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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914039 | Interlocking one piece molded passenger air bag chute An integrated air bag chute structure that provides means for providing automatic interlocking attachment of the chute to the substrate of an instrument panel. By inserting the air bag chute into a substrate aperture and utilizing slots, depressions and notches form... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7829819 | Attaching a component to an internal surface of a tank formed of polymer A method for securing a component to a tank includes forming the tank having a wall of multiple layers of polymer material with an opening in the wall, outer layers of polymer, and an inner layer of polymer having an inner surface whose color is dark relative to a n... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828323 | Air bag deployment chute and method An integrated air bag support structure that includes a support base for attachment to the rear side of a substrate. The support base is configured to surround a door support panel and both are configured for attachment to the rear side of a substrate in an area tha... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819834 | System and method of air embolism detection and diversion A perfusion system for treating blood during a surgical procedure uses a flow control valve with first and second inlets and first and second outlets. A first intermediate line couples the first outlet to an air removal system. A second intermediate line couples blo... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7794384 | Dual communication interface for artificial heart system An artificial heart pump system has a heart pump implanted in a patient. A pump control unit worn by a patient includes a programmable device for adapting a secure aspect of heart pump operation in response to pump operating commands. The pump control unit has a wir... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7291139 | Retrograde cannula having automatically inflatable balloon Cardioplegia is delivered to a heart vessel by conducting the cardioplegia through an infusion lumen of a cannula. The cardioplegia communicates with a balloon disposed on a distal end of the cannula to cause the cardioplegia to inflate the balloon into sealing cont... | 11/06/2007 |
| 6971143 | Magnetic detent for rotatable knob A roller pump including a stator and a rotor assembly disposed within the stator. The rotor assembly includes a rotor hub, a first roller slide and a second roller slide slidingly disposed within the rotor hub. Each of the roller slides rotatably supports a roller. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6840259 | Dynamically-monitored double valve with retained memory of valve states A double valve for controlling a machine tool has a memory such that when the valve is in its normal deactuated state and the inlet air supply is cycled (e.g., turned from on to off or from off to on), then the valve remains in the deactuated (i.e., ready to run) st... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6840258 | Dynamically-monitored double valve with anti-tiedown feature A double valve is reset when a source of pressurized fluid is connected to a reset port. When the source of pressurized fluid is removed from the reset port, a first reset piston is retracted so that a second pilot chamber receives pressurized fluid while a first pi... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6820238 | Rotary control for quick playlist navigation in a vehicular multimedia player A multimedia player having a limited user interface achieves quick and easy navigation within a large playlist of stored digital audio files by employing the rotary volume control knob in a separate mode to advance or rollback sequentially through the playlist. Thus... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6755214 | Solenoid valve for reduced energy consumption A control valve system including a housing having an inlet, a first output, and a second output. The control valve system further includes a slidable valve positionable in a first position, where fluid communication is established between the inlet and the first out... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6751520 | Intrinsically safe microprocessor controlled pressure regulator An intrinsically safe microprocessor controlled pressure regulator for operation in a hazardous environment. The intrinsically safe microprocessor controlled pressure regulator receives control commands that are input to a microprocessor in the hazardous environment... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6360187 | Ambient adjusted volume control for in-vehicles messages The reproduction sound level of high priority messages such as navigation instructions, parking aid signals, and back-up warning signals is controlled based on the average ambient sound level in a vehicle. A sound level calibration table provides priority... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6322476 | Method and apparatus to provide power assistance to an engine with a starter alternator during gear shifts A system (40) for an automotive vehicle (10) has an internal combustion engine (12) having a crankshaft (50) and a starter/alternator (42) coupled to the crankshaft (50). A transmission (26) is coupled to the starter/alternator (42). A gear position senso... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6275167 | Method and system for communicating between remote-controlled modules in automotive vehicles A method and system for transferring pulse messages between remote-controlled modules in an automotive vehicle includes a single wire bus coupled to each of the modules for transferring the pulse messages between each of the modules. A receiver circuit as... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6270141 | Power assisted seat folding mechanism A vehicle seat assembly for a vehicle floor includes a seat back frame pivotally connected with respect to the vehicle floor for movement between a fully reclined position for seating and a horizontal position for forming a load floor. A drive motor is co... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6260543 | Fuel delivery module with integrated filter A fuel delivery module with an integrated fuel filter is disclosed. The fuel delivery module can be mounted in a fuel tank for supplying fuel from the fuel tank to an engine. The fuel delivery module includes a fuel reservoir, a sealed main fuel filter ho... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6260998 | Method for specifying accelerated thermal cycling tests for electronic solder joint durability A method for testing an electronic module to evaluate solder joint failures caused by thermally induced stress includes determining a thermal shock endurance test profile that represents field temperature conditions, estimating time/cycles to failure of s... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6259985 | Method and system for indicating vehicle braking in an adaptive speed control system In an adaptive speed control system for a vehicle, a method and system for indicating a vehicle braking event to an operator of the vehicle. The method includes determining the occurrence of a vehicle braking event commanded by the adaptive speed control ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250081 | Method for producing carbon/plastic bricks for use in an evaporative control system A fuel vapor adsorption brick for use in a fuel vapor management system. The fuel adsorption brick is formed of a mixture of activated carbon and plastic compressed to a desired size and shape and placed within a portion of either the fuel tank or fuel ta... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6253145 | Synchronization of internal combustion engine The present invention relates to the synchronization of an internal combustion, four-stroke engine during engine startup. The engine comprises a number of cylinders with pistons linked to a crankshaft, means to provide a series of pulses on each cycle of ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6249749 | Method and apparatus for separation of impulsive and non-impulsive components in a signal Impulsive components and non-impulsive components within any time-domain signal such as audio, video, vibration, etc., are separated using wavelet analysis and sorting of wavelet coefficient sets according to statistical parameters of each respective coef... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6244248 | Verifying engine cycle of an injection IC engine The present invention relates to verifying the cycle of a fuel injection internal combustion engine during running of the engine. The engine comprises a number of cylinders with pistons linked to a crankshaft, an exhaust conduit, one or more engine operat... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6246953 | Internal combustion engine knock detection An apparatus and method are provided for detecting knock in a spark ignition internal combustion engine. The engine comprises at least one cylinder with a spark plug, engine condition sensors for sensing engine speed, engine angle and engine noise, and an... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244647 | Controlled rate hinge responsive to weight A combination for a hinge assembly having first and second hinged leafs movable about a common axis. The combination has a first hinge leaf with an integral plastic camming surface positioned eccentrically about the common axis, a second hinged leaf with ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244565 | Throttle body shaft axial play control An electronic throttle control system with a housing having a motor, throttle valve and gear mechanism. The throttle valve is attached to a throttle body shaft which is mounted in bearings in the housing. An axial spring clip mechanism mounted on the thro... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6242821 | CMOS passive input circuit A passive processing circuit for processing a ground side switch closure to a CMOS input (20) of an MCU, particularly useful in a D.C. electrical system where ground offsets may occur, such as in an automotive vehicle. Three resistors (R1, R2, R3) are con... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6240347 | Vehicle accessory control with integrated voice and manual activation A voice activated control system responsive to spoken voice commands is integrated with an advanced central display/control unit having dedicated and reconfigurable push buttons to control individual vehicle accessories in a complementary fashion as well ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6236921 | Three speed algorithm for airbag sensor activation A system and method for controlling deployment of an inflatable passenger restraint. Acceleration of a passenger compartment is monitored, and first, second and third terms are determined based on a different average accelerations of the passenger compart... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6236844 | Proportional diversity radio receiver system A proportional diversity radio system for mobile vehicles combats both short time delay multipath and long time delay multipath by mixing separate tuner signals obtained using separate space diversity antennas. The relative contribution of each tuner sign... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6233515 | Adaptive vehicle cruise control system and methodology Disclosed herein is a headway control for an adaptive cruise control system based on a basic headway control law derived from feedback linearization techniques. The usefulness of the linear approximations is demonstrated, and basic attributes of data whic... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6219624 | Synchronous timer vehicle speed measurement A method of measuring the period of a vehicle speed signal is disclosed that includes the steps of accumulating predetermined time interval increments between first and second rising edges of the signal, calculating a remainder time interval upon detectio... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6212473 | Vehicle navigation system having inferred user preferences A vehicle navigation system for providing route guidance in response to an input destination. The navigation system comprises a position sensing unit for sensing the location of the vehicle, a user input device for entering preferred route criteria and th... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6212465 | Method and system for controlling vehicle speed based on vehicle yaw rate and yaw acceleration In an adaptive speed control system for a vehicle, a method and system are provided for controlling a speed of the vehicle while the vehicle is traversing a curved path. The method includes sensing a yaw rate of the vehicle, determining a yaw acceleration... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6208106 | Method and system for adjusting headway in an adaptive speed control system based on road surface coefficient of friction In an adaptive speed control system for a vehicle, a method and system for automatically adjusting a selected following interval for the vehicle based on driving conditions is provided. The method includes determining a driving surface coefficient of fric... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6205097 | Method of enhanced data compression rate for a CD player A method of enhanced data compression rate for a CD player includes the steps of determining whether a skip is detected and setting a timer to a predetermined skip time-out period if a skip is detected. The method also includes the steps of determining wh... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6184821 | On-board GPS sensors systems GPS sensors (14, 16; 30, 32, 34, 36) arranged in certain geometries in an automotive vehicle (10) to provide information that is processed by an on-board processor (18; 40) to derive parameters useful for warning, control, and/or documentation... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6178957 | Pencil ignition coil assembly module An ignition coil assembly module (40) that can be connected to and disconnected from an engine spark plug. The module elements are arranged as a succession of cylindrical layers about a central ferromagnetic core (46). From innermost to outermost, the suc... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6181026 | Vehicle immobilizer system for electronic engine control An engine immobilizer has an armed state in which it disables an engine and a disarmed state in which it does not disable the engine. The immobilizer disarms when an authorized security code is received from a transponder during an attempt to start the en... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6182018 | Method and apparatus for identifying sound in a composite sound signal Impulsive sound components in a composite sound signal are separated using wavelet analysis and sorting of wavelet coefficient sets according to statistical parameters of each respective coefficient set. Each entire coefficient set is either included or e... | 01/30/2001 |
