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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185269 | Active suspension system for a vehicle and method of operating the same An active suspension system and method for controlling the height of a vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, the active suspension system receives information from one or more input sources, including both internal and external vehicle inputs, and uses that informati... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177401 | Light guide turn signal indicator rear view mirror The invention is related to an exterior rear view mirror assembly with a mirror base and a mirror head comprising at least one of the following features as mirror glass, mirror glass actuator, power fold actuator, lighting elements, indicators and at least one openi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172649 | Floor edger and grinder device A floor edger and grinding device 10 has a deck 20 pivotably mounted to a rear frame 18 with a handle 16. The deck has a motor 22 mounted thereon that drives two grinder discs 24 in opposite rotational directions. The deck h... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171821 | Corner cam assembly A corner cam assembly for use with a forming die and including a generally cylindrical inner cam component, an outer cam component, a base, and a retainer unit. Contoured contact surfaces on the inner and outer cam components enable the components to slide past one ... | 05/08/2012 |
| D659053 | Vehicle body | 05/08/2012 |
| D659052 | Vehicle body | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166622 | Machine for machining optical workpieces, in particular plastic spectacle lenses A machine for machining workpieces, for example plastic spectacle lenses, has a workpiece spindle which rotates the workpiece about a workpiece rotation axis, and a fast tool arrangement which moves a turning tool in the direction to and from the workpiece, wherein ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165768 | Method for determining trailer braking output A method for providing a trailer equipped with trailer brakes with an electronically controlled trailer braking output to help slow a vehicle/trailer combination as quickly as possible, but in a stable and balanced manner. In situations where a low friction environm... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163113 | Thermomechanical processing of aluminum alloys A cast aluminum alloy containing up to about 0.35% by weight chromium is heated to a first elevated temperature to homogenize the casting and dissolve the chromium content in an aluminum-based matrix phase. The alloy is then heated at a lower elevated temperature to... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162491 | Plastic glass mirror for vehicles The invention related to a rear view mirror using a plastic glass material to combine several functions as fixing and heating. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160547 | Vehicle telematics unit activation with provisioning detection A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out on... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157542 | Brushless motor fuel pump with control electronics arrangement The invention relates to a fuel conveying device for conveying fuel towards an internal combustion engine. The fuel conveying device comprises a housing and a head connected to the housing. Further, a fuel pump is provided, having an electronically commutated brushl... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157468 | Pivot connection A pivot connection comprising a substantially cylindrical head (14) to be pivotally located into a socket, at least one first surface on the socket that engages one side of the outer surface of the cylindrical head (14), and second surfaces that engage... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157393 | Side mirror assembly with integrated spotting mirror A mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a base that is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A housing is fixedly secured to the base. The housing defines an opening. A mirror is operatively secured to the housing at the opening. The mirror defines a main vie... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157238 | Stay for the inside mirror of the vehicle The present invention discloses a stay device for a vehicle comprising a mount having a ball formed protrudely on a front surface thereof and a wire passage formed therein and extended into the ball; a body coupled to the mount through the ball of the mount, the bod... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157184 | Expansion valve, heat pump type refrigeration cycle apparatus, and air handling unit A first expansion valve is provided in an outdoor unit, and a second expansion valve is provided in an indoor unit. A pipe line connects a first joint pipe of the first expansion valve and a second joint pipe of the second expansion valve. When a refrigerant flows i... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157183 | Expansion valve, heat pump type refrigeration cycle apparatus, and air handling unit A first expansion valve is provided in an outdoor unit, and a second expansion valve is provided in an indoor unit. A pipe line connects a first joint pipe of the first expansion valve and a second joint pipe of the second expansion valve. When a refrigerant flows i... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657718 | Vehicle body | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155849 | Hydraulic actuating device for an automotive friction clutch A hydraulic actuating device (10) for an automotive friction clutch (12), has a master cylinder (14) whose master piston (16) can be impinged upon with a master force (FG) via an actuating mechanism (18) and can be displ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155817 | Vehicle maintenance event reporting system A vehicle maintenance event reporting system and method that utilizes a vehicle email notification system in which triggers are used to initiate the generation and transmission of email messages that provide diverse types of dynamic vehicle information to the owner ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147003 | Wheel ornamentation for use with a vehicle wheel A wheel ornamentation that can fit vehicle wheels having different offset dimensions. According to one embodiment, the wheel ornamentation is a two-piece wheel cover that includes center and outer components and an adjustable overlapping junction therebetween, where... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146411 | Simulating rotation of a wheel A device and method for simulating rotation of a wheel on a vehicle having a rotatable wheel rotation sensor. A motor is coupled to a rotatable portion of the rotation sensor, and is operated to rotate the rotatable portion of the rotation sensor according to a puls... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145379 | System and method for communicating vehicle diagnostic data A system and method for communicating vehicle diagnostic data via an inactive telematics unit. A serious diagnostic condition detected in the vehicle is used to trigger a call from the telematics unit to a call center using a cleared number. During the call, diagnos... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145225 | Vehicle originated cellular communication to a call center A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out on... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143763 | Linear piezoelectric nano-positioner A linear piezoelectric nano-positioner includes an armature configured to be translated along a longitudinal axis and having oppositely-disposed bearing surfaces and oppositely-disposed piezo surfaces, bearing sets engaged with the bearing surfaces of the armature t... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141880 | High pressure sealing apparatus There is provided a high pressure sealing apparatus including: a top adapter including a packing receiving recess having an inverted V-shaped section; a bottom adapter including a packing supporting wall having an inverted V-shaped section; packing members each havi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141454 | Cable assembly with retainer A cable assembly may include a cable, a connector and a retainer coupled to the connector. The connector may be carried by the cable and include a reduced diameter portion and a head extending from the reduced diameter portion with at least a portion that is larger ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141348 | Engine after-treatment controls using dosing below catalyst light-off temperature A method of controlling dosing of a hydrocarbon fuel into the exhaust gas of a combustion engine upstream of a particulate filter when the exhaust gas temperature into an oxidation catalyst upstream of a particulate filter has dropped below the light-off temperature... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140226 | Security system and a method to derive a security signal This invention relates to a security system for vehicles that have a side-looking pre-crash sensor for anticipating impact by a closing object, such as another motor vehicle, from a direction that is non-parallel to the direction of travel of the host vehicle. Such ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134458 | Communication apparatus and method A communication apparatus (1) for communicating over an electrical power cable (3). The communication apparatus (1) comprises a transmitter circuit (5) adapted to transmit a communication signal; and a receiver circuit (6) adapted ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131442 | Method for operating a cruise control system for a vehicle A method for operating a cruise control system for a vehicle. The method can identify certain low speed environments, like parking lots, where usage of the cruise control system is usually inappropriate and can disable the system accordingly. According to one embodi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131419 | Web-enabled configurable quality data collection tool A method and system for configuring trigger parameters for captured test fleet vehicle data collection. The method includes selecting at least one vehicle identifier from a captured test fleet database, associating at least one trigger condition with the at least on... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127641 | Device to adjust the orientation of a mirror of a motorcar A device to adjust the orientation of a mirror of a motorcar includes a body to accommodate a first and a second electric motor and a first and a second gear driven by first and second motor respectively. Gear rods are formed as circular arc sections and the body ac... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123428 | Method and apparatus for locking telescoping members An apparatus for locking an inner telescoping member into a desired position within an outer telescoping member or sleeve. A locking mechanism is carried by the inner telescoping member and includes locking pins supported for motion between respective retracted posi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123106 | External deburring of welded pipe An external weld bead is removed and processed from a welded pipe traveling in a downstream direction. The weld bead is separated from the pipe, allowed to flow in a downstream direction, and is guided downstream and cut into chips at a location downstream of where ... | 02/28/2012 |
| D654686 | Bag | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121628 | Vehicle telematics unit data upload deferral A method for deferring a telematics data upload from a vehicle equipped with wireless telephony and wireless networking communications devices. The method steps include detecting the availability of a connection to one or more wireless networks along with an associa... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120484 | Closure and package with RFID kernel tag and boost antenna A closure includes a plastic shell for securement to a container neck finish. An RFID kernel tag is disposed within the shell, and includes an RFID circuit and a low power UHF antenna coupled to the circuit. A boost antenna, electromagnetically coupled to but otherw... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118079 | Casting noise-damped, vented brake rotors with embedded inserts An assembly of like two rib cores enclosing a splitter core are used to carry two or four sound damping inserts for sand mold casting of a pair of vented and damped brake rotors. Sand mold bodies are configured to define outboard surfaces of hub and rotor surfaces o... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114001 | Workpiece processing plant A workpiece processing plant comprises several machine tools which are arranged in opposite rows. The rows define a free space between each other. A loading and unloading device is provided which comprises a girder above the machine tools and above the free space. R... | 02/14/2012 |
