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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5131678 | Invisible air bag cover door A vehicle steering wheel has a decorative panel concealing a storage compartment for an inflatable air bag. The panel has a covering which comprises a backing plate having a U-shaped cut line framing the storage compartment and defining a cover door havin... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5108128 | Self-piercing cover assembly for airbag A cover assembly for an airbag restraint system has a smooth, grained, plastic cover and a load bearing insert for covering a housing for an airbag and a gas generator which includes an inflatant for the airbag for deploying the airbag through the smooth,... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5106137 | Vehicle bumper with combination foam and air bag energy absorber A vehicle bumper assembly has a fascia covering a layer of compressible energy absorbing plastic material with a cavity formed therein; the cavity contains an inflatable bladder connected at a header plate to a fill port and an exhaust port. The exhaust p... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5097916 | Active hydropneumatic suspension system An active suspension system for use with a mass suspended relative to a movable structure and subject to external forces such as the chassis of off-road vehicles, and in particular the hull of heavy combat vehicles, has a passive hydropneumatic suspension... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5074773 | Adjustable gasket alignment block An assembly (10) for molding a two-tone, thin-walled plastic shell (12) for parts such as automobile door panels, control and instrument panels and the like includes a charge box (24) for supplying dry thermoplastic material to separate casting surfaces (... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5072967 | Instrument panel with invisible airbag deployment door A cover assembly for an airbag restraint has a smooth cover and a load bearing insert for concealing an airbag restraint system having a housing, an airbag and a gas generator which includes an inflatant for inflating the airbag for deploying the airbag t... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5073325 | Method for producing a molded article having stabilized decorative features A method for manufacturing decorative features in situ in a base layer of cast plastic material includes the steps of providing a heated mold tool with a selectively heated surface in the form of a desired decorative feature; depositing a covering of ther... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5067284 | Machine tool A workpiece W to be machined by a rotating cutting tool 32 is carried by a rotary workhead 22 which is in turn mounted on a rotary table 16 for movement relative thereto both rotationally about a first axis perpendicular to the rotation axis of the table ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5066044 | Ski guards A ski guard assembly includes two pairs of tip guard members and two pairs of tail guard members which combine to protect the metal edges of different length skis. Each of the guard members includes a base portion with two spaced side walls forming an ope... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5065651 | Method and machine for finishing commutators A method for finishing the full radial surface of a face type commutator includes relatively rotating the commutator on its axis with respect to a cutter to form a finish on the commutator face which includes radially inwardly cross hatch segments which b... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5066037 | Instrument panel with airbag deployment door A releasable latch (50) is provided for a door assembly (14) having an outer skin member, a foam backing member, and an inner door member. The door assembly conceals an airbag restraint system having a housing, an airbag and a gas generator producing an i... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5064365 | Mold apparatus with mold breaker A mold apparatus for forming parts by reacting foam precursors in a mold cavity part closed by a cover has a mold breaker assembly including a member for holding a molded foam product in the mold cavity part as the cover is removed for part demolding. The... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5061428 | Method for plastic coating foam molding insert A method for forming a plastic coating for a foam molding insert or retainer member includes the steps of preforming an insert member having openings therethrough; partially sealing the openings and/or the perimeter edge of the insert member with protuber... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5059082 | Method and apparatus for emptying a container An apparatus for and a method of emptying from a case a compressible load consisting of carton blanks, prongs penetrate through a preformed perforation in opposite side walls of the case and push the load away from those walls, an upper portion of the cas... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5056707 | Packaging An end press for bearing against a bottom end closure of a carton sleeve received upon a mandrel has recesses formed therein at locations corresponding to corner zones of the end closure, whereby those corner zones protrude outwards, relative to respectiv... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5052913 | Apparatus for forming a door panel belt trim An apparatus for forming a return flange on the belt trim portion of a vehicle door panel includes a door panel support with a movable backing member to back a belt trim portion when the panel is clamped in place. The apparatus further includes a heater m... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5052594 | Container filling nozzle made of elastomeric material A container filling nozzle of rubber has a wide, substantially square, inlet opening and a cruciform outlet slit which, in the absence of external force, is maintained closed owing to the resilience of the rubber. In the zone of the slit, the internal sur... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5047966 | Airfoil measurement method A coordinate measuring machine is used to extract data points from an airfoil surface. The machine is controlled to move a probe to desired points by a generic program applicable to any airfoil and a nominal data file specific to the type of airfoil being... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5046758 | Multi-cutter self-piercing cover assembly for airbag A cover assembly for an air cushion restraint has a smooth cover with a layer of foam connected between the cover and a load bearing insert for covering a housing for an airbag and a gas generator which generates an inflatant for the airbag for deploying ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5046941 | Apparatus for molding multicolor thin wall plastic shell An apparatus (40) for molding a thin walled plastic shell includes a mold box (42) having an inner mold surface (48). A powder box (52) includes an internal chamber and first divider wall (54) for separating the internal chamber into at least two sections... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5042725 | Method for recovering PVC and urethane foam from automotive interior trim waste A method for recovering vinyl and urethane foam from composite plastic articles for recycling by granulating the article to form separated mixed components destaticizing the separate mixed components to prevent static during cling between foam particles a... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5043110 | Method for testing foam formulations A method for testing foam formulations for the quantitative measure of the effects of formulation and/or process variable changes on some kinds of surface problems of a molded part caused by different degrees of imperfection or voiding underneath the part... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5040335 | Inner panel assembly with integral energy absorber An inner door panel assembly for a vehicle door is adapted to be connected to an outer door panel to form a space therebetween for a window and a window regulator; the inner door panel assembly is an all plastic composite assembly including an inner cover... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5037687 | Method and apparatus for forming a 360 degree skin handle A method for forming a 360 degree integral skin handle in a thermoplastic part for use in automotive trim products includes the steps of forming a mold with a prtial recess closed by a removable plug and thereafter selectively directing heat from a first ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5035088 | Machine tool A workpiece W to be machined by a rotating cutting tool 32 is carried by a rotary workhead 22 which is in turn mounted on a rotary table 16 for movement relative thereto both rotationally about a first axis perpendicular to the rotation axis of the table ... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5035444 | Single cutter self-piercing cover assembly for airbag A cover assembly for an air cushion restraint has a smooth cover with a layer of foam between the cover and a load bearing insert for covering a housing for an airbag and a gas generator which generates an inflatant for the airbag for deploying the airbag... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5033954 | Tool for manufacturing a two tone vehicle door shell A tool for manufacturing the two tone plastic shell includes an electroformed mold (28) having a first surface (29) for forming a front of a shell; a second surface (32) for forming the side edge portion of a shell; and a third surface segment (34) for fo... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5033426 | Radial combustion seal A liner assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a liner bore in an engine block which receives a cylinder liner having an end extension which is received in an annular cylinder head groove. The end extension of the cylinder liner includes a ou... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5027585 | Packaging method and apparatus using rotatable mandrel assembly In a packaging system, carton sleeves are sealingly closed at their bottoms while received upon respective mandrels, the open-topped cartons are removed from the mandrels and filled, and the filled cartons are sealingly closed at their tops. Between the b... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5015948 | Transducer for providing a position signal and transducer temperature A two wire transducer and associated circuit processes an output voltage of the transducer to produce a first signal proportional to the position of a non-contacting movable core and to produce a second signal proportional to the temperature of operation ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5009212 | Port fuel injection and induction system for internal combustion engine An air fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of fuel injectors supplied with fuel from a common fuel supply and supplied with air for producing a fuel spray pattern immediately upstream of an inlet valve to the combu... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5005887 | Energy absorbing bumper fastener system A bumper fastening system for a composite SRIM (structural reaction injected molded) member made up of a core member covered by a reinforced outer cover has a fastening cup connected to the reinforced outer cover by a layer of adhesive material. The faste... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005265 | Two-piece stud assembly A self-licking stud assembly including male and female segaments. The male segment includes a base for mounting or being integrally molded on a panel member to be joined with a second panel member in a side-by-side relationship, a central stem extending f... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5006288 | Molding method for stabilizing the location of a skin insert A skin or shell for use in a mold process in which the skin or shell is placed in a mold in which foam precursors are directed onto the skin for reaction thereagainst to form a foam layer thereon; the skin includes integral connector features thereon adap... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5004009 | Valve device for controlling liquid flow A valve device comprises a vertical, tubular housing, a vertical valve member in the housing, and a coil-form compression spring encircling the member and urging it upwardly against a valve seat in the housing lower end. The member includes an upper, obtu... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5003432 | Down lighting systems and fixtures therefor A down lighting system for elevator cabs and the like includes halogen lights in standard and emergency light fixtures. Both types of fixtures are connected to the ceiling by a clamp arrangement which is universally adaptable to a wide variety of ceiling ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4993433 | Prophylactic device A prophylactic device is described which is adapted to be worn by a person to prevent the transmission of disease and sperm during sexual intercourse. The device may be adapted for use by a female person or by a male person. The device includes an elongat... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4993431 | Prophylactic device and method of manufacture A prophylactic device has a planar portion that is configured to cover the perineum of the user to prevent the exchange of bodily fluids between the user and a partner. The planar portion includes a pair of spaced integrally formed, adjustably positionabl... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4987729 | Solar powered mower A powered mower has a cordless electric power source defined by a rechargeable battery and a solar panel. The rechargeable battery is connected to a direct current motor for driving the mower blade and drive system for the powered mower. The solar panel s... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4981876 | Method for separating and recovering layered plastics joined at an interface A process of separating vinyl skin from a foam backing and recovering the separated components by granulating the plastics composite into small chips, mixing the chips with a quantity of water in a vessel to swell and break the cell structure of the foam ... | 01/01/1991 |
