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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182586 | Bubble reduction system A bubble reduction system for a fluid flowing system is provided. The bubble reduction system can include a vat containing a fluid, a pump operable to pump the fluid into the vat, a moat containing a portion of the fluid and a bubble trap also containing a portion o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182235 | Multi-drive fluid pump A multi-drive pump may include a pump housing, an inlet port, an outlet port, a primary pump gear, a secondary pump gear, a first internal mechanical drive mechanism coupled to the primary pump gear and a second internal mechanical drive mechanism and an internal el... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182041 | Seat assembly having rear actuated egress mechanism A seat assembly for an automotive vehicle having a rear actuated release mechanism is provided. The seat assembly includes a seat frame, and a seat back pivotally mounted to the seat frame about a pivot axis for movement between a seated position and a stowed positi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182027 | Fender structure assemblies for vehicles An attachment bracket for mounting a fender of a vehicle to a side structural member includes a top portion that connects to the fender. A first vertical leg connects to the side structural member. The first vertical leg extends downwardly from an edge of the top po... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182015 | Rear vehicle seat release and carrying handle The present invention discloses a removable rear seat assembly for use in a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment and a vehicle floor. A seat frame is mounted to the vehicle floor. A release mechanism is provided operatively connecting the seat frame to the v... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181991 | Instrument panel with positive locking capabilities An instrument panel assembly having a locking feature. The instrument panel assembly includes an elongated member attached to a portion of the vehicle and extending towards the instrument panel assembly, a lower panel spaced apart from the elongated member, at least... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177041 | Damper assemblies and vehicles incorporating the same A damper assembly includes damper body, a piston assembly and a pulser. The damper body is operable to maintain a fluid. The piston assembly may include a piston rod and a piston plunger. The piston plunger and at least a portion of piston rod is slidably positioned... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176958 | Magneto-rheological elastomer wheel assemblies with dynamic tire pressure control A wheel assembly includes a magneto-rheological elastomer (MRE) assembly disposed between a rim and a tire assembly. The MRE assembly may be configured to adjust a tire pressure within a chamber between the rim and the tire assembly when a magnetic field is applied ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174341 | Thin film based split resonator tunable metamaterial A metamaterial comprises a substrate and a plurality of resonators supported by the substrate, each resonator including a first conducting segment and a second conducting segment, there being at least one adjustable capacitor and at least one bias capacitor located ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173302 | Sulfur-carbon material An electrode material having carbon and sulfur is provided. The carbon is in the form of a porous matrix having nanoporosity and the sulfur is sorbed into the nanoporosity of the carbon matrix. The carbon matrix can have a volume of nanoporosity between 10 and 99%. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172313 | Side outer panel A side outer panel of a vehicle having an outer surface including an outer surface edge. The outer surface edge has a predetermined curved path that provides a styling shape to add an aesthetic element to the side outer panel. The side outer panel further includes a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172299 | Compartment door with force and effort control The present invention discloses a compartment door assembly that provides for a compartment door that has controlled movement between a closed position and an open position. The assembly includes a compartment door for covering a compartment, the compartment door mo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172297 | Multi-position rotary detent assembly A multi-position rotary detent assembly operable to selectively retain a first component and a second component in a first position, a second position, and at least one intermediate position is provided. The detent assembly includes a first biasing assembly urging t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172293 | Vehicle electronic device support systems Embodiments of a vehicle electronic device support system comprise a vehicle console and an electronic device holder disposed anterior to the vehicle console, wherein the vehicle console comprises a vehicle console bin comprising an auxiliary port, and the electroni... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172022 | Energy recovery systems for vehicles and vehicle wheels comprising the same A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a rim and an energy recovery system. The energy recovery system includes a flywheel, a continuously variable planetary (CVP), a first planetary gear set, and a second planetary gear set. The flywheel is substantially concentri... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167372 | Seat assembly having dual actuated locking mechanism A seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor of a passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle is provided. The seat assembly includes a dual actuated lever mechanism operable by movement of a seat back from a seated position to a stowed position or th... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167363 | Prestressed structural members and methods of making same Methods of prestressing a vehicle structural member include forming a support structure, applying a preformed reinforcing component to the support structure, the preformed reinforcing component having a size changing material that changes in dimension upon applicati... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167347 | Three panel heat stake structure A trim panel assembly which provides support for the interior panels during a heat staking process, even when the interior panels overlap an outer panel, is provided. The trim panel assembly includes a first support boss extending from an inner surface and an outer ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167272 | Lubricating systems, lubricant atomizing devices and methods of using the same A portable hand-held lubricant atomizing device includes an inlet for receiving pressurized gas from a pressurized gas source. A flow control mechanism is associated with the inlet for controlling delivery of the pressurized gas. A lubricant tank includes a wire pul... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165718 | Robotic transportation devices and systems A robotic transportation device may include a device body, two docking arms, and a controller module. The device body may include at least one motorized wheel, and the two docking arms may include an adjustable wheel locking device. The two docking arms may extend h... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164456 | Device for incrementally adjusting the position of an RFID tag A device for incrementally adjusting the position of an RFID tag includes a base, and a lid releasably attachable to said base. The base includes a generally planar surface in which a plurality of locators are formed at regular intervals. A portion of the RFID tag i... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164314 | Distributed capacitor bank controllers and methods thereof A distributed capacitor bank controller for power factor correction of a power system may include a first distributed meter, a second distributed meter, a programmable logic controller and a communications pathway. The first and second meters may be operable to prov... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162302 | Automated dolly assemblies Disclosed is an automated dolly assembly that includes a body including a frame and a top surface, a sync arm and a support arm connected to the body, and at least one switch disposed on the body to control movement of the support arm. The sync arm is capable of mov... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161804 | Apparatus and methods for maintaining proper test piece orientation during corrosion testing A support stand for supporting a test piece within a corrosion chamber comprises first and second side members interconnected by first and second support rods. The relative position of the support rods is adjustable so as to modify the orientation of the test piece.... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160811 | Method and system to estimate driving risk based on a hierarchical index of driving A system and method for providing driving risk assessment for a host vehicle equipped with on-board sensors or vehicle-to-vehicle or infrastructure-to-vehicle systems. The system includes a hierarchical index of passive driving conditions, a means of collecting acti... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157322 | Seat back assembly with low density frame A seat back assembly including a frame molded from expanded polypropylene (EPP). The expanded polypropylene frame includes a first surface and a second surface. The EPP frame is molded so as to include at least one standoff. The standoff extends outwardly from the s... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157222 | Wire harness clamp A wire harness clamp with at least a pair of tension members that afford for harnesses having different sizes to be held securely by the clamp is provided. In addition, the wire harness clamp can have a length that can protect wire harnesses held within the clamp fr... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155924 | Method and apparatus for three dimensional calibration of an on-board diagnostics system The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for three dimensional calibration of an on-board diagnostics system. In one embodiment, the present invention is a method for calibrating an on-board diagnostic system for an automobile including the steps of g... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154119 | Compliant spring interposer for wafer level three dimensional (3D) integration and method of manufacturing The present invention is an apparatus for integrating multiple devices. The apparatus includes a substrate having a first via and a second via, a semiconductor chip positioned on a top portion of the substrate and positioned between the first via and the second via,... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151536 | Panel substrates for vehicle finish panels and vehicle finish panels incorporating the same A finish panel for a vehicle may include a panel substrate, a skin layer disposed over the panel substrate, and a foam layer. The panel substrate may include a base portion, an upper sealing surface and a lower sealing surface. The upper sealing surface and the lowe... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151519 | Power sliding window assembly with caps A power sliding back window assembly for a motor vehicle is provided. The assembly can include a window casing with a first window pane and a second window pane fixedly attached thereto. Also included can be a generally U-shaped guide rail that has a first end and a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145383 | Process and system for controlling air quality within an interior of a motor vehicle The present invention discloses a process for controlling air quality within an interior of a motor vehicle. The process can include providing a motor vehicle with a heating-venting-air conditioning (HVAC) system, the HVAC system having an internal air supply option... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145376 | System for producing an adaptive driving strategy based on emission optimization The system includes a road scenario sensor, a vehicle control unit, and a computer processing unit. The road scenario sensor detects upcoming road scenarios for the system vehicle. The computer processing unit receives an input from the road scenario sensor and dete... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145374 | Methods and systems for dynamically controlling hill rollback of an electric vehicle A method for dynamically controlling rollback in an electric vehicle having a motor for providing motive power to the electric vehicle and a shift lever for selecting either forward or reverse motion of the vehicle includes determining if the electric vehicle is mov... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141941 | Slidable window assembly with retractable sunshade A slidable window assembly mounted within the roof of an automotive vehicle is provided. The roof includes an opening and the slidable window assembly includes a window panel having a catch. The window panel is slidably mounted within the roof and slidable between a... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141940 | Headliner assembly having a reinforcement member and subcomponent routing aid A headliner assembly for covering an inner surface of an automotive vehicle roof having an opening is provided. The headliner assembly includes a dimensionally stable substrate having an upper surface facing the inner surface of the roof, and an opposite lower surfa... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141759 | Container assembly for a motor vehicle A container assembly for a motor vehicle passenger compartment includes a housing, a door, an arm, a helical spring and a cam. The door is pivotally coupled to the housing for movement about a first pivot between a closed position wherein the door covers an opening ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140369 | System and method for optimizing manufacturing workforce A method and system for optimizing the manufacturing workforce and reducing workforce boredom in an assembly plant is provided. A master database contains all the plant workers along with all of the assembly tasks required to be performed at the assembly plant for a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140284 | System for mapping vehicle mutilation defects A system and method for analyzing mutilation defects including a benchmark image of a part and a grid having a plurality of cells plotted onto the benchmark image is provided. The system further includes a computer processing unit having an interface operable to ass... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140246 | Method and system for detecting a presence of a block heater in an automobile The present invention relates to a method and system for detecting a presence of a block heater in an automobile. In one embodiment, an automobile includes an engine, a radiator, an engine coolant temperature (“ECT”) sensor, and/or an engine control unit (“ECU... | 03/20/2012 |
