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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5545222 | Method using human tissue A tissue press for shaping or compressing a piece of tissue comprises first and second members movable relative to each other. Tissue removed from a human body is placed in the press. The press is operated to apply pressure against the human tissue. The h... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5524924 | Method and apparatus for restraining an occupant of a vehicle upon a side impact against the vehicle A vehicle occupant shoulder restraint (51) is located on a vehicle door (16) and is inflatable from a stored condition on the door to an inflated condition between the door and the shoulder area of an occupant. When inflated, the occupant shoulder restrai... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5521584 | Apparatus and method for detecting ice An apparatus for detecting ice includes a heat flow sensor which senses the rate of flow of heat through a member. At the same time, the temperature differential across the member is determined. Based on the temperature differential, it is possible to cal... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5510609 | Electrically controllable optical filter element The anti-dazzle assembly comprises an optical filter element whose optical transmission is electrically controllable and an electronic control unit including a light sensitive sensor operatively connected to the optical filter element. The electronic cont... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5507890 | Multiple layered gas generating disk for use in gas generators The present invention resides in a body of material which is ignitable to generate a gas for inflating an air bag. The body of material comprises at least two layers of ignitable gas generating material which are pressed together. One of the layers compri... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507520 | Air bag inflator and method of assembly An inflator (14) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (12) includes a body (60) of ignitable gas generating material, an igniter (260) for igniting the body (60) of gas generating material, and a housing (50) having a tubular wall (52) s... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507267 | Process and apparatus for improved combustion of fuels with air The present invention relates to a process for treating a combustion reactant, such as fuel, for providing an efficient combustion of the reactant. The process includes applying an electrically polarizable material to a surface of a part of a fuel system ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5504403 | Method and apparatus for controlling an electric assist steering system using an adaptive blending torque filter A steering assist system (10) providing assist in response to a steering control signal includes a vehicle speed sensor (56) for sensing vehicle speed and for providing a speed signal having a value indicative of the sensed vehicle speed and a torque sens... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5504379 | Method and apparatus for sensing a vehicle crash using a velocity displacement metric A vehicle crash sensing arrangement includes an accelerometer (28) and an integrator (36) for determining crash velocity in response to sensed crash acceleration. A second integrator (40) determines a crash displacement value from the crash velocity value... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5503429 | Vehicle occupant restraint apparatus and method of assembly A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus (10) includes an inflator (16), a structure (18) defining a chamber (134) in which the inflator (16) is receivable, and an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (12). The restraint (12) has a compartment (110) in whi... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5503619 | Orthosis for bending wrists The same orthosis can be sequentially used to bend different wrists. The orthosis may be used to bend a first wrist in flexion and a second wrist in extension. When the orthosis is to be used to bend a wrist in flexion, a pair of cuffs and cuff arms are c... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502376 | Apparatus for controlling the duty cycle of a pulse generator Apparatus is presented for controlling the duty cycle of a pulse generator which provides a periodic input signal having a frequency proportional to the rate of movement of an input member. The input signal is compared with a threshold signal and, for eac... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5499843 | Apparatus for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint An apparatus for use in inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (12) comprises a grain (110) of ignitable gas generating material which, when ignited, generates gas for inflating the vehicle occupant restraint (12). The grain (110) of gas gener... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5499841 | Vehicle safety apparatus a housing assembly for an air bag and vehicle horn switch A vehicle safety apparatus includes a housing assembly (24) which is mounted on a steering wheel (22) of a vehicle. The housing assembly (24) encloses an air bag (38) and an inflator (44). In addition, the housing assembly (24) encloses a horn switch (58)... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5499803 | Collator without a main line drive shaft A collator (10) comprises a collating conveyor (12) and a plurality of hopper sections (20, 40, 60) located along the conveyor. Each section includes at least one signature pile support (21-24, 41-44, 61-64) for holding signatures to be fed to the conveyo... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5498263 | Transverse connector for spinal column corrective devices An apparatus for interconnecting a pair of longitudinal members connectable with vertebrae of a spinal column comprises first and second connector members connectable with the longitudinal members and a rod extendable transverse to the longitudinal member... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5498092 | Protective cover for a ball joint assembly A protective cover 12 for a ball joint assembly 10 includes a generally cylindrical plug 96 with axially extending resilient fingers 100 engageable with a shaft 40 of a stud 26 of the ball joint assembly 10 to prevent removal of the cover 12 from the ball... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5498028 | Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraining device An apparatus (30) for controlling an actuatable restraining device includes an accelerometer (60) for providing an electrical deceleration signal having a characteristic indicative of vehicle deceleration. An electronic controller (64) is connected to the... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5497834 | Sprinkler head with plate for absorbing and indicating shocks thereto A sprinkler head has a shock absorber. The shock absorber may be a heat collection plate disposed below a thermosensitive part of the sprinkler. The heat collection plate may be formed with a recess or at least one notch around an attachment portion to wh... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5498027 | Seamless door for air bag module A door assembly (40) for an air bag module (30) includes a door panel (42) supported for pivotal movement on a frame (46, 48) fixed to a vehicle (12). A body of foam material (50) includes a first portion (198) supported on the door panel (42) and a secon... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5496348 | Suture anchor The present invention is an anchor for securing a suture in the body. The anchor includes a tubular wall having a central axis. The tubular wall has a proximal end and a distal end each free of axially inwardly extending slots. The tubular wall has an inn... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496155 | Rotary device having plural mounting orientations and fluid connections An improved rotary device (20), such as a fluid pump or motor, includes a housing (24) which encloses a working unit (22). The working unit (22) includes a cam ring (38) which cooperates with a rotor (40) and a plurality of vanes (42) to form a plurality ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496061 | Seat mounted air bag assembly An air bag module (80) is mounted on a vehicle seatback (22). The module (80) includes an air bag (90) which has a narrow elongate neck portion (200) and a wide body portion (210). The neck portion (200) and the body portion (210) when inflated lie adjace... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496058 | Apparatus with inflator mounting structure An apparatus (10) includes an inflator (44) which provides a source of inflation fluid. A canister (20) has a chamber (34) for receiving the inflator (44). A support means (56) supports the inflator (44) in a fixed position within the chamber (34) of the ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495994 | Inertia sensitive seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor (10) includes a vehicle deceleration sensing assembly (40) which is operable at a plurality of different inclined orientations to block withdrawal of belt webbing (32) from a spool (110). The spool (110) is rotatable about a first ax... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495790 | Piston catcher for a pyrotechnic linear piston and cylinder drive In a pyrotechnic linear piston and cylinder drive in a belt pretensioner, the cylinder (10) has a frustoconical free end (12) and the piston (14) is attached to the end of a cable (16). The piston (14) is tapered frustoconically at its end adjacent to the... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496068 | Inertia sensitive buckle for seat belt pretensioner system A pretensioner (40) is connected with a seat belt buckle (32) and is operable to move the buckle through a pretensioning stroke to remove slack from a seat belt. Movement of an actuator member (36) from an unactuated position to an actuated position under... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5494311 | Occupant sensing apparatus An occupant sensing apparatus for use in an occupant restraint system comprises a film having an electrical characteristic with changeable states and a contact member. When an occupant sits in a vehicle seat, the contact member pushes on the film and chan... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5494127 | Power steering system A power steering control valve including relatively rotatable inner and outer valve members. A power steering resistance control system resists relative rotation between the inner and outer valve members with a force which varies as a function of variatio... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5492044 | String support having a base with string support members and method A stringed musical instrument of the guitar type has a plurality of strings which extend from tuning devices on a head portion, along a neck portion, to a body portion of the instrument. A string support includes a base which extends beneath the strings. ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492029 | Antilash driving apparatus for rotating a spindle or a work piece receiving member of a machining apparatus The driving apparatus for the spindle of an electro erosive machining apparatus comprises an electric motor adapted to be operated to rotate in two opposite directions and a reduction gear box assembly operatively coupled to the electric motor. The gear a... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5491856 | Foldable multiple function tool A foldable multiple function tool is presented herein. The tool includes a pair of members each having a gripping jaw at one end thereof and a tang at the opposite end thereof. A first pivot member pivotally interconnects the members together for pivotal ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492365 | Method and apparatus for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint A method and apparatus are provided for igniting a body (60) of ignitable gas generating material which generates gas for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (12). The method includes the step of igniting a body (202) of pyrotechnic materia... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492305 | Connector assembly for connecting a source of fluid with a container to be filled A connector assembly is disclosed for connecting a source of fluid, such as a refrigerant, with a container, such as in an air conditioning system. The assembly includes an elongated tubular body having a fluid passageway extending axially therethrough fr... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492086 | Valve cover A cover (10) is for use on a multi-cylinder overhead camshaft engine (20) having a pair of projecting members (112, 120). The cover (10) has a plurality of walls (300-308) for intercepting oil sprayed from the camshaft (80) of the engine. A pair of tubula... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492073 | Inflatable vehicle occupant restraint including sewn panels An inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (10) includes a first panel (44) of woven fabric, a second panel (40) of woven fabric, and a seam (52) at which the first and second panels (44, 40) are fastened to each other. The seam (52) includes a folded part ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492062 | Printing cylinder positioning device and method A device (10) and a method for positioning a rotatable printing cylinder (16) for a printing press (12). A drive (24) can rotate the cylinder (16) about a cylinder axis (52) at relatively high and low speeds. A sensor (68) is positioned adjacent to the cy... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5490690 | Vehicle safety apparatus including inflatable restraint An air bag module 10 includes an inflator (18) clamped between a first portion (14) and a second portion (16) of a housing (12). An air bag (20) is connected with a retaining ring (22). A series of fasteners (148, 150) on the retaining ring (22) extend th... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5488985 | Valve assembly for venting diecasting moulds A valve assembly for venting diecasting moulds comprises a venting channel, a venting valve communicating with the venting channel and having an axially displaceable valve closure member, and an actuating member for operating the venting valve from an ope... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5490031 | Solenoid control circuitry Solenoid control circuitry can be used with either a first solenoid requiring a relatively large holding current or a second solenoid requiring a relatively small holding current. A solenoid connected with the solenoid control circuitry is initially energ... | 02/06/1996 |
