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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181475 | Automatic HVAC fan operation during warm-up stage A system and method for automatically operating an HVAC fan for an automotive vehicle is provided where the vehicle includes an occupant detection system and an HVAC system including an HVAC computer. The user sets the heating/cooling temperature of the HVAC system ... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660507 | Vehicle light cover | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179140 | Method of estimating solid phase potential The present teachings are directed toward a machine implemented method for estimating the solid phase potentials of either positive or negative electrode of a battery. The machine implemented method includes providing battery voltage information and an estimated sol... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173166 | Methods of producing tungsten nanoparticles The present teachings are directed methods of producing tungsten-containing nanoparticles, specifically tungsten nanoparticles and tungsten oxide nanoparticles with an average particle size of less than about five nanometers. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172407 | Camera-projector duality: multi-projector 3D reconstruction A system and method are disclosed for calibrating a plurality of projectors for three-dimensional scene reconstruction. The system includes a plurality of projectors and at least one camera, a camera-projector calibration module and a projector-projector calibration... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8165405 | Leveraging temporal, contextual and ordering constraints for recognizing complex activities in video A system (and a method) are disclosed for recognizing and representing activities in a video sequence. The system includes an activity dynamic Bayesian network (ADBN), an object/action dictionary, an activity inference engine and a state output unit. The activity dy... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162086 | Variable pitch radiator fan control system A control system for a variable pitch radiator fan is disclosed. The control system is capable of varying the blade pitch of the radiator fan from a normal position to a full reverse position. The control system can change the blade pitch based on a number of factor... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159623 | Remote control dock system and method A vehicle entertainment system and method to prevent a mechanical connection between certain components of an entertainment system for a vehicle can include an entertainment system housing containing a plurality of entertainment components and a remote control modul... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8146933 | Vehicle damper attachment structure system and method An attachment structure system is disclosed for attaching a damper to a vehicle. The attachment structure system can include a stiffener body that has a central portion connected to a damper. The stiffener body can be connected to both the vehicle's frame and a vehi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145599 | System and method for managing an on-board entertainment system A system and method for managing an on board entertainment system is disclosed. The system and method can wirelessly receive music files from a computer and store those music files on an on board unit associated with a motor vehicle. The system and method can also i... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145354 | Systems and methods for controlling a legged robot using a two-phase disturbance response strategy Systems and methods are presented that enable a legged robot to maintain its balance when subjected to an unexpected force. In the reflex phase, the robot withstands the immediate effect of the force by yielding to it. In one embodiment, during the reflex phase, the... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142023 | Optimized projection pattern for long-range depth sensing A system and method are disclosed for generating an optimized projection pattern and for using the optimized projection pattern for depth reconstruction. The system includes a De Bruijn graph generation module, a non-recurring De Bruijn sequence generation module an... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141918 | Pedestrian bumper system and method A pedestrian bumper system and method can include an attachment bumper and an attachment bracket for connecting the attachment bumper to the existing vehicle bumper or existing vehicle frame. The attachment bumper can be configured to conform to the existing vehicle... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141545 | System and method for crankcase gas air to fuel ratio correction A method and a system for correcting combustion in an engine to control for the effect of crankcase gases in the intake system are disclosed. The system includes one or more sensors in the crankcase ventilation system. An air to fuel ratio sensor may be disposed wit... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136357 | Turbocharged engine using an air bypass valve A system to cool exhaust gas entering a catalytic converter in a turbocharged engine is disclosed. An air bypass valve is controlled to vent pressurized air to the atmosphere to overrev a turbocharger when exhaust gas exceeds a predetermined temperature. The rotatio... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132640 | Frangible mount for a vehicle differential A frangible mount for a vehicle differential that includes a first horizontal mounting flange, a second mounting flange parallel to and vertically offset from the first mounting flange, and a generally circular differential shaft bushing holder portion with a centra... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128248 | Dial plate with diffuse lighting A system for providing diffuse light to a dial plate of a meter is disclosed. The system includes a light-guide and a light source. The light from the light source enters the light-guide and exits the light-guide to illuminate a curved peripheral portion of a dial p... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124043 | Method of preparing carbon nanotube containing electrodes The present teachings are directed toward a matrix containing nanosized metal components and carbon nanotubes, with the carbon nanotubes being produced in situ by the nanosized metal components upon the contacting of the nanosized metal components with a carbon sour... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116908 | Multi-modal push planner for humanoid robots Multi-modal planning method and system that search a path for the most constrained mode first, and then expands the searches for path in a less constrained mode. By searching the path for the most constrained mode first, less resource are wasted on searching for pat... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116519 | 3D beverage container localizer Objects placed on a flat surface are identified and localized by using a single view image. The single view image in the perspective projection is transformed to a normalized image in a pseudo plan to view to enhance detection of the bottom or top shapes of the obje... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113541 | Vehicle supplemental restraint system configuration and method A vehicle supplemental restraint system (SRS) can include an SRS control unit located rearward of the instrument panel in the vehicle. The SRS control unit can be located at or connected to a cross member of the vehicle frame that is located rearward of the instrume... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113229 | Gear operated shut valve for a ventilation system A gear operated shut valve for a ventilation system in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The gear operated shut valve includes gear train. The gear train includes a driven gear that is associated with the shut valve and a driving gear that is associated with an outlet k... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110021 | Synthesis of PtCo nanoparticles Synthesis of nanoparticles with particle size control is provided by the method of using two different metal-containing precursors, a capping component, an optional reducing agent, and then contacting the two precursors with the capping component to form a reaction ... | 02/07/2012 |
| D653597 | Wheel | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103671 | Text categorization with knowledge transfer from heterogeneous datasets The present invention provides a method for incorporating features from heterogeneous auxiliary datasets into input text data for use in classification. Heterogeneous auxiliary datasets, such as labeled datasets and unlabeled datasets, are accessed after receiving i... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101264 | Vehicle structure with three dimensional film and method A vehicle structure can include a coating that provides a three-dimensional tactile pattern to the vehicle structure. In addition, a method for forming a vehicle structure can include applying a film that provides a three-dimensional tactile pattern to the vehicle s... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100209 | Front bulkhead cover and air flow system A vehicle bulkhead cover and vehicle front assembly using the cover are described. The vehicle front assembly separates a significant proportion of entrained dirt or water particles from an air flow through the assembly. The resulting air flow can then be directed t... | 01/24/2012 |
| D651966 | Vehicle center console | 01/10/2012 |
| D651960 | Wheel | 01/10/2012 |
| D651888 | Vehicle interior handle | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086430 | Method to accurately position finite element dummies in finite element simulations The present invention uses spring models to position a finite element occupant model within a pre-simulation. Initially, a starting position and a final position for the finite element occupant model are determined. A first end of each of a plurality of spring model... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8077919 | Toro: tracking and observing robot The present invention provides a method for tracking entities, such as people, in an environment over long time periods. A region-based model is generated to model beliefs about entity locations. Each region corresponds to a discrete area representing a location whe... | 12/13/2011 |
| D650300 | Vehicle meter face | 12/13/2011 |
| D650189 | Vehicle seat | 12/13/2011 |
| D650188 | Vehicle seat | 12/13/2011 |
| D650187 | Vehicle seat | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070144 | Assembly guide for vehicle spring and method A vehicle spring guide assembly is shown for mounting a coil spring to a suspension component of a vehicle. The assembly can include a vehicle mounting member and a spring guide member. The vehicle mounting member includes a bumper portion and a mounting interface p... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8060253 | Systems and methods for controlling a legged robot based on rate of change of angular momentum Systems and methods are presented that use the rate of change of a legged robot's centroidal angular momentum ({dot over (H)}G) in order to maintain or improve the robot's balance. In one embodiment, a control system determines the current value of {dot o... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060251 | Interface for robot motion control Systems and methods are presented that enable a higher-level software application to control a robot's motion through a generic motion interface. In one embodiment, a system includes a controller, an interface, and a set of robot driver modules. The interface receiv... | 11/15/2011 |
| D647833 | Vehicle side sill | 11/01/2011 |
