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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056924 | Inflatable airbag assemblies with alignment apertures Inflatable airbag cushions often have modular components attached to them after the main airbag has been manufactured. Such modular components can include external tethers, mounting tabs, mounting assemblies, and fill tubes. Often, these modular components are posit... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7900960 | System for tuning initial onset A deployable inflator that includes a quantity of gas generant. The generant is designed to produce a supply of inflation gas during deployment of the inflator. The inflator includes a first burst disk and a second burst disk. The first and second burst disks are se... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898400 | Enhanced vision road detection system A system for determining when a vehicle is departing from the current lane. The system includes a processor, an imaging sensor, and an inertial sensor assembly. The imaging sensor is in electrical communication with the processor to provide a vehicle position signal... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887091 | Additives for liquid-cooled inflators An inflator that includes a quantity of gas generant housed within a chamber. A liquid including at least one of a fuel soluble in the liquid or an oxidizer soluble in the liquid and a piston are housed within another chamber of the inflator. This chamber is sealed.... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883112 | Textile gas guide for inflatable curtain A textile gas guide may include a fabric member which may include an obverse side, a reverse side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The fabric member may overlap upon itself at least once such that at least a portion of the obverse side adjacent the leading edge... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883108 | Inflator for an airbag An inflator for an airbag is provided. The inflator can include a housing that has a first end and a second end. The inflator can also include a gas generant disposed in the housing that defines a bore. The inflator can include an igniter coupled to the first end of... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883106 | Inflatable seat belt including a thorax airbag A seat belt assembly for use in a seat belt system of a motor vehicle to restrain a vehicle occupant. The assembly includes a belt webbing extending from a first end to a second end and includes tubular webbing extending from the first end and configured to open at ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7845682 | Airbag cushion folding methods Methods are provided for folding an airbag cushion into a housing. In one implementation of the inventive method, an airbag cushion defined by an upper panel and a lower panel is provided. A first portion of the airbag cushion is tucked into a second portion of the ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845278 | Pyrotechnic cup The pyrotechnic cup is designed such that it may be used as part of an airbag initiator. In some embodiments, the cup comprises a cylindrical portion and a dome that is attached to a first end of the cylindrical portion. A cruciform is also added to the cup. The cru... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845277 | Header assembly A header assembly for an initiator may include a first conductive pin, a second conductive pin, and a connector extending between and electrically connected to the first conductive pin and the second conductive pin. A housing may support the first conductive pin, th... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878439 | Retractor with pretensioner for auxiliary load limitation An assembly having a retractor and a pretensioner whereby the pretensioner can be employed to provide load limitation features. The pretensioner may also be used without the load limitation features. The pretensioner has a drive mechanism including a plurality of pr... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7862282 | Separation fastener with segmented washer A separation fastener assembly including a base and a housing positioned adjacent the base. A nut is disposed in the cavity. A bolt extends through an aperture in the base and including an end coupled to the nut. A washer is positioned proximate the nut and operativ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7823924 | Seatbelt pretensioner for a vehicle In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a seatbelt pretensioner is provided. The pretensioner comprises a cylinder having a proximal section which defines a gas chamber that forms at least a portion of an interior space defined by the cylinder. Extendin... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823922 | Tether systems for inflatable cushions An inflatable airbag cushion assembly with a tether system for use in a vehicle. The airbag and the tether are configured such that upon airbag deployment the tether applies sufficient tension to the cushion to mitigate occupant ejection from the vehicle. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823919 | Filter for airbag inflator using variable expanded metal An airbag inflator that includes a pyrotechnic material capable of producing a quantity of gas during deployment. The inflator also includes a filter. The filter may be an expanded metal filter that is wrapped about the pyrotechnic material. When this filter is wrap... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823914 | Airbag mounting assembly and method of manufacture An airbag assembly, airbag mounting assembly, and method of assembling an airbag mounting assembly are disclosed. The airbag assembly comprises an airbag and an airbag mounting assembly. In one embodiment, the airbag mounting assembly comprises a mounting bracket, a... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823913 | Curtain air bag unit Curtain air bag unit for a motor vehicle is provided which comprises an air bag extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle. Further it comprises fixing means for fixing the air bag in the area of the roof bar of the motor vehicle, whereby the f... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823909 | High strength airbag attachment for use with flanged inflators An airbag module includes an inflator and an airbag housed within a housing. The airbag has a cushion inflator hub portion that includes one or more tab extensions and an opening. The tab extensions define at least a portion of the periphery of the opening. A retain... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823908 | Airbag module assembly to control gap adjacent airbag cover An airbag module assembly is provided which may be used with a steering wheel unit that controls the gap between a driver airbag cover and adjacent steering wheel features. The airbag module assembly includes an airbag housing for enclosing an airbag in communicatio... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7813851 | Sensing misalignment detection and estimation system A misalignment detection sensor assembly is provided, which includes a forward-looking sensor having a sensing direction along a first axis and an inertia sensor configured to sense acceleration along a second axis, the second axis having a fixed relationship with r... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806440 | Dual spool retractor in belt-in-seat A restraint assembly of a type including a seat belt assembly and a side impact air bag assembly. The seat belt assembly and side impact assembly are preferably mounted to a motor vehicle seat. The seat belt assembly includes one or two retractors, preferably each h... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806439 | Active anti-bunching D-ring seat belt system A motor vehicle seat belt system having an active system for avoiding bunching of webbing in a D-ring during a rapid deceleration event. The system includes a controlled locking mechanism engageable with a rotatably mounted D-ring to restrict backward rotation of th... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806434 | Adaptive airbag gas flow apparatus An airbag gas flow apparatus for a steering wheel includes a housing and a rotatable gas guide positioned within the housing. The housing includes a base and a diffuser, the diffuser comprising at least one opening. The rotatable gas guide includes at least one open... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806432 | Ejection mitigation device An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle including an ejection mitigation device configured to substantially cover an inside surface of the motor vehicle such as the rear window or the front windshield. The ejection mitigation device may be att... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806357 | Retractor pretensioner with clutch A retractor includes a pretensioner whereby load limitation disturbances are minimized or eliminated to provide a synchronized and smooth transition between the different structures resisting the rotation of the spool. ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7791530 | Time duplex apparatus and method for radar sensor front-ends A radar system and method for determining the range and, optionally, the azimuth of a target, while maintaining a high transmitting duty factor is provided. A waveform generator is connected to an antenna aperture by a transmit-receive switch, and the waveform is tr... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791528 | Method and apparatus for radar signal processing A radar apparatus and method for determining the range to and velocity of at least one object comprising, transmitting a plurality of RF signals, each comprising a particular frequency and being transmitted during a particular unique finite period, the plurality of ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791422 | Voltage controlled oscillator with cascaded emitter follower buffer stages A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is provided that includes an output buffer having a first buffer stage including a first transistor and a second buffer stage including a second transistor. The first and second transistors are connected in a cascaded emitter fo... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784828 | Dual depth airbag with active venting An inflatable airbag cushion assembly with a release device for electronic communication with a sensor in a vehicle. The cushion assumes two different configurations depending on the occupant's position. The configurations are achieved via tethers along with closeab... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784827 | Variable output using piezo valve technology An airbag inflator that contains a first quantity of inflation gas. This gas may be housed in a chamber. A quantity of liquid fuel may also be added. This fuel may be housed within a liquid fuel chamber. The quantity of inflation gas may operate to pressurize the li... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7770926 | Airbag adaptive venting for out-of-position occupants An airbag assembly is disclosed for use in an automobile. The disclosed airbag assembly adaptively vents gas from the interior of the airbag depending on whether an obstruction is encountered during airbag deployment. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770925 | Airbag protection flap An airbag assembly comprising an airbag cushion, a deployment flap and an extension flap attached to the deployment flap, is disclosed. The deployment flap is configured to protect the airbag cushion as it deploys from the module housing. The extension flap is confi... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770924 | Liquid cooled hybrid An inflator that includes a quantity of gas generant housed within a chamber. A liquid and a piston are also housed within another chamber. This chamber is sealed by a burst disk. The piston includes an opening. During deployment of the inflator, the burst disk is r... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770922 | Cushion and housing vents for inflatable cushion airbags An airbag assembly comprising a housing with an inflatable airbag cushion disposed therein and at least one vent aperture attached to the inflatable airbag cushion, wherein during inflatable airbag cushion deployment with an obstruction, the at least one vent apertu... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770917 | Inflatable curtain venting Disclosed are embodiments of apparatus, methods, and systems for inflatable curtain venting. In one embodiment, an inflatable curtain airbag is tested using a 50th-percentile dummy. The inflatable curtain airbag comprises a vent opening positioned such that during t... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770914 | Passenger airbag mounting apparatus An airbag assembly is described. The airbag assembly includes an airbag housed within an airbag housing and an airbag inflator. A B-ring that engages the airbag housing is also added. The B-ring comprises a base surface, a first stabilizing bracket and a second stab... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770607 | Double weft/warp airbag fabric and related airbags and manufacturing methods A double yarn airbag fabric is disclosed, which may include an inflatable fabric portion, comprising multiple first yarns that form multiple sets of first yarns, and multiple second yarns. At least two sets of first yarns are alternately woven around at least two ad... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7762579 | Ejection mitigation device An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle including one or more ejection mitigation devices configured to substantially cover the inside of the front and/or rear window of the motor vehicle. Moreover, the one or more ejection mitigation devices ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7759988 | Frequency multiplier A frequency multiplier is provided that includes a switching component having a plurality of differential pairs of transistors. The frequency multiplier further includes a gain stage. A common mode feedback generated by the switching component is also provided to th... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7758709 | Monolithic gas generant grains A gas generant for an inflatable restraint device (for example, an airbag system for a vehicle) is a monolithic compressed solid that has a linear burn rate of greater than or equal to about 1.6 inches per second at a pressure of about 3,000 pounds per square inch. ... | 07/20/2010 |
