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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6231261 | Clamp for clamping high-frequency cables The present invention relates to a clamp (1) for clamping or bracing high-frequency cables (2 and/or 3). The clamp (1) comprises an indicating device (21) that determines whether a spring (12) on the clamp (1) has been brought to exert the desired pressur... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6033018 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat comprises a backrest with a separate backrest part, a headrest integrated in the backrest and a pivot pin horizontally arranged in the backrest. The separate backrest part and the headrest constitute two arms of a two-armed lever pivotally ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6016837 | Steering valve with closed center In order to reduce the number of components required and increase the service life by preventing friction resulting from large-diameter seals, a steering valve (1) is provided which has a closed center for supplying hydraulic pressure to an actuator and w... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6010272 | Ball joint with two-piece bearing and spring A ball joint (10) comprises a socket (60), a bearing (100), and a stud (80). The bearing (100) supports a first end portion (82) of the stud (80) in the socket (60) for movement relative to the socket. The stud (80) has a second end portion (84, 86) proje... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6000717 | Vehicle occupant protection apparatus An apparatus (10) encloses a movable vehicle seat (12) and an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) which is inflatable into engagement with an occupant of the seat (12). An electric motor (42) is operatively connected to the seat (12) to mov... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000110 | Buckle for safety belts in vehicles A buckle for safety belts in vehicles comprises a load bearing housing in which an insertion path for receiving an insert tongue is formed. A movable latch is mounted on the housing. A casing is provided which surrounds the housing. The casing is provided... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997037 | Air bag with tether An air bag (30) has a base portion (40) and has a body portion (42) connected with the base portion and inflatable in a direction away from the base portion into an inflated condition. The air bag (30) includes first and second tethers (60, 70) which are ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5999145 | Antenna system An antenna system is presented herein for radiating RF energy. This system includes a vertical mast having N vertically oriented faces which surround a vertically extending mast and wherein N is equal to at least 3. A plurality of vertically spaced antenn... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5991234 | Ultrasonic sensor system and method having automatic excitation frequency adjustment An ultrasonic sensor system (40) has a transducer (44) that emits an ultrasonic signal (52), in response to an electrical excitation signal (50) from driver/receiver circuitry (46), and outputs an electrical response signal (56), in response to receipt of... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5988680 | Pyrotechnic drive, in particular for vehicle occupant restraint systems A pyrotechnic drive, in particular a linear drive for vehicle occupant restraint systems comprises a cylinder having a cylinder wall and a working space, a piston which together with the cylinder wall delimits the working space, and several pyrotechnic pr... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984004 | Method and an arrangement for cooling or heating a machine casing For cooling and/or heating a machine casing, a method and an arrangement is disclosed in which the machine casing is provided with cooling channels in which pipes are received. Between the pipes and the walls of the cooling channels, a cavity remains thro... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980559 | Suture anchor A suture anchor is formed of a material which absorbs body liquid when exposed to body liquid. The anchor may be at least partially formed of a material having a strong affinity for body liquids. This enables the anchor to absorb body liquid and expand up... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979934 | Device for detecting a decrease in hydrogen pressure in an air-bag inflation system An apparatus (2) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (4) for, when inflated, helping to protect a vehicle occupant. An inflator (10) is provided having a housing (12) defining a chamber (30). A mixture of gases (32) is stored in the chamber... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5982124 | Method and apparatus for adaptive control of a vehicle power window An adaptive vehicle power window control apparatus (20) includes an electric motor (28) for moving a member (34) between a first position and a second position. The space between the first position and the second position is divided into a plurality of tr... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5983148 | Method of controlling activation of a vehicle occupant restraint system, control system and vehicle occupant restraint system A method of controlling multistage activation of a vehicle occupant restraint system having a gas generator and adapted to be activated in a plurality of activation stages includes measuring differences in velocity occurring during a vehicle collision. A ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979935 | Apparatus and method for sensing gas pressure inside an inflator An apparatus (10) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) and an inflator (20) for inflating the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device. The inflator (20) has a wall (32) defining a chamber (40) in the inflator. Inflation fl... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975823 | Method of forming sheet material assemblage A polarized lens is mounted to a helmet having a transparent face shield to cover a top portion of the face shield and reduce glare in the user's field of vision. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the polarized lens does not cover the lower po... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5975561 | Steering shaft attachment A rotatable steering shaft (12) has a surface (93) that defines a tapered locking opening (92). A mounting member (14) receivable on the shaft (12) has a first locking pin passage (70). A locking pin (16) for securing the mounting member (14) to the shaft... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5966981 | Press assembly A press assembly includes first and second members which engage opposite sides of a workpiece during operation of the press assembly. A cushion assembly is provided to absorb force transmitted from at least one of the members during operation of the press... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5968339 | Cathodic protection system for reinforced concrete The present invention resides in a method for cathodic protection of and/or chloride removal from a reinforced concrete structure. The method comprises the steps of: providing an anode comprising a conductive corrodible metal; providing a corrosive enviro... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5967442 | Force limiter for a seat belt restraint system A force limiter for a vehicular seat belt restraint system comprises a frame, a drum rotatably mounted in said frame for winding up a belt webbing, a blocking disk coupled to the drum, and a blocking mechanism for selectively locking said blocking disk to... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5969571 | Pulse duration amplifier system A pulse duration modulation (PDM) amplifier system having a plurality of PDM carrier signals of like frequency but unlike phase. A first pair of PDM amplifiers responds to a common modulating input signal. Each amplifier pulse duration modulates a corresp... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5968381 | Method for the manufacture of a gas bag cover using laser scoring The invention relates to a gas bag cover for a vehicle occupant restraining system wherein said cover has a tear line extending from the inner side thereof as far as a predetermined residual wall thickness and to a method for the production thereof. The c... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5968376 | Method for infrared inspection of resistence welds during assembling of an inflator The invention is a method of forming and evaluating a weld (52). In an initial step, first and second welding electrodes (56, 60) are placed against corresponding first and second contact surface areas (57, 61) on a pair of adjoining metal parts (44, 40).... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5967550 | Staged pyrotechnic air bag inflator An inflator (10) includes a housing (30) defining a chamber (50). An end-burning pyrotechnic charge (60) is in the chamber (50) in the housing (30) for, upon ignition, producing inflation fluid for inflating an inflatable device. The charge (60) has a fir... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5964477 | Air bag cover with horn switch An apparatus (10) for covering an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (40) includes a cover (70) having a fixed portion (80) and a tear seam (90) defining first and second movable portions (100, 110). The cover (70) is movable from a closed cond... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5964815 | Occupant restraint system having serially connected devices, a method for providing the restraint system and a method for using the restraint system An occupant restraint system (10) for a vehicle (22) has a plurality of controllable occupant restraint system devices (12). The plurality of devices (12) includes sensor devices (e.g., 12E) and/or occupant restraint devices (e.g., 12A). Each restraint sy... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5961144 | Folded combination horn pad and driver position sensor assembly and method for providing the assembly An apparatus (12) is a combination horn pad and driver position sensor. The apparatus (12), in its function as a horn pad, provides a signal to a horn activator circuit (30) when a deforming pressure is applied to the apparatus. The horn activator circuit... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961147 | Anchorage for the belt buckle of a seat belt An anchorage for a belt buckle arranged alongside a vehicle seat in a seat belt system is characterized by the belt buckle being affixed to the anchorage and having a laterally deflectable buckle head. The anchorage has a flexible fitting to which the buc... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961499 | Expandable cannula Cannulas for surgical and medical use expand along their entire lengths. The cannulas are inserted through tissue when in an unexpanded condition and with a small diameter. The cannulas are then expanded radially outwardly to give a full-size instrument p... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961309 | Gear pump with noise attenuation An apparatus comprises a reservoir (14) containing hydraulic fluid (68), a gear pump (16) with a suction hole (74), and a hydraulic muffler (18). The gear pump (16) has gears (78) with meshing teeth (80) that convey a flow of hydraulic fluid (68) from the... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5962797 | Musical instrument An improved musical instrument includes a plurality of strings which are connected string posts of tuning devices on a head portion of the musical instrument. The string posts of the tuning devices are disposed in a linear array on the head portion of the... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5957487 | Lateral impact protective device for vehicle occupants A lateral impact protective device for a front and a rear vehicle occupant comprises an elongated head gas bag which is convertable from a folded state to an inflated state. The gas bag has two opposite lateral ends and is adapted to extend, in the inflat... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5957142 | Apparatus for helping with application of eye make-up An apparatus for helping with application of make-up includes a handle having a pair of spaced apart arms, which are connectable with an applicator mask. The applicator mask has an elongated end which is positioned along an individual's eyelid to help wit... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956954 | Linear drive for a belt tensioner A linear drive for a belt tensioner comprises a pyrotechnic propellant charge, a cylinder tube and a piston displaceably arranged therein. The propellant charge, upon ignition, provides a pressurized gas acting on the piston. The piston has a hollow inter... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5957492 | Gas generator A gas generator, in particular for vehicle occupant restraint systems, has a housing with chambers provided therein, of which at least one chamber is filled with gas and at least one chamber is filled with propellant the gas generator further has at least... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5954361 | Gas bag A gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system has a wall, an inflation opening, a rim as part of the wall, surrounding the inflation opening, the gas bag being adapted to be secured to a gas generator housing in the region of the rim. The gas bag furt... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5954149 | Vehicle cab motion control An apparatus (30) which controls the motion of a cab (12) of a vehicle relative to a frame of the vehicle includes a cab motion control motor (38). A pair of motor control valves (70 and 72) are provided to control fluid pressure conducted to the cab moti... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5953960 | Steering apparatus An apparatus (10) for use in turning steerable vehicle wheels includes a rack gear (14) and a sector gear (16) which are disposed in meshing engagement. A lash adjustment assembly (46) is operable to move the sector gear (16) to reduce clearance between t... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951042 | Vehicle occupant protection apparatus An apparatus (16) includes a canister (72) defining a first hermetically sealed combustion chamber (73). The first combustion chamber (73) contains a source of inflation fluid comprising a body (27) of ignitable gas generating material. The canister (72) ... | 09/14/1999 |
