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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6932424 | Articulated base with guide track for fold-in-floor vehicle seat A fold-in-floor vehicle seat is supported in a use position on a generally flat load floor. To move the seat into a storage position, the seat is lowered onto a portion of the load floor that acts as an articulated base for the seat. The base approximates the footpr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925365 | Flash loader for vehicle electronic control units A flashloader having a standard module for receiving programming instructions and an application program via a communications port of a vehicle controller, where the flashloader further provides an MCU module for writing the received application program to reprogram... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6250110 | Dark bronze glass nitrate free manufacturing process A dark bronze soda-lime-silica glass composition having excellent ultra violet and infra red absorbing ability. The colorants of the glass composition consist essentially of: greater than 0.5% total iron oxide as Fe2 O3 with a maximu... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6242045 | Process of preparing metal nitride films using a metal halide and an amine Metal nitrides are prepared by reacting a metal halide with an amine at an elevated temperature. The process is useful for depositing titanium nitride and vanadium nitride films onto glass, to make solar control automotive and architectural glazings.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6239982 | Electronic device having a single-sided circuit board In one embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device comprises a circuit board having a first side and a second side and having circuit traces formed only on the first side. The electronic device further includes a voltage regulator providing ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6215211 | Alternator bearing sleeve, brush holder, and cap system An assembly (30) for use with a rotating electric machine has a first injection-molded plastic part (32), a second injection-molded plastic part (34), and a third injection-molded plastic part (36). Parts (32, 34) are a bearing sleeve and a brush holder r... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6208057 | Electrical machine with reduced audible noise An electrical machine includes one or more multiple-phase electrical power windings and an auxiliary winding. The auxiliary winding when closed generates electromagnetic fields which partially cancel fields generated during the operation of the electrical... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6194877 | Fault detection in a motor vehicle charging system A fault detection method is disclosed for a motor vehicle charging system including a generator and an electrical component coupled to receive electrical current from the generator. In one embodiment, the method comprises sensing a first voltage at an out... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189521 | Composite engine intake module having integrated components for handling gaseous fluids An internal combustion engine intake module (10; 60) integrates elements of a PCV system, including a PCV valve (40) and a channel, or conduit, (102) for conveying gaseous fluid.... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6182633 | Integrated throttle body and intake manifold spacer module A throttle body (61) has a first body part (62) containing an upstream portion of a through-bore (68) and a second body part (64) containing a downstream portion of the through-bore. The two body parts are joined together to register the downstream portio... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6178075 | Electronic module with moisture protection An electronic module comprising a power supply conductor coupled to one or more electromechanical actuators to supply operable power to the electromechanical actuators. The electronic module also includes a moisture sensor positioned to sense moisture int... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6176919 | Water-based paint useful for windshields The invention is directed to a water-based paint composition comprising sodium silicate, water, water-soluble base, metal oxide pigment, a fused silica and, optionally, a low-melting glass frit, soda-lime-silica glass particles and/or zinc oxide. It may f... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6172441 | Rotor assembly An rotor assembly 10 for use with an electrical machine. Assembly 10 includes two opposing and selectively intermeshing pole pieces 12, 14. Each pole piece 12, 14 has a body 16 and a plurality of integrally formed and outwardly extending projections or po... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6170292 | Medium gray colored glass with improved UV and IR absorption and nitrate-free manufacturing process therefor The invention is a medium color gray soda-lime-silica glass composition having excellent ultra violet and infra red absorbing ability. The colorants of the glass composition consist essentially of: greater than 0.5 but less than 0.9 wt. % total iron oxide... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6169333 | Starter motor drive stop In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for forming a starter motor drive stop includes the steps of forming a splined portion in a starter motor output shaft and forming at least one stop surface. Preferably, the stop surfaces are located in... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6168734 | Method for balancing a centrifugal fan A method for dynamically balancing a centrifugal blower fan wheel is disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining an amount and location of change in the fan inlet ring of the blower wheel which is required to balance the blower wheel. Once thi... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6128436 | Speed monitoring and control for a brushless motor A speed monitoring and control method for a brushless motor controlled by a controller which provides switching control signals to a plurality of switching elements includes comparing one line voltage of the motor with a signal representing a voltage at t... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123318 | Throttle body module having improved blade to ledge sealing A throttle body (11) has a through-bore (18), a circular throttle blade (20) of nominal uniform thickness is disposed within the through-bore and on a cylindrical shaft (22). The through-bore has two generally semi-circular ledges (56, 58) spaced upstream... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6113069 | Throttle body module having improved fluid tightness A throttle body (61) has a first body part (62) containing an upstream portion of the through-bore (68) and a second body part (64) containing a downstream portion of the through-bore. The two body parts are joined together to register the downstream port... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6074147 | Tamper-proof set screw A tamper-proof seat screw (30), such as an idle set screw for a throttle lever of a throttle body, comprises a tool-engageable head (31) at one end, a foot (34) at an opposite end, and a threaded shaft (32) between the head and the foot with the threaded ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6070852 | Electronic throttle control system An electronic throttle control system having a housing with a motor, throttle valve, gear mechanism, and fail-safe mechanism. A spring member attached to a gear member and default lever, and which is biased when the throttle valve is in its fully open and... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6056009 | Fluid pressure regulator A "returnless" fuel system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. A "series-pass" fuel regulator in the system includes an internal fluid passage containing a fluted pin and having a valve seat at one end. A valve ball bears against one end of the fluted pin a... | 05/02/2000 |
