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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162632 | Fluid pump A pump is disclosed, having a pumping chamber in the rotor. The rotor is rotatable between first, second, third and fourth positions. When the rotor is in the first position, an inlet cam assembly displaces a piston to draw fluid into the pumping chamber via a first... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162096 | Vehicle having a variable assist power steering assembly A wheeled vehicle (10) has a power steering assembly. The vehicle can operate in an AWD mode and a 2WD mode. The degree of steering assist provided by the power steering assembly is determined from one of various steering maps (8A-8D; 114... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162091 | System for mounting a box or bag to a vehicle A vehicle comprising a frame having a front portion and a rear portion. An engine is supported by the frame. At least two wheels are connected to the frame, and at least one of the at least two wheels is operatively connected to the engine to propel the vehicle. A s... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157043 | Motorized cycle There is provided a motorized cycle comprising a frame, a seat mounted upon the frame, a plurality of suspensions mounted to the frame, a plurality of wheels each coupled to a suspension wherein the operation of the motorized cycle is based on the physical position ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152339 | Illumination device An illumination device having an optical waveguide stage to which is optically coupled a light-projecting stage. The illumination device accepts light from a small isotropic light source such as a light emitting diode or a bulb coupled to the optical waveguide stage... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152193 | Watercraft trailer A method of securing a watercraft to a watercraft trailer is disclosed. The method includes driving the watercraft in a watercraft receiving portion of the trailer, moving a lever towards a front of the trailer in response to a hull of the watercraft coming into con... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151772 | Supercharged engine A supercharged internal combustion engine is disclosed which includes a supercharger operatively connected to the crankshaft via a clutch supported by an intermediate shaft such that torque variations are partially absorbed by the clutch. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146524 | Seating arrangement for a vehicle A straddle seat has a top portion having a rear portion and a front portion. Two side portions extend downwardly from the top portion. The front portion extends upwardly and forwardly from the rear portion. The front portion is hourglass shaped and has a narrowing. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656457 | Utility vehicle center console | 03/27/2012 |
| 8129878 | Engine electrical generator cooling device and method A rotor for an electrical generator is disclosed, including a rotor body having a circular portion and a cylindrical portion coaxial with the circular portion. A generally cylindrical recess is defined by the cylindrical portion and the first side of the circular po... | 03/06/2012 |
| D655236 | Utility vehicle roll cage assembly | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126300 | Segmented waveguide structure Segmented waveguide structures provide mode matching in planar lightwave circuits between waveguides and other waveguiding structures, e.g. slab waveguides and optical fibers. The present invention eliminates back reflections from the core segments by etching the le... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123240 | Control system for leaning vehicle A leaning vehicle has a frame that pivots relative to a pivotable frame member about a pivot axis. A torque exerted on a steering assembly in a first direction causes the frame to pivot relative to the pivotable frame member in a second, opposite direction at least ... | 02/28/2012 |
| D654420 | Vehicle wheel | 02/21/2012 |
| D654261 | Skate boot | 02/21/2012 |
| D654260 | Toe cap | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113136 | Convertible seat assembly for a watercraft A watercraft has a deck connected to a hull, the deck having a wall, and a reboarding platform connected to at least one of the hull and the deck. The watercraft has a convertible seat assembly wherein a first panel is connected to the wall, and a second panel is mo... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8101925 | Installation and method of nanofabrication Nanofabrication installation comprising: a specimen holder, for holding a specimen; a mask, having a through-opening between the upper and lower faces of the mask, for letting charged particles through onto the specimen holder; a near-field detection device for dete... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091446 | Reverse gear locking mechanism for vehicle A transmission for a vehicle is disclosed. The transmission has a reverse gear locking device that includes a rotating shaft having a longitudinal axis, the rotating shaft adapted for rotational movement about its longitudinal axis, and a lock connected to the rotat... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086382 | Three-wheel vehicle electronic stability system and control strategy therefor A method for enhancing stability of a three wheel vehicle having a pair of front wheels and a single rear wheel, each of the wheels having a tire with a tire grip threshold. The method including deploying an electronic stability system (ESS) on the vehicle, providin... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079341 | Piston for an internal combustion engine A piston for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston body has two pin bores for receiving a piston pin. At least one rib is disposed on the second side and extends outwardly therefrom. The at least one rib is aligned laterally between the two pin bore... | 12/20/2011 |
| D650728 | Dashboard for a watercraft | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075355 | Marine jet propulsion steering system A marine jet propulsion system has a jet pump, a venturi connected to the jet pump, and a steering nozzle rotationally mounted relative to the venturi about a first axis. The steering nozzle has a central longitudinal axis. The first axis intersects the central long... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075045 | Cover for a vehicle A family of vehicle cover sections is disclosed, including at least one first cover section comprising a flexible material at least two second cover sections comprising a flexible material. One of the at least two second cover sections is non-permanently connectable... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8056938 | Fitting for corrugated conduit A fitting for joining a corrugated conduit to a structure associated therewith is disclosed. The fitting comprises a hollow body having an inner chamber and at least two body resilient tabs extending from an end. The at least two body resilient tabs define at least ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056655 | Endless belt drive for a vehicle A drive system has a drive-system frame operatively connectable to a vehicle. The drive-system frame is capable of pivotal movement relative to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle to steer the vehicle. The drive-system frame is incapable of pivotal movement with re... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056497 | Boat covering system A boat coverable by a flexible cover has a hull, a deck, and a tower movably connected to the deck. The tower has a central structure. The tower is movable between a first position and a second position. The deck is coverable by the flexible cover when the tower is ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8037961 | Snowmobile front suspension A snowmobile having a double A-arm front suspension is disclosed. The double A-arm front suspension includes an upper A-arm, a lower A-arm, and a spindle connecting the skis the upper A-arms and lower A-arms, the connection of the upper and lower A-arms to the spind... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033828 | Custom impression coping and methods of manufacture and use thereof A device for retracting gingival tissue away from a tooth or plurality of teeth prepared to receive a dental prosthesis comprising a retraction/impression material associated with a custom impression coping to be packed into a sulcus associated with the prepared too... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029004 | Snowmobile ski A snowmobile ski has an upturned front portion, a middle portion, and a rear portion. A longitudinally extending rib protrudes from a top of the middle portion and is laterally spaced from a longitudinal centerline of the ski. An aperture is disposed in the longitud... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8012050 | Snowmobile with improved drive train A snowmobile is disclosed having improved drive train including a continuously variable transmission (CVT) having a drive belt looped around a driving pulley and a driven pulley, and a transversely arranged jackshaft wherein the driven pulley is connected directly o... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011683 | Watercraft trailer A watercraft trailer has a releasable connector for releasably connecting a watercraft to the trailer. The releasable connector has a lever pivotally connected to a connector support and a hook connected to the lever. Pivoting of the lever towards a front of the tra... | 09/06/2011 |
| D644590 | Personal watercraft front grill | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006798 | Vehicle having a shift lever on a handlebar thereof A vehicle (10) has a frame (12), at least two wheels (14, 16), a straddle seat (28), a handlebar (18) having first (20) and second (22) handles, an engine (30), a semi-automatic transmission (32), and a ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005112 | Service connection method and architecture A point-to-point protocol (PPP) proxy module enables subscribers to seamlessly establish multiple, simultaneous PPP connections with one or more telecommunications networks through different service providers offering various services. The PPP connections are establ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997372 | Snowmobile and features thereof allowing for different tunnel widths A family of snowmobiles having different tunnel widths is disclosed. A snowmobile having spacers between the tunnel and the sides of the engine compartment and a method of manufacturing such a snowmobile are also disclosed. A snowmobile having a countershaft which i... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7994665 | Engine electrical generator cooling device and method A rotor for an electrical generator is disclosed, including a rotor body having a circular portion and a cylindrical portion coaxial with the circular portion. A generally cylindrical recess is defined by the cylindrical portion and the first side of the circular po... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992887 | Trailer hitch for a vehicle having a single rear wheel A trailer hitch for a single rear wheeled vehicle having a single rear wheel mounted between left and right arms comprises left and right hitch arms having first and second ends. The first ends have first apertures. The second ends are connected together. Shock abso... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991261 | Light-guide solar panel and method of fabrication thereof The present invention is that of a solar energy system that uses a light-guide solar panel (LGSP) to trap light inside a dielectric or other transparent panel and propagates the light to one of the panel edges for harvesting by a solar energy collector such as a pho... | 08/02/2011 |
| D642111 | Aircraft nose | 07/26/2011 |
