the st... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5893427 | Hydraulic power steering for motor vehicles A control motor is provided which steers the vehicle wheels via a steering gear and a hydraulic servo motor is operatively connected to the steered vehicle wheels for supporting the control motor in following the control movements of a steering means oper... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5891273 | Cylinder liner of a hypereutectic aluminum/silicon alloy for casting into a crankcase of a reciprocating piston engine and process for producing such a cylinder liner The invention relates to a cylinder liner, cast into a reciprocating piston engine, of a highly hypereutectic aluminum/silicon alloy which is free of hard material particles independent of the melt and has such a composition that fine primary silicon crys... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5884723 | Bearing arrangement of an axle transmission case of a motor vehicle A bearing arrangement of a rear axle transmission case of a motor vehicle has a member frame having one respective linking at both ends of the transmission case situated in the driving direction which acts elastically in at least one direction. I order to... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884534 | Covering for a foot-pedal of a motor vehicle An elastic covering cap for a foot-pedal of a motor vehicle which can be produced economically, while functioning well and having a pleasing aesthetic effect. For this purpose, the covering cap includes, on its foot-rest surface, a multiplicity of studs w... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884724 | Steering system for a non-track vehicle A steering system for non-track vehicles, and a method of controlling a steering transmission ratio of a non-track vehicle, in which the steering transmission ratio between the adjusting paths of the steering handle and the steered wheels is changed corre... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5882037 | Vehicle interior trim panel A plate- or shell-like plastic trim panel is provided with a convex structure configured such that, in the event of a horizontal compressive load running essentially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the trim panel undergoes a controlled elast... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5878809 | Process and system for controlling an air-conditioning system for a vehicle interior A process for controlling an air-conditioning system for a passenger vehicle interior is disclosed in the case of which the air-conditioning output provided by individual air-conditioning ducts is controlled as a function of the vehicle seat occupancy. Th... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5879099 | Rigid connection of structural parts in the case of a motor vehicle and tool and method for establishing the connection A rigid connection of structural parts of a motor vehicle and a tool and for establishing the connection are provided. The structural parts are fixed together after a coating during their assembly to one another in a simple, joined and effective manner wi... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5877436 | Method for quantitative determination of the pressure comfort of a seat cushion A method is provided for quantitative determination of the pressure comfort of a seat cushion. For this purpose, the sitting surface of the seat cushion to be tested is loaded mechanically in a manner that corresponds to a normal individual sitting in it,... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5873609 | Device for connecting two tubular conducting parts The invention relates to an articulated pipe connection for two conducting arts of a motor vehicle which comprises spherical connecting pieces for joining the two conducting parts and has at least on one connecting piece a flange-shaped connecting piece ab... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5872312 | Method for recognizing defective ignition or injection system in internal combustion engines A method of detecting defective ignition or fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine with several cylinders and at least two spark plugs or two fuel injection devices per cylinder with separate control circuits, at least a second control cir... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5868017 | Locking device for vehicles, particularly for vehicle doors A locking device for vehicles, particularly for vehicle doors has a mechanical revolving connection between a cylinder core of a lock cylinder and a safety lever of an assigned lock which comprises a driving coupling in the form of a lock nut. In order to... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5862878 | Hydraulic power steering system A hydraulic power steering system is provided in which a manual steering device and the steering vehicle wheels are normally coupled only by way of a control path with a desired-value generator operated by the manual steering device and an actual-value ge... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5860694 | Integral bodyshell structure for a motor vehicle and method of producing the bodyshell structure Integral bodyshell structure for a motor vehicle and method for its production. Known vehicle bodyshell structures are composed of a multiplicity of individual sheet-metal stampings, and as a result complex joining processes for the sheet-metal shell cons... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5857536 | Sun sensing arrangement and method of arranging a sun sensor in a motor vehicle A sun sensing arrangement for a motor vehicle, and a method of arranging a sun sensor in a motor vehicle, in order to sense incident sunlight. The motor vehicle has an engine hood which includes a top-side air inlet grid area. The sun sensor is arranged i... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5855146 | Control pedal unit for a vehicle In a vehicle control pedal unit comprising a mounting structure having a U-shaped mounting end with spaced parallel leg walls between which one end of a pedal lever having an eyepiece with an opening is pivotally supported, a bearing sleeve is disposed be... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5851152 | Drive shaft with reinforced plastic tube and a joint-connecting body connected nonrotatably endwise A drive shaft with an endless-fiber-reinforced plastic tube made of a thermosetting plastic matrix material and with a joint-connecting body that is connected nonrotatably with a plastic tube by means of a pin inserted into the plastic tube. The drive sha... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5845736 | Power steering for motor vehicles In a hydraulic power steering for motor vehicles having a steering control element, a position setting unit connected to the steering control element, a control motor connected to the position setting unit by way of a control circuit and a servo valve hav... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5845557 | Servo valve In a servo valve for hydraulic power steerings of motor vehicles which consists of a rotary spool valve having a rotary spool rotatably disposed in a control sleeve, a front end of the control sleeve and a flange structure on the rotary spool have spaced ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5842738 | Headrest for a vehicle seat A headrest for a vehicle seat is provided with a supporting loop and a head cushion mounted thereon and pivotable in a direction of a seat bottom. An adjusting device activated in the event of a collision is provided for displacing the head cushion relati... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5839281 | Motor braking arrangement In a motor braking arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a turbocharger having a charger connected to the engine by an air intake duct and a turbine connected to the engine by an exhaust gas pipe including an exhaust gas shut-off valve a... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5839778 | Locking assembly for releasably locking a vehicle roof A locking arrangement for the releasable fastening of a vehicle roof on an immovable vehicle body which part has at least one hook lock whose locking hook is displaceable between its unlocked and its locked position in the longitudinal direction. A transv... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5840144 | Process for applying a covering made of a natural product A process for covering an object such as a steering wheel with a natural covering, preferably fine wood veneer, wherein the veneer is cut into strips, softened and molded. The thus molded veneer strip is first glued to one side of the object and then the ... | 11/24/1998 |
