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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6327771 | Method of forming a flared-end pipe with a reduced resistance bead seal and method of use A reduced resistance bead seal is integrally formed on a mounting surface of two matingly engageable members to form a leak-free seal between the two members despite any eccentricity or angular variances between the two members. In one embodiment, the red... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6321795 | Multi-layer fuel and vapor tube A layered tubing for use in a motor vehicle composed of a thick outer tubing having an inner and an outer face, the outer tubing made of an extrudable thermoplastic such as a polyamide like Nylon 12; a thin intermediate bonding layer bonded to the inner f... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6276400 | Corrosion resistant powder coated metal tube and process for making the same A corrosion resistant tube comprises a metal tube having an outer surface. A zinc layer is electrostatically bonded to the outer surface, wherein the zinc layer is selected from the group consisting of powdered zinc, powdered zinc nickel alloys, powdered ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6257864 | Apparatus for directing heat in a tube bending machine An apparatus and method for forming a bend in a thermoplastic tube including a fixture having a former with a bend. A clamp holds the tube in place while an upper form and lower form sandwiches the tube therein. Infrared lights are positioned against the ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6257281 | Multi-layer tubing having at least one intermediate layer formed from a polyamide alloy A multi-layer tube for use in a motor vehicle system to transport fluids containing hydrocarbons such as would be found in a fuel line, a vapor return line or a vapor recovery tube having a first layer radially disposed innermost made up of an extrudable ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6245183 | Process for manufacturing tubing having a metal layer with an external surface overlaying by multiple plastic layers bonded thereto A multi-layer tube comprises a metal tube having an outer surface and a zinc layer bonded to the metal tube outer surface, wherein the zinc layer is selected from the group consisting of zinc plating, zinc nickel alloys, zinc cobalt alloys, zinc aluminum ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6240970 | Tubing for handling hydrocarbon materials and having an outer jacket layer adhered thereto An elongated multi-layer tubing for connection to a motor vehicle system to handle fluids containing hydrocarbons. The tubing comprises an inner layer disposed radially innermost and having an inner surface capable of prolonged exposure to a fluid contain... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6199915 | Connector element for tubing or hoses A connector element is provided for tubing or hoses of elastically expandable material with a tubular part of inelastic material that can be inserted tightly sealed into a tubing or hose end and that features a so-called pine-cone or thorn profile. In ord... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6191531 | Device for influencing a lighting installation as a function of ambient light The invention relates to a device for influencing a lighting installation, and more particularly, includes a lighting installation of a motor vehicle, depending on ambient light. The device comprises a switching device to turn the lighting installation on... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6180197 | Multi-layer tubing having at least one intermediate layer formed from a polyamide/polyketone alloy A multi-layer tube suitable for use in a motor vehicle system to transport fluids containing hydrocarbons such as would be found in a fuel line, a vapor return line or a vapor recovery tube having a first layer radially disposed innermost made up of an ex... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6170534 | Multi-layer fuel and vapor tube A layered tubing for use in a motor vehicle composed of an outer layer having an inner and an outer face, the outer layer made of an extrudable thermoplastic; an intermediate layer connected with the inner face of the outer layer, the intermediate layer c... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6164704 | Hose fitting The invention relates to a hose fitting, more specifically, for a brake arrangement in a motor vehicle, for connecting, in a compression-proof manner, a multi-layer hose to a metallic end piece. At least part of one free end of the end piece engages with ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6123113 | Asymmetrical convolute tube A tube having a cylindrical main body and a thin wall defined by an inner surface and outer surface. The tube includes a first segment having a generally constant cylindrical cross-section and another segment having a variable cross-section containing con... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6113151 | High pressure quick connect and production process therefor A high pressure quick connector is disclosed for use in connecting brake lines of a vehicle, particularly to a brake junction for an anti-lock brake system. The connector includes a housing for receiving a tube retainer. The tube retainer has a lower cyli... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6079293 | Push rod ball A push rod ball has an exteriorly oriented wear surface surrounding an interior core. The interior core is composed of a steel or steel alloy containing between about 0.1% and about 0.2% by weight carbon. A hardened case layer is of an essentially uniform... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6026855 | Fuel tank one-way flow valve quick connector A one-way flow valve quick connector is used in automotive fuel tank filler systems to interconnect the fuel filler tube with the fuel tank without the use of tools or special equipment. The quick connector includes a check valve to establish a substantia... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5996226 | Method of manufacturing push rod balls A process for manufacturing push rod balls including the steps of introducing a metal ball, having an exterior surface, into contact with a carbon enriched medium for an interval sufficient to diffuse carbon into metal matrix forming the exterior surface ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996642 | Multi-layer tubing having electrostatic dissipation for handling hydrocarbon fluids An elongated multi-layer tubing is disclosed for connection to a motor vehicle system to handle fluids containing hydrocarbons. The tubing includes a first layer disposed radially innermost and having an inner surface capable of prolonged exposure to a fl... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5984378 | Inline quick connector A quick connector releasibly connects first and second conduits fixedly mounted in first and second, interconnectable connector bodies. The first body has an axially extending tubular first end, a frusto-conical portion, a reduced diameter shaft and an en... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5960977 | Corrugated polymeric filler neck tubing A polymeric, multiple-layer tube suitable for use as a filler neck is disclosed. The tube is comprised of a generally cylindrical wall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface is approximately parallel to the outer surface and defin... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5951063 | Quick connector with snap-on retainer having enhanced engagement A retainer for releasably locking together the male and female component of a quick connector. The retainer is releasably insertible into a transverse bore in the female component and includes a surface slidable over a radial flange on the male component ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5897142 | Push-to-release quick connector A quick connector formed of a housing having an internal bore receiving one end of a male connector with a radially enlarged annular flange. A retainer carried on the housing has a cylindrical sleeve disposed in the stepped bore in the housing. Pivotal ta... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5015044 | Braking pressure regulating device A braking pressure regulating device, in particular an anti-lock control device for hydraulic brake systems of automotive vehicles, comprising a master cylinder and a pressure modulator for the variation of the hydraulic pressure in the wheel cylinders du... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4979426 | Vacuum brake power booster A vacuum brake power booster for a slip-controlled hydraulic brake unit in which a major reduction of the costs of manufacture and of mounting and simultaneously an increase of its reliability in operation is provided. A first movable wall (7) within the ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979259 | Windshield wiper system especially for motor vehicles This invention describes a so-called reciprocating wiper system having a guide housing moving pendulum fashion and a wiper arm guided therein and radially retractable and extractable, wherein by various measures the volume of the guide housing is changed ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4975852 | Circuit configuration for controlling the auxiliary energy supply system of a brake system with anti-lock control and/or traction slip control A circuit configuration for controlling the auxiliary-energy supply system of a brake system with anti-lock control and/or traction slip control. A volume pattern (VM) is created by measuring and evaluating quantities which determine the auxiliary energy ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4970940 | Vacuum brake booster for automotive vehicles A vacuum brake booster in which the guiding sleeve (14) for the push rod (29) has an annular ring which defines a cylindrical guiding surface (22) and is guided, in axial movements of the guiding sleeve, by a guide bore in the housing (10) of the control ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4966420 | Automotive vehicle braking unit An anti-locking automotive vehicle braking unit wherein to achieve a reduction of the costs of manufacture and of mounting with an increase of reliability in operation, a pneumatic device (39, 40) is provided for venting of the first power chamber (5) and... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4964681 | Anti-lock hydraulic brake system An anti-lock hydraulic brake system comprising a separating valve (14) and a regulating valve (19). A combined arrangement is provided wherein the valves are connected into each other. The movability (play s) of the piston (30) affords the event that a co... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4961480 | Pin guiding and/or damping sleeve for floating-caliper spot-type disc brakes The present invention relates to a pin guiding and/or damping element for floating-caliper spot-type disc brakes, the brake comprising a brake carrier (8) as well as a brake housing (10) which is axially slideable thereto and which straddles a brake disc ... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4958937 | method and device for determining the boiling temperature To determine the boiling temperature of a liquid, e.g. a hygroscopic brake fluid, a probe (1,1') is immersed partly, that is to say until an exactly predefined depth, into the test liquid. The probe (1,1') contains a measuring unit (14) which incorporates... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4957192 | Automatic adjusting device for a disc brake An adjusting device for a disc brake comprised of a brake piston which, for the actuation of a brake shoe, is slidably arranged in a brake cylinder and which is actuatable by way of a hydraulic and a mechanical actuating device. Between the brake piston a... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4955674 | Anti-locking hydraulic brake system A master brake cylinder (2) communicates with wheel brakes through brake conduits (8, 9). Pumps (20, 21) deliver fluid to the brake conduits (8, 9) through pressure conduits (22, 23). Upon commencement of an anti-lock control, the pump drive M is turned o... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4951470 | Tandem master cylinder A tandem master cylinder for a hydraulic brake unit with slip control. In the housing of the brake unit a primary piston pre-loaded by a first return spring and a secondary piston pre-loaded by a second return spring define a primary and a secondary press... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4949422 | Connecting member for a wiper blade and a wiper arm This invention relates to a connecting member for a wiper blade and a wiper arm including a plastic structural member and a metallic locking spring. The structural member has a bearing bore as a receiver for a pivot pin. The locking spring is retained at ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4950038 | Slip-controlled hydraulic brake system An anti-lock controlled/traction-slip controlled brake system operating according to the return delivery principle. A charging circuit is provided for charging an accumulator (20). In order to charge the accumulator, valves (21, 22 and 15) are switched ov... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4950027 | Brake pressure regulator In a brake pressure regulator for a hydraulic brake system of automotive vehicles having an anti-locking control and/or a traction skid control and including a master cylinder and a hydraulic brake force booster, the actuating piston of the brake force bo... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4947508 | Wiper arm, especially for motor vehicle windshield wiper systems This invention describes a wiper arm, which in the receiving area (19, 14, 15) for the swivelling axis (18) between fastening member (10) and link (11) has a recess (40, 43), which permits a dipping of the spring holding yoke (30) into the swivelling axis... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4941764 | Arrangement for fastening a brake booster A brake booster is easily fastened and free from play on the splash wall of an automotive vehicle. The guiding portion (10) of the booster housing (1) is provided with an annular groove (11) receiving a clamping ring (3) held on the splash wall (2) of the... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4940120 | Disc brake, especially for use with automotive vehicles A disc brake, especially for use with automotive vehicles is disclosed including brake housing staddling the rim of a brake disc, brake pads disposed on either side of the brake disc and a spring supported on the brake housing and on the brake pads to loa... | 07/10/1990 |
