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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6155118 | Apparatus for testing a device that generates an audible sound in a vehicle occupant compartment An apparatus includes a sound generating device (30), a housing (12), and a sensor (10). The sound generating device (30) is electrically actuatable to generate a sound for alerting a vehicle occupant to a vehicle condition. The housing (12) is configured... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6155375 | Bushing assembly for a rack and pinion steering gear A vehicle steering apparatus (10) comprises a rack (24) connectable with steerable vehicle wheels and a housing (20) partially enclosing the rack and defining a fluid chamber (50). The housing (20) includes an inner surface (30) and a radially extending e... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6149746 | Ammonium nitrate gas generating composition A gas generating composition, when ignited, produces gas to inflate an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device. The gas generating composition comprises ammonium nitrate phase stabilized with a moisture indicating material. The moisture indicating m... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6149192 | Inflator having gas deflector flanges An apparatus (10) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) and an actuatable inflator (14) for, when actuated, providing inflation fluid to inflate the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device. The inflator (14) includes a circ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6149166 | Apparatus for use in a vehicle suspension An apparatus (12) for use in a vehicle suspension (10) comprises an anti-roll bar (30) having opposite first and second ends (32 and 34) for connecting with respective first and second control arms (20 and 22) of the vehicle. The anti-roll bar (30) includ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6145874 | Passenger air bag disable switch A vehicle occupant safety apparatus includes an air bag (12) and an actuatable inflator (14). The apparatus includes vehicle electric circuitry (18) having a first condition enabling actuation of the inflator (14) and a second condition disabling actuatio... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6142504 | Steering wheel and air bag assembly attachment to a steering shaft An assembly is provided for mounting on a vehicle steering shaft which rotates about an axis to steer the vehicle and which has a threaded end portion. The assembly includes a steering wheel armature (10), a hub (34) fixedly connected to the steering whee... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141864 | Motor stator winding tool A winding tool (10) is used for connecting pairs of motor stator winding leads (91b-98b, 91c-98 c) and cutting of the connected pairs of leads to a predetermined length. The winding tool (10) includes a first part (100) received in the rotor space (88) in... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6142564 | Rearward moving seat with breakaway latch A vehicle occupant safety apparatus (10) includes a seat (11) for a vehicle occupant. The seat (11) has a forward position in the vehicle and a rearward position in the vehicle. A support (20) for the seat (11) enables the seat to move on the support from... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6144137 | Electric motor assembly for a vehicle steering system A motor assembly (52) for a vehicle steering system (10) includes a housing (80) having an interior sidewall portion (82) and spaced apart end portions (86, 88). The assembly (52) also includes a stator (92) positioned within the housing (80). The stator ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6143104 | Cool burning gas generating composition A gas generating composition comprises an organic fuel and an oxidizer wherein a component of the composition comprises an alkaline earth metal or alkali metal ion. The composition also comprises an ammonium salt coolant selected from the group consisting... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6143103 | Gas generating material for vehicle occupant protection device A body of gas generating material for a vehicle occupant protection device comprises about 40 to about 85 weight percent ammonium nitrate. The body of gas generating material also comprises an amount of a glycidyl azide polymer (GAP). The GAP is cured wit... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6142516 | Air bag inflator assembly An apparatus (10) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (40) includes a housing (12) and a container (50) mounted in the housing. A quantity of helium gas (52) is stored under pressure in the container (50). The apparatus (10) inc... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6142515 | Air bag inflator with heat sink and retainer An inflator (10) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device includes a housing (20) defining a generally ring-shaped propellant chamber (200) extending around an axis (50) of the inflator. The housing (20) has a fluid outlet (52) for d... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6140622 | System for detecting the state of a switch device A system (10) for detecting the state of a switch device (60) includes a driver circuit (40) having an output (42) operative to provide a driver output signal. An indicator (44) is electrically connected between the driver circuit (40) and the switch devi... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6136112 | Smokeless gas generating composition for an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device An apparatus comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (20) and a gas generating composition (16). The gas generating composition (16), when ignited, produces gas to inflate the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (20). The gas ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6135471 | Suspension system An apparatus for use in a vehicle suspension system includes a torsion bar (38) having a fixed end portion (48) which is held against movement relative to a frame of the vehicle. A movable end portion (56) of the torsion bar (38) is connected with a suppo... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6133648 | Apparatus for selectively enabling or disabling an actuatable occupant protection device The present invention provides an apparatus (10) for selectively enabling or disabling an actuatable vehicle occupant protection device (18). The apparatus (10) includes a cylindrical housing (80) having an inner sidewall portion (88), which has an annula... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131948 | Air bag inflator with burst disk cutter and flow control means An apparatus (10) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device includes a container (18) defining a chamber (16) containing fluid (14) under pressure. The container (18) has a first opening (34). A frangible portion (40) of the container... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131947 | Electrical connector for air bag inflator A vehicle safety apparatus (12) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (44) and first and second electrically actuatable devices (30, 32) for, when actuated, effecting flow of inflation fluid for inflating the inflatable device. The app... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131481 | Steering column A steering column connectable to a frame of a vehicle includes a first steering column member pivotable relative to a second steering column member. A tilt lock bar has an end portion movable with the first steering column member relative to the second st... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6130622 | System and method for remote convenience function control having a rekey security feature A remote convenience system (10) for remote control performance of a function includes a portable transceiver (14) and a controller transceiver (16). Preferably, the system (10) is for a vehicle (12), and the controller transceiver (16) is vehicle-based. ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6122992 | Steering wheel and air bag assembly attachment to a steering shaft An apparatus includes an assembly to be mounted on a vehicle steering shaft which rotates about an axis to steer the vehicle and which has a threaded end portion. The assembly includes a steering wheel armature (10), a hub (34) fixedly connected to the st... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6123167 | Electric steering motor with one-piece metal shell A steering assembly (10) for turning steerable wheels of a vehicle in response to rotation of a steering wheel (12) includes a pinion (30). A steering member (14) is movable axially to effect turning movement of the steerable wheels of the vehicle. The st... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6124784 | Occupant protection and signal apparatus and method An occupant protection and signal apparatus (10) that is for a vehicle (12) has an air bag module (18). The air bag module (18) includes an inflatable air bag (20) and an inflation fluid source (24) actuatable for protecting a vehicle occupant (14). The a... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6119550 | Linkage component A linkage component (22) for a vehicle includes a rod portion (60) which extends between opposite end portions (56 and 58) which are connected with the vehicle. The rod portion (60) of the linkage component (22) has a seam (64) which is held in a closed c... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6120055 | Vehicle occupant protection apparatus An apparatus comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14), an inflator (12), and a vehicle part (18). A structural portion (80) of the vehicle part (18) defines a compartment (84) with an open inner end (86) and an opposed, open outer e... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116642 | Inflator for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device An actuatable inflator (10) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) includes a container (70) having a cup-shaped wall including a base portion (72) and a side wall portion (74). The container (70) is a one-piece structure. The... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6117255 | Gas generating composition comprising guanylurea dinitramide An apparatus comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device and a gas generating composition. The gas generating composition comprises an oxidizer, a fuel component and preferably a binder. The fuel component is guanyurea dinitramide.... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113713 | Reduced smoke gas generant with improved mechanical stability A gas generating composition (16) which when ignited produces gas to inflate a inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (20). The gas generating composition comprises an oxidizer and a fuel. The oxidizer is an inorganic salt. The fuel is 1,1-diamino-... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6113262 | Apparatus for testing electrical components An apparatus (10) for testing at least one article (160) comprises a first chamber (20) having a controllable first environment, a second chamber (30) having a controllable second environment, and an intermediate housing (40) connected between the first a... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6113139 | Apparatus for sensing a forward position of a vehicle seat An apparatus (10) includes a seat bracket (24) mountable to a lower body portion (18) of a vehicle. The seat bracket (24) has first and second spaced apart end portions (26, 28) and a longitudinal axis (30) extending through the end portions (26, 28). An ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6107767 | Electric assist steering system having an improved motor current controller with notch filter A motor controller includes a summing circuit (186) for summing a motor current command signal (ircmd) with a motor current feedback signal (is) and for providing an error current command signal (Ɗicmd) having a value fun... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6104308 | Communication system and method utilizing an interface protocol for a multiple device vehicle occupant restraint system A communication system (10) for use in a vehicle occupant restraint system (12). A central controller (14) is connected to a plurality of restraint devices (16) by a power and communication conductor (20). A signal function (28), via a voltage modulator (... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099027 | Decorative emblem for air bag module cover A vehicle safety apparatus (10) includes a protection device (12) inflatable from a deflated condition to an inflated condition to help protect a vehicle occupant. Support structure (22) mounts the protection device (12) on a portion of a vehicle. A cover... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6098742 | Steering apparatus An apparatus for use in turning steerable vehicle wheels (14, 16) includes first and second pistons (42, 44) which cooperate with a housing (46) to define first and second chambers (38, 40). A rotatable screw member (84) extends from one of the chambers (... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6096997 | Method of assembling an igniter including infrared testing of heating element and welds A method of assembling an igniter (24) for a gas generating composition (18) comprises providing a pair of spaced apart electrodes (40 and 42) and providing a heat ignitable material (46). A heating element (44) is spot electrical resistance welded to the... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6095554 | Method and apparatus for sensing side impact crash conditions with an enhanced safing function An apparatus for controlling side actuatable restraint (14, 16) includes a side acceleration sensor (22, 34) mounted to a vehicle at a side location and having an axis of sensitivity (24, 36) oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to a front-... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6095551 | Non-inflatable curtain with inflatable device Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (18) and a roof (28) includes a non-inflatable curtain (14). The non-inflatable curtain (14) is deployable in a first direction away from the vehicle roof into a... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6095555 | Apparatus for sensing a forward position of a vehicle seat An apparatus (10) for sensing a forward position of a vehicle seat (12)in a vehicle includes a permanent magnet (72) that is located adjacent the forward position and produces a magnetic field. A Hall effect device (70) is disposed in the magnetic field. ... | 08/01/2000 |
