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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278524 | Electronically controlled fluid coupling device An electronically-controlled fluid coupling device having a front mounted fan and electrical actuation without a tethered harness. The fluid coupling device combines an inverted viscous clutch, drive pulley and a split electromagnetic actuator package. In this arran... | 10/09/2007 |
| RE39765 | Coolant motor fan drive The control of the coolant flow is accomplished through valving or by adjusting the pumping speed of a water pump and a water motor, or a combination of all three elements. During normal operation, where engine cooling is not required, the speed control coupling mai... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255378 | Bumper for automotive vehicle A bumper system for an automotive vehicle includes a unitary bumper beam substrate which defines upper and lower channel sections which are capped for part of their length by stiffening elements which provide localized increased strength and resistance to elastic bu... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249664 | Fan drive having pressure control (fluid) of a wet friction fan drive A hydraulically controlled fan drive system (12) having a method of engagement includes a housing assembly (20) containing a hydraulic fluid (48) and an engaging circuit (36). The engaging circuit (36) includes a pitot tube (152... | 07/31/2007 |
| D546911 | Baseball | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243013 | Vehicle radar-based side impact assessment method A side impact object sensing system for a vehicle includes a single radar sensor mounted on each side of the vehicle, each sensor generating a range and range-rate value for a detected target object, and a controller coupled to each radar sensor. The controller calc... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241020 | High definition vehicular mirror A vehicle mirror assembly having a housing or base member, a mirror lens and a gasket. The mirror lens is provided in the shape of a portion of an end of an ellipsoid. The lens has a varying radius of curvature. The center portion of the lens has a smaller radius of... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240915 | Vehicle seating system with airbag-based occupant reaction surface A seating system for an automotive vehicle includes a side airbag mounted to an outboard portion of a seatback, with the side airbag having an occupant reaction surface which is combined with deployable upper and lower reaction members attached to the airbag to defi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240644 | Internal combustion engine with cylinder head having directed cooling An internal combustion engine cylinder head unit includes a number of gas flow ports extending upwardly from a fire deck. A common coolant passage extends between adjacent ones of the gas flow ports. A first coolant flow director includes a flow splitter extending d... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239949 | Integrated sensing system A vehicle control system includes a housed sensor cluster generating a plurality of signals. An integrated controller includes a sensor signal compensation unit and a kinematics unit, wherein the sensor signal compensation unit receives at least one of the plurality... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237825 | Automotive interior trim panel with integral acoustic chamber and pelvic bolster An automotive interior trim panel includes a contoured panel having an interior surface forming a portion of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, and an exterior surface cooperating with an exterior body panel to define a first volume. A speaker port is formed in t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237665 | Thermal energy transfer limited rotating shaft for a pneumatic fan drive system A clutch assembly (20) for a fan drive system (12) of an engine (14) includes a translatable clutch housing (30) that is coupled to a fan (16). A rotating shaft (27) has a non-grooved thermal energy transfer portion (28 | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237828 | Underbody crash device for a vehicle An underbody crash device for a vehicle. The underbody crash device comprises a pillar member attached to the vehicle. The vehicle has a primary load path for absorbing crash energy in a collision. The pillar member is movable to a deployed position for supporting t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236865 | Active adaptation of vehicle restraints for enhanced performance robustness A vehicle crash safety system includes a pre-crash sensing system generating an object threat assessment and vehicle dynamics data, an occupant sensing system generating occupant characteristic data, and an Occupant Safety Reference Model (OSRM) controller for gener... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232187 | Head restraint for automotive vehicle A head restraint system for an automotive vehicle seat includes a headrest carried upon eccentric mounting posts which may be extended telescopically from a seatback and rotated about their base axes so as to reposition the headrest not only vertically, but also hor... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229139 | Control system for brake-steer assisted parking and method therefor A system and method of controlling an automotive vehicle includes determining a steering wheel angle, determining a steering wheel direction, determining a steering wheel angular rate and applying brake-steer as a function of steering wheel angle, steering wheel ang... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228831 | Camshaft and oil-controlled camshaft phaser for automotive engine An adjustable camshaft system for an automotive engine includes a camshaft having machined and fabricated axially-directed control passages combined with an oil-activated camshaft phaser. The fabricated oil control passages are formed within a portion of the camshaf... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222449 | Wall-mounted picture display device A wall-mounted picture display device generally including a flat substrate and a transparent pocket. The substrate, which is preferably comprised of wall paper or a wall paper border, includes a permanent or non-permanent adhesive layer on a rear surface such that t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217204 | Continuously variable belt drive system A continuously variable belt drive system including a driving pulley assembly, a driven pulley assembly, and a V-shaped belt engaged to transfer rotary power therebetween is disclosed herein. The driving pulley assembly includes an idler pulley portion. As the belt ... | 05/15/2007 |
| D542720 | Multi-curve mirror | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204564 | Vehicle trailer brake controller with wheel speed selection A method of controlling a trailer brake system using a trailer brake controller positioned within a passenger vehicle is provided. The method includes obtaining intended braking inputs and developing an effective baseline trailer brake controller output profile base... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200377 | Method and system for multi-channel RF digitization with analog selectivity A system (10) and method (100) for digitizing a complete band of RF channels to allow simultaneous processing of more than one channel. Multiple tunable bandpass filters (14) are used for the particular channels to be processed. The filter outpu... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198477 | Mechanical shut-off valve for gas-assist injection molding A mechanical shut-off valve member for use with gas-assisted injection molding systems. A piston member is slidingly positioned in a body member or housing and spring-biased to a closed position. The valve member is opened by the injection of plastic material throug... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197970 | Apparatus for trimming metal An apparatus for trimming scrap from an aluminum sheet metal blank is provided. The apparatus includes a clamping base comprising a clamping base engagement surface positioned between a clamping base upper surface and a clamping base bottom surface. The clamping bas... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198425 | Steering shaft coupling for automotive vehicle A steering shaft coupling for an automotive vehicle includes first and second shaft sections which are both serrated and which may be telescopically engaged. The shaft sections are locked together with an elastically deformable locking ring which is positioned withi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195309 | Bodyside with integral wheelhouse structure for automotive vehicle A bodyside for an automotive vehicle includes a folded structure having a generally horizontal floor portion and a generally vertical side portion which is unitary with the floor portion. A wheelhouse structure, which is indexed with a wheelhouse cutout of an outer ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195092 | Occupant restraint system incorporating rotatable seat back An occupant restraint system (11) for an automotive vehicle (10) includes a rollover sensor (30) that generates a rollover signal. A seat (12) having a seat base (16) rotatably coupled to a seat back (18) may be included in ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195137 | Self return teeter tauter lid A self-return teeter tauter lid assembly (10) includes a cap (12), a release lever (14) and a spring (16) operatively coupled thereto. The cap (12) has a self-gripping handle (18), a top face (20), a sip and vent port... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191739 | Integral coolant reservoir and air cleaner for automotive vehicle In integral utility assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a coolant reservoir and an air cleaner. A mounting bracket for attaching the assembly to an engine compartment structure is co-molded with an air cleaner base and a lower portion of a coolant reservoir,... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192369 | Mesh pocket for lacrosse stick A pocket for a lacrosse head (10) includes a mesh portion (20) attached to the lacrosse head (10). The mesh portion (20) has a plurality of holes (22) therein. Furthermore, the mesh portion (20) has less than nine holes (... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188890 | Energy-absorbing device with a reduced initial peak load An energy-absorbing device (34) with a reduced initial peak load (50) for enhancing the management of crash energy in an end structure (30′) for a vehicle (30). The energy-absorbing device (34) has a deformable construction adapt... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188894 | Trigger mechanism for impact response devices in a seat An automotive seat assembly is provided including a seatback and a motion translation element pivotably mounted within. The motion translation element includes a back engagement portion, movable between a back engagement stable position and a back intrusion position... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188012 | Adaptive voice control and vehicle collision warning and countermeasure system A safety system (10) for a host vehicle (12) includes a voice sensor (38) that detects voice signals from a vehicle occupant. An occupant classifier (30) determines a state of mind of the vehicle occupant. A controller (13) perform... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182892 | Gas assisted injection molding with fixed volume gas reservoir and temperature control A method and system for forming an injection molded plastic part. After the injection of plastic material has started, a volume of gas from a fixed volume reservoir is introduced into the plastic material at a low pressure forming a hollow cavity. The introduction o... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182904 | Low pressure laminate gas assist molding A system and process for gas-assisted injection molding of plastic materials to form laminate-type products. A laminate material is positioned in a mold and the mold is closed to a pre-set position, leaving a gap. Plastic material is injected into the mold cavity on... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178855 | Integral doghouse fastener with retaining feature An automotive door panel fastener assembly is provided including a substrate and a doghouse structure molded thereon. The doghouse structure includes a doghouse floor, a doghouse ceiling, a first doghouse sidewall having a first forward end and a first rearward end,... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178197 | Guard assembly for a sectional garage door A guard assembly is provided for use with a sectional garage door. The sectional garage door includes a plurality of sectional panels connected by garage door hinges. Each hinge is comprised of a first hinge plate attached to one of the sectional panels with a first... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178648 | Electrical activation of a viscous clutch A system for controlling the engagement and disengagement of a viscous type coupling is accomplished by controlling the relative positioning of a spring loaded valve arm relative to a fluid port through the use of an electrically-activated, temperature-sensitive wir... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178656 | Hydraulic controlled fan clutch with integral cooling A hydraulically controlled fan drive system (12) having a method of engagement includes a housing assembly (20) containing a hydraulic fluid (48) and an engaging circuit (36). The engaging circuit (36) includes a pitot tube (152... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178865 | Center occupant armrest actuated head restraint An automotive seat assembly is provided including a left rear seat portion including a left rear seat base and a left rear seatback, a right rear seat portion including a right rear seat base and a right rear seatback, and a center rear seat portion including a cent... | 02/20/2007 |
