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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6547278 | Gas generator for a safety arrangement A gas generator for a vehicle occupant restraint system has a combustion chamber delimited by a combustion chamber wall and filled with propellant granules. A structure is arranged in the combustion chamber for holding down the propellant granule, which h... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6549836 | Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraint device using a velocity/displacement based safing function with immunity box An apparatus and method for controlling an actuatable occupant restraint device having a plurality of actuatable stages (24, 26), the apparatus including a crash sensor (14, 16) for sensing crash acceleration and providing a crash acceleration signal indi... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540257 | Air bag module with vent A vehicle occupant protection apparatus (10) includes a sensor (86) for sensing a vehicle crash. An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) has a deflated condition and an inflated condition for helping to protect the vehicle occupant. An infla... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6541929 | Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle power windows A power window control apparatus for controlling vehicle power windows (12-18) includes window control switches (52-58) for controlling power window control motors (20-26). When two window control switches (52-58) are simultaneously and momentarily actuat... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6524320 | Cannula for receiving surgical instruments A cannula (10) for receiving surgical instruments for performing a surgical procedure on a body includes a tubular structure (12) defining a passage (16) through which the surgical instruments are inserted into the body. The tubular structure (12) include... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6525605 | Power amplifier system having frequency and amplifier failure compensation A power amplifier system for use in amplifying an RF input signal exhibiting a given operating frequency within a known range of frequencies. The system includes a signal modulator that receives and modifies the input signal and provides therefrom a modif... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6520536 | Method and apparatus for controlling an occupant side restraining device with enhanced side safing function An apparatus (22) for controlling an actuatable side restraining device (24, 26) of a vehicle (20) includes crash sensors (28, 50, 52) sensing a vehicle crash condition and providing associated crash sensor signals (60, 62, 42) indicative thereof. An actu... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520534 | Inflatable occupant protective cushion An inflatable occupant protective cushion for use along an upper side area in vehicles between an A-column and an C-column, comprising at least two inflatable chambers connected to each other and spaced from each other in a lengthwise direction of the veh... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520588 | Seat belt guide An apparatus (10) includes a guide assembly (52), a guide member (120) supported by a base member (80) for rotation about an axis (200), and an opening (140) through which a seat belt (20) extends in a first direction parallel to the axis. A retainer memb... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520539 | Gas bag A gas bag for occupant protection in vehicles is provided in which the outflow of gases at the seams is largely prevented. At least one strip of sealing material extends along the seam. The sealing effect which exists by means of the sealing material stri... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520522 | Side impact protection device A side impact protection device comprising an inflatable gas bag which in an inflated state at least partially covers at least one side window of a vehicle. At least one emergency opening device is provided on the gas bag, by means of which the gas bag ca... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6518565 | Sensor assembly A sensor assembly includes a housing and a plurality of lenses. The lenses are connected with a lens carrier by a plurality of releasable connector elements. A circuit board is disposed on the lens carrier. The circuit board has a black coating. A connect... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517576 | Implantable patch prosthesis having one or more cusps for improved competency A patch prosthesis includes at least one cusp extending from a length of an associated valve wall. An elongated sheet of biocompatible material is attached to the valve wall, such that a portion of the elongated sheet extends beyond an inflow end of the c... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517542 | Bone anchoring system A new bone anchoring system comprises a bone screw and a mechanical insert received in a central bore of the bone screw. The bone screw defines a self-tapping, self-boring tip for easy bone insertion as well as through-holes or other openings for receipt ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517109 | Folded air bag An air bag (10) includes first and second panels (31, 32) that are substantially identical to each other and that are secured to each other to define a first bag section (30). The first panel (31) has an inflation fluid inlet (38) and the second panel (32... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6518859 | Frequency controlled filter for the UHF band The filter is composed of a series of cells (E1-E4) Coupled to each other by coupling capacitors (Cc12, Cc23 and Cc34), each cell forming a resonant circuit composed of at least one inductor (Ip1-Ip4) connected in parallel with at least one variable capac... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6518875 | Apparatus and method for sensing a condition of a vehicle tire A tire condition sensor module (14) for a vehicle (10) comprises at least one actuatable tire condition sensor (78, 84, 88) for sensing a tire condition of an associated vehicle tire (20) and a motion detector (32) for detecting movement of the associated... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6519010 | Broadcast transmission system with sampling and correction arrangement for correcting distortion caused by amplifying and signal conditioning components A transmission system (14) broadcasts a signal. Within the system (14), a power amplifier (20) causes non-linear distortion. A pre-amp component, such as a band-pass filter (32), causes linear distortion. A high power filter (38) is located downstream of ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517102 | Gas bag module The invention relates to a gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system, in particular a side gas bag module extending along a roof frame of the vehicle. The gas bag module comprises a gas bag and a housing with two separate side pieces which de... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516724 | Gas generator The invention relates to a gas generator comprising a generator housing which has a base part, and an electric igniter which has a rear side, is fastened in the base part and has connection lines on the rear side. The gas generator further comprises a pro... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6515545 | RF power amplifier transistor quiescent current checking and adjusting A power amplifier system is presented for use in amplifying an RF input signal comprising N sub-power amplifiers are connected together in parallel with each receiving and amplifying a portion of the RF input signal. A combiner combines the amplified port... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6514443 | Method for manufacturing a ball joint A method for manufacturing a ball joint (2) consisting of a ball-ended spindle (21) and a socket (29), having no bearing shell and being already assembled during the manufacture includes, placing the ball-ended spindle (21), which comprises a ball (23) wi... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513984 | Steering column with bearings A steering shaft (20) is supported in a steering column member (40). A bearing (50) supports the steering shaft (20) for rotation relative to the steering column member (40). An adhesive (70, 72, 74) fixes the bearing (50) in position between the steering... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513834 | Monopropellant smokeless gas generant materials An apparatus comprises a vehicle occupant protection device (14) and a gas generating material (18). The gas generating material (18), when ignited, produces a combustion gas that actuates the vehicle occupant protection device (14). At least about 45% by... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513818 | Assembly for vehicle suspension system An assembly (20) for use in a vehicle suspension system for connection with a wheel (14) of a vehicle includes first and second hollow hydroformed sections (42 and 44). In one embodiment of the assembly (20), upper and lower pivot mountings (110 and 68) a... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513632 | Park brake system for vehicles A park brake system for vehicles is provided that has an actuator with an electric drive motor and an electronic control unit provided with an interface. A reduction gear has an input connected to the output of the electric motor and an output member for ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513568 | Valve assembly for venting die casting molds The valve assembly for venting die casting molds includes a venting channel, a venting valve communicating with the venting channel, as well as an actuating device for closing the venting valve. The actuating device includes a power pick-up member that is... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6515711 | System for correcting an aural carrier signal An aural carrier signal is corrected in a common amplifier system wherein the correction serves to reduce cross-modulation distortion of the aural carrier signal caused by non-linearities of the common amplifier system. An aural corrector receives a modul... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6508514 | Parallelogram load sensing apparatus for a vehicle seat A vehicle has a seat (2) for a vehicle occupant and a vehicle floor pan (4). An apparatus (10) includes a vehicle seat frame (20) for supporting a load of the vehicle occupant and a weight sensing mechanism (40) for sensing the load. The weight sensing me... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6509834 | Device having vehicle remote convenience control and interpersonal communication function abilities A device (10) is presented for controlling remote convenience function at a vehicle (32) and for interpersonal communication between two operators. The device (10) has components located in a common housing (24). The components include structure (e.g., 14... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508142 | Steering wheel with a clamping hub A steering wheel for vehicles is provided which comprises a hub for attachment on a steering column and a clamping screw. The hub has a central, substantially cylindrical passage for accommodation of an end section of the steering column and at least one ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508500 | Integrated seat belt and seat support A vehicle seat (16) has a seat back portion (24) for engaging an occupant (12) of a vehicle (14). A length of seat belt webbing (18) extends around a portion of the occupant (12). A seat belt retractor (44) biases the length of seat belt webbing (18) in a... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6505862 | Power steering apparatus A power steering apparatus (10) includes a housing (22) defining a chamber (25) for holding power steering fluid. The housing (22) has an opening (62, 153, 213) defined by a projection (64, 152, 212) integrally formed on the housing. A conduit (50) extend... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505853 | Inflatable curtain with positioning device An apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (28) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) that is inflatable away from the roof into a position between the side st... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505851 | Gas bag restraint device A gas bag restraint device for restraining an occupant comprises a gas bag module, which has a gas generator and a gas bag with a gas bag wall. The gas bag wall has a front wall facing the occupant, which front wall has a center section with a depression,... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6507016 | Apparatus and method for sensing a vehicle rollover condition A vehicle rollover sensor (10) includes a rotor (12) having a central rotor axis (14) and which is mountable within a vehicle (18). The rotor (12) is inertially balanced and freely rotatable about the rotor axis (14). The sensor (10) also includes a detec... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6503213 | Method of using a neck brace A method of using a neck brace to move a neck of a person or stabilize the neck includes connecting a vest of the neck brace to a torso of a person. A support member of the neck brace is connected to the vest. A chin support of the neck brace is connected... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502831 | Ball joint with seal A ball joint (10) for interconnecting first and second vehicle portions (12, 14) for relative movement comprises a socket (30) for connection with the first vehicle portion and a ball stud (40) for connection with the second vehicle portion. The ball stud... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502661 | Steering system for a vehicle The invention relates to a vehicle steering system comprising a steering linkage, a control hydraulic motor and a control hydraulic circuit, a steering wheel connected to the control hydraulic motor, and a control hydraulic cylinder connected to the contr... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6504878 | Digitally modulated RF amplifier system having improved adjacent sideband distortion reduction A digitally modulated RF amplifier system is presented having improved adjacent sideband distortion reduction. This system includes the provision of a first RF carrier signal at a first frequency within a first frequency channel having adjacent channels. ... | 01/07/2003 |
