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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D527691 | Vehicle body | 09/05/2006 |
| D525912 | Vehicle body | 08/01/2006 |
| D522916 | Vehicle body | 06/13/2006 |
| D521901 | Vehicle body | 05/30/2006 |
| D518414 | Vehicle body | 04/04/2006 |
| D516465 | Vehicle body | 03/07/2006 |
| D516464 | Vehicle body | 03/07/2006 |
| D515974 | Vehicle body | 02/28/2006 |
| D506170 | Vehicular exhaust pipe | 06/14/2005 |
| D502672 | Vehicle body | 03/08/2005 |
| 5573474 | Method for controlling ignition timing for an internal combustion engine An ignition timing control method for a vehicle which provides an engine torque output waveform for canceling vibrational disturbances caused by sudden throttle plate movement resulting in engine accelerations and decelerations. The ignition timing is var... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5570016 | Method and apparatus for detecting crankshaft angular position A method and apparatus for detecting an engine crankshaft angular position which provides for fast starting of the engine. A target wheel and sensor combination generate an analog signal which is convened into a 24 bit digital output which repeats every 3... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5559697 | Method for controlling actuation of a vehicle safety device A method for rapidly distinguishing between severe and minor crash events by utilizing both vehicle deceleration data and vehicle impact velocity. Crash severity parameter values are initially calculated in accordance with vehicle deceleration data obtain... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5521822 | Method for controlling actuation of a vehicle safety device using filtered vehicle deceleration data The present invention is directed to a filtering technique for improving the capability of crash sensing systems in distinguishing between severe and minor crash events. The onset of a crash event is detected when a sensed vehicle deceleration exceeds a d... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5521343 | Plastic ignition high voltage switch housing A plastic ignition high voltage switch housing comprising two separately molded components formed of a high temperature, high strength insulating thermoplastic material, each component containing one bushing. The two components are spun welded together wh... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5515714 | Vapor composition and flow sensor The present invention is directed to a single solid state thermal diffusion sensor capable of measuring both the composition and flow of gaseous vapors traveling through a duct. The sensor comprises two orthogonal sensing patterns, each having a heating e... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5510708 | Variable reluctance rotation sensor with leakage magnetic flux sensing A variable reluctance rotation sensor comprising a flux member having a ferromagnetic pole piece formed of a cylindrical center portion interposed between a first and second end portion. Each of the end portions have a respective surface which contains el... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5491632 | Rotary encoder with neutral position A rotary encoder capable of detecting angular rotation of a rotating shaft, and identifying its neutral position without the need for multiple encoder wheels. A magnetoresistive sensor is positioned adjacent the periphery of a single multipole magnet ring... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5465210 | Method for determining a vehicle steering wheel center position A method for determining the center position of a steering wheel for a vehicle equipped with electric power steering having a brushless motor. Vehicle operating conditions corresponding to a straight direction of vehicle travel are detected. An estimated ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5446658 | Method and apparatus for estimating incline and bank angles of a road surface The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for estimating incline and bank angles of a road surface upon which a front wheel drive vehicle is travelling. Each nondriven rear wheel is equipped with a rotational speed sensor. The vehicle is... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5434784 | Vehicle steering wheel position sensing apparatus This invention relates to an apparatus for sensing a vehicle steering wheel position. A permanent magnet target wheel having a global axial magnetic field normal to a first surface is attached to a steering shaft which is rotated by the steering wheel. Mu... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5431044 | Combustion detection circuit for a catalytic converter preheater The present invention is directed to an electrical circuit for detecting the presence of combustion within a catalytic converter preheater. Combustion of an air/fuel mixture within the preheater results in a wide-band high voltage RF signal across a spark... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5425348 | Distributorless ignition system for an internal combustion engine A distributorless ignition system for an internal combustion engine which discharges only one spark plug at a time. A high-level reversible voltage potential in selectively induced in the secondary winding of an ignition coil. Opposing diodes connected to... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5408871 | Idle air control system diagnostic An idle air control system diagnostic for an internal combustion engine which utilizes RPM, engine timing and intake airflow measurements to detect the presence of idle RPM faults and eliminate or verify the idle air control system as the fault source. En... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5404102 | Method and apparatus for electrically exciting a magneto-resistor device A method and apparatus for electrically exciting a magneto-resistor (MR) device that is adapted to sense variations in a magnetic field. Electric current is delivered to flow through the MR device and produce a voltage drop across the resistance the MR de... | 04/04/1995 |
