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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110181011 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING AXLE CAMBER A method for adjusting the camber of a vehicle's axle comprising attaching collars to the axle of the vehicle attaching links to the collars, introducing a deflection in the axle in a concave downward direction and modifying the length of the links.... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110148060 | PASSIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM PROVIDING OPTIMAL CAMBER GAIN The present invention provides a passive vehicle suspension system providing optimal camber gain and avoiding the “bump camber” problem. This vehicle suspension system utilizes a conventional sway bar and a kinematic system to rotate the tire(s) of a vehicle in a di... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110115180 | Suspension Assemblies and Systems for Land Vehicles A suspension assembly for a land vehicle comprises a spindle defining a steering axis for the land vehicle and configured to pivotably couple to a ground contact; an upper pivotable member having an inboard end configured to pivotably couple to the land vehicle and an o... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110040456 | BINARY ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR THE ANGULAR POSITION OF THE PLANE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL A method of adjusting the angular rolling position of the plane of a motor vehicle wheel, in which the wheel is mounted on a vehicle so that the plane of the wheel can present a static angular position and a safety angular position, the method providing for the plane of... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100253026 | Device for Adjusting the Chamber and/or Toe of the Wheels of Wheel Suspensions The invention relates to a device for adjusting the camber and/or toe of a driven wheel of a wheel suspension, in particular for motor vehicles, with a wheel carrier on which the wheel is pivoted, the wheel carrier being divided into a carrier part which holds the wheel... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20090295111 | BI-DIRECTIONAL PROPULSION CASTER A bidirectional propulsion caster assembly is disclosed for enabling a rider to generate bi-directional motion from a ride-on device. A mounting bracket is attachable to the bottom of the device and defines a pivot axis extending in a generally transverse direction acro... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090078172 | System and method for parking vehicles Set forth are systems and methods for moving objects in a structure, and particularly to parking vehicles within a parking structure. A system may include a pallet configured to receive an object, e.g., a vehicle; a structure including a plurality of modules configured ... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20080303233 | Caster-camber plate assemblies A caster-camber plate assembly has a fastener plate including fastening members. A lower adjustment plate has a first side face positioned adjacent a first side face of the fastener plate such that fastening members of the fastening plate extend therethrough. The lower ... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080093815 | PASSIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM PROVIDING OPTIMAL CAMBER GAIN The present invention provides a passive vehicle suspension system providing optimal camber gain and avoiding the “bump camber” problem. This vehicle suspension system utilizes a conventional sway bar and a kinematic system to rotate the tire(s) of a vehicle in a di... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20070296171 | Wheel support device, suspension system and vehicle comprising the said support device A support device connects a wheel to suspension elements of a vehicle, the wheel having a radius R′. The support device includes rods articulated at their lower ends to the suspension elements and at their upper ends to the wheel carrier so as to confer on the wheel a... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070290473 | DEVICE FOR CHANGING DISTANCE BETWEEN WHEEL AND VEHICLE BODY, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE DEVICE An adjuster device includes (a) a shaft held by a vehicle body; (b) an arm extending from the shaft in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the shaft; (c) an actuator causing one of rotation of the shaft and axial movement of the shaft in the axial direction; ... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070246901 | All terrain vehicle with in-motion caster adjustment The front wheel suspension assemblies of an ATV are configured with translation assemblies aligned along a translation axis generally parallel with the vehicle axis. These translation mechanisms are engaged by pivotal follower assemblies attached to a ball joint which a... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070205576 | Swinging hub for adjusting wheel camber A swinging hub is disclosed for adjusting the camber of at least one wheel mounted for rotation about one of a two oppositely extending axles via a camber adjustment mechanism including an actuator coupled to the at least one axle.... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070145701 | Straddle-Type Vehicle A motorcycle includes a power unit. A fly wheel magnet on a left end side of a crank shaft, a transmission having plural gears, a transmission clutch and a shift shaft for connecting and disconnecting the transmission clutch and changing gears of the transmission are ho... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070132198 | Caster control apparatus Disclosed is a caster control apparatus for a suspension of a vehicle. When the vehicle travels on a road which causes a vehicle body to lean to one side, the caster of a lowered wheel is increased, and the caster of a raised wheel is decreased, such that the casters of... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070102894 | CASTER ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD A caster adjustment apparatus for selectively adjusting the caster of a wheel of a vehicle. The caster adjustment apparatus including a flange and a cylindrical sleeve. The flange including an aperture extending through the flange for receiving a ball joint therethrough... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070096418 | Eccentric-based caster adjustment apparatus Apparatus for adjusting the caster of the steering wheels of an all terrain vehicle. An eccentric threaded stud support is adjustively rotatable to position the eccentrically retained stud at a plurality of caster angle defining orientations extending from zero caster n... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070080513 | Device for modifying the wheel camber of a wheel on a motor vehicle A device for modifying the wheel camber of a wheel (1) on a motor vehicle is provided, in which the heel (1) is pivotally mounted to a wheel carrier (5, 51) by a pivot bearing (4, 50). A pivoting plane is defined by the pivot bearing (4, 5... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20060284393 | Truck bed design for automotive and equipment delivery The present invention is directed to a specialized truck bed wherein the bed is divided into two areas or deck sections connected by a transverse hinge. The invention is also directed to a winch system for use on a vehicle. The invention is further directed to an improv... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060237919 | Apparatus for establishing a caster angle of a vehicle suspension system Provided is an apparatus for establishing a caster angle of a vehicle suspension system. The apparatus includes two air reservoirs, each reservoir having an extendable piston rod. The air reservoirs are juxtaposed, and are pivotally connected to a single bell crank. In ... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060138740 | Wheel angle adjustment apparatus for automobile suspension system Disclosed herein is a wheel angle adjustment apparatus for automobile suspension systems. The wheel angle adjustment apparatus of the present invention has a structure such that upper, lower, left and right gaps between a spindle bracket and a wheel bracket are changed ... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060096686 | High-performance, low-profile tire for four-wheeled passenger car and method of mounting the tire A high-performance, low-profile tire for four-wheeled passenger car comprises a carcass comprised of at least two carcass cord plies each extending between a pair of bead cores and wound around the respective bead core from an inside of the tire toward an outside thereo... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060071439 | Method of controlling actuator assembly The present invention provides a method of controlling an actuator assembly for suspension systems. The actuator assembly control method of the present invention is possible to control the actuator assembly according to conditions of vehicle velocity and steering angle ... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060049593 | Angle adjustable camber An angle adjustable camber assembly is adapted to support the wheel of a wheelchair having a seat, the rear of which is at a given rear seat height. The assembly comprises a movable member for supporting the wheel. The movable member is adapted to translate and rotate s... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20060017248 | Suspension and insulator of the same Disclosed herein are a suspension and an insulator of the same. A plurality of car body points are uniformly spaced apart from each other on an imaginary circle formed by the car body points, and a strut point is eccentric from the center of the circle formed by the car... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050280219 | Active vehicle suspension An active wheel suspension for suspending a wheel assembly from a sprung body of a wheeled vehicle, and adapted to permit a center of the wheel assembly to move relative to the sprung body through a jounce and rebound travel and defining a wheel center locus path relati... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050247388 | Tire with asymmetric tread pattern and method of mounting the tire This invention relates to a tire suitable in a passenger car, particularly a tire being high in the resistance to hydroplaning on a wet road surface and low in the tire noise and having an asymmetric tread pattern. In such a tread pattern that at least two circumferenti... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050218618 | Front suspension tuning apparatus for vehicle with struts The present invention provides a suspension tuning device for vehicles with struts. More specifically the suspension tuning device generally comprises an upper plate, two lower plates and a strut mounting plate. The plates are constructed to mount juxtaposed to a standa... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050212244 | Adjustable control arm for vehicle suspension mechanisms An adjustable control arm is for a suspension of a vehicle having a frame and at least one wheel. The control arm includes a first arm section connected with the frame and a second arm section connected with the wheel and coupled with the first arm section such that the... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050073120 | Front suspension tuning apparatus The present invention provides a suspension tuning device for vehicles with struts. More specifically, the suspension tuning device generally comprises a pair of plates constructed to mount juxtaposed to the strut/spindle mounting flange of a standard MacPherson strut, ... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050017471 | Steering with triple linkage suspension having steering adjusted camber This invention relates to steering systems having triple linkage suspensions. More specifically, provision is made for the steering linkage assembly to interact with the front and rear suspension linkages to adjust wheel camber responsive to steering. ... | 01/27/2005 |
