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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6061890 | Apparatus and method for setting vehicle door glass to vehicle body An apparatus and method for setting a door glass of a vehicle door to a vehicle body includes a frame for attachment to an inner panel of a vehicle door, at least one slide assembly to engage a vehicle body and to move a door glass of the vehicle door, an... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5948032 | Polynomial windowing algorithm for impact responsive activation Polynomial functions of acceleration and time are used to develop an air bag activation decision. The polynomial functions include windowing constraints, a spike detector to detect the oscillatory signal in side impacts, and an above bias delay detector t... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5916330 | Cable operated releasable brake pedal assembly A brake pedal assembly includes a two-piece pedal having an upper arm 44 and a lower arm 46 pivotably mounted with respect to each other and drivingly engaging a brake actuator piston rod 26. The upper arm 44 is cable connected to a brake actuator assembl... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5863069 | Energy absorbing sling assembly An energy absorbing sling assembly 22 is provided for a seat belt component which includes an energy absorbing member 46, 47 carried with a mounting bolt 32 for pivotally mounting the sling assembly 22 with the energy absorbing member 46 being retained be... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5857770 | Laser illuminated vehicle lighting system utilizing a turning prism A lighting system for an automotive vehicle includes a remote laser light source coupled with a light transmitting fiber optic light guide which illuminates a thin sheet optical element tail lamp having a manifold portion, a kicker portion adjacent and su... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5845458 | Automobile roof headliner An automobile roof headliner includes a relatively stiff molded backing sheet and a relatively deformable foam panel adhesively secured to the undersurface of the backing sheet. Marginal edge areas of the foam panel in contact with hard side rails on the ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5820164 | Energy absorbing seat belt component fastener An energy absorbing mounting fastener assembly is provided for a seat belt component particularly a seat belt sling assembly 22 which includes an energy absorbing member 46, 47 carried with a mounting bolt 32 for pivotally mounting the seat belt component... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5813714 | Tailgate and ramp assembly A combination tailgate and ramp assembly is provided for a pickup truck which includes a tailgate 28, a ramp 52, anchor means 32 in the form of a laterally extending anchor rod 44 accessible through a pair of windows 46, 48 in the tailgate 28 and mounting... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5803525 | Tailgate construction A tailgate construction for a pickup truck provides a tailgate 28 having an attachment means consisting of the rod 44 extending laterally of the tailgate 28 between its side portions 36, 38. A pair of windows 46, 48 is formed through an inner surface 42 o... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5803516 | Latch assembly A latch assembly for the rear auxiliary door (18) of a pickup truck (10) includes a latch mechanism (34) having a lost motion mechanism (48, 76, 44, 60, 62, 58) which permits or prevents transmission of unlatching movement between a release handle (40) an... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791759 | Reduced package depth low profile lamp with conic section cylinders A reduced package depth low profile lighting system has a light source emitting light at a solid lens for shaping the light to conform to governmental lighting standards. The solid lens has a first surface comprised of a plurality of conic section cylinde... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5782491 | Adjustable mounting for seat belt guide An adjustable mounting mechanism is provided for an automotive seat belt assembly which employs an energy absorbing cushion locally overlying the mounting bolt joining the seat belt assembly to a vehicle body pillar. The cushion is carried in a moveable t... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5782737 | Method of folding a vehicle safety airbag A vehicle safety airbag is folded to an annular compact accordion-like configuration for placement around a conventional bag inflator. The bag folding operation involves axially stretching the bag, restraining localized areas of the stretched bag against ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5779341 | Reduced package depth low-profile lamp with smoothly shaped lenses The lighting system for an automotive vehicle has uses smooth conic section solids to form a beam pattern. In one aspect of the invention the A/C ratio of the conic section solids are varied to collimate the light emitted in the vertical direction and spr... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5758919 | Motor vehicle A motor vehicle having fold-down backrests on rear seats has a cross-member which is releasably connectable to the backrests in their upper region and can be releasably attached by its end regions to devices for securing it in the direction of travel fitt... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5749425 | Vehicle hood check and damping mechanism A vehicle hood movement dampening mechanism is pivotably connected between the vehicle and hood to exert a two-way cushioning action. The mechanism includes a variable length strut and a link arranged so that an internal resilient force element opposes in... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746474 | Body panel reinforcement A reinforcement configuration is provided for an automotive body panel which is particularly useful in the reinforcement of vertical planar surfaces through which tooling holes are formed. In the invention reinforcement, a depression is formed about a too... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5743588 | Metallic section as reinforcement of a motor vehicle door In a metallic section as reinforcement for a motor vehicle door which can be fixed to the vehicle door (at 3) by both ends, at least one end having a flat bearing surface and an open cross-section along an axially extending flat slope (15) and being broug... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741987 | Assembly assurance apparatus An apparatus for assuring the proper seating of a seat belt mounting bolt 30 against a mounting tab 36 is provided that includes a cage member 56 receiving a drive tool 52 to abuttingly engage the tab 36 against a vehicle body panel 14 with the cage membe... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5707110 | Position marking arrangement A position marking arrangement for a slidable vehicle seat 10, 12. The seat includes a first component 18 which is slidable relative to a fixed, second component 16. The seat component 18 has a datum mark 24 thereon and the fixed seat slide 16 has a surfa... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5697638 | Vehicle steering wheel arrangement A Vehicle steering wheel arrangement that includes a steering column (1) with a spindle (2) having fixed to its upper end a mounting hub (3). A steering wheel (8) is fastened to the mounting hub (3) to a free face (5) of which is attached an air-bag modul... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5695397 | Air extractor assembly An air extractor assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes at least one depression (34) formed in a body panel (14) of an automotive vehicle (10) and including an aperture (52) formed through the depression. An air extractor valve (40)... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5692827 | Tail lamp for an automotive vehicle using an elongated hyperbolic cylinder A rear lighting system includes an elongated light source emitting light and a solid lens having an inner surface comprised of a hyperbolic cylinder, said hyperbolic cylinder having a first focal line and a second focal line and a cylinder length. The fir... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5688006 | Bumper assembly with extension panel A rear bumper assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided, which includes a bumper bar, an energy absorbing mechanism, a bumper cover overlying the energy absorbing mechanism of the bumper bar, and a rigid extension panel secured to the vehicle body an... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5681104 | Mini-projector beam headlamps Headlamp system for an automotive vehicle has an individual lamp for illuminating a high intensity zone and a spread zone of an image surface. The system includes a first light source having a substantially elliptical reflector for directing light to a sp... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5681103 | Electrostatic shutter particularly for an automotive headlamp An electrostatic shutter includes an input window, an electrical contact connected to the voltage source, a metallized polymer scroll having one end electrically connected to the electrical contact, an electrically and thermally conductive heat sink selec... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5648657 | Sensor for measuring a movement characteristic of an object A sensor for measuring a movement characteristic of an object has a housing, an emitter emitting electromagnetic radiation, a detector for receiving electromagnetic radiation, a rod having a graduated scale with a plurality of first regions and second reg... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5639120 | Seat belt buckle pretensioner with end cap An automotive seat belt pretensioner assembly is provided which includes a housing assembly (12) for receiving a cable (18) that is driven by a piston (16) toward an open end (54) of an actuator housing (24) in response to the operation of a pyrotechnic g... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5635624 | Apparatus for carrying out a crash test on a motor vehicle An apparatus for carrying out a crash test on a motor vehicle is described, in which the vehicle is accelerated on a track by means of a driving arrangement before it strikes an obstacle. A data recording unit associated with the vehicle and serving to re... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5618080 | Upper track roller mechanism for sliding door A upper track roller mechanism for an automotive vehicle sliding door is provided in which the upper track is formed as a generally U-shaped track member having centering mechanisms associated with it for preventing vertical movement of the roller into ru... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5584509 | Energy absorbing bolster assembly An energy absorbing bolster (32) is provided for attachment to downward facing surfaces of an energy absorbing steering column support bracket (24). The bolster (32) includes longitudinally spaced mounting flanges (40, 42) for securement to the support br... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5573361 | Socket closure arrangement for a socket in an article A socket end closure arrangement comprises a socket 4 in an article 5 and a closure 1 for the socket end. The closure 1 comprises a plug 2 for fitting into the socket 4, and to which plug 2 is attached, preferably tangentially, a disc-like flange 3. The p... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5564748 | Seat belt buckle pretensioner with patterned frangible end cap An automotive seat belt pretensioner assembly is provided which includes a housing assembly (12) for receiving a cable (18) that is driven by a piston (16) toward an open end (54) of an actuator housing (24) in response to the operation of a pyrotechnic g... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5549348 | Door closer mechanism for a vehicle A door closer mechanism, particularly for heavy trucks, provides closer mechanism (30) having a pedal (32) for drawing a cable (36) in tension. The door (16) of the truck (10) includes a hinge (18) mounted on the body (12) of the truck (10), and the cable... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5544914 | Air bag disabler control circuit A control circuit (46) for an air bag disabling system (16,22) includes a resistive test load (66) arranged in parallel with the resistive elements of the air bag (48) and in some embodiments includes a fuse (64) in series with the resistive test load (66... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5544448 | Structural door belt seal A structural door belt seal (56) for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes an elastomeric seal member (60) mounted on a belt edge portion (51) of the door (50) and a stiffening member (70) carried within the elastomeric seal member (56), and fu... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5544933 | Energy absorbing vehicle pillar structure An improved structure is provided for supporting pillars of automotive vehicles which provides energy absorption through provision of a pair of energy absorbing chambers (52,50) defined by an interior trim pillar (28) and interior (26) and exterior (24) p... | 08/13/1996 |
| 4865263 | Inertia responsive seat belt retractor with web locker An inertia responsive seat belt retractor includes an actuator pendulum operatively connected to both a locking pawl mechanism for stopping protracting movement of a webbing rewind reel and to a locking cam for simultaneously lockingly engaging the seat b... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4579384 | Armrest lock for a motor car An armrest lock has a pivoted latch which swings into an active locking position as a result of its own inertia, in the event of a crash, to keep the armrest locked in its raised position. The latch then engages with a projecting rib on the linkage which ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4572382 | Storage and transportation rack A rack (1) for stacking and transporting flat components comprises a base (2), support columns (3) extending generally vertically from the base (2), and shelves (5) mounted in the support columns (3) for pivotal movement about horizontal axes and arranged... | 02/25/1986 |
