Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120079912 | SPEED REGULATION METHOD AND DEVICE A method for regulating motor vehicle speed by a pedal system having a force resetting device, including a pedal lever with a pedal return spring which can move the pedal lever to its zero position, an electric motor pivotable about a center of rotation which, when ener... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120006149 | Pedal Assembly A pedal assembly for use in a motor vehicle includes a pedal member partially mounted in a housing and configured to rotate about a fulcrum. At least one pressure-exerting spring biases the pedal member to an initial position. The pedal member is pivotable about the ful... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110314956 | Assembly and Welding Method for Coupling a Rotor to the Shaft of a Pedal Assembly An assembly and method for coupling the rotor of a vehicle pedal assembly to the shaft of a vehicle pedal assembly. In one embodiment, the rotor includes a collar with an interior surface defining a plurality of slots and the shaft includes a distal neck which extends i... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110308350 | Rotor/Shaft Pin Coupling Assembly for Pedal Assembly An assembly for coupling the rotor of a vehicle pedal assembly to the shaft of a vehicle pedal assembly. The rotor includes a cap which is fitted over a distal end of the shaft. The cap and the distal end of the shaft define a through aperture and an interior recess res... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110308349 | PEDAL ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE A pedal arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a pedal arm connected to the vehicle structure via a first pivotal joint connection and connected to a force transmitting element via a second pivotal joint connection. The pedal arrangement further includes a pyrotechnic... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110303046 | Damper Element for Springs and Vehicle Pedal Assembly Incorporating the Same A spring damper element in the form of a cap made of an elastomeric material and adapted to be mounted over the end of a coil spring. In one embodiment, the cap includes a top circumferential wall defining a central opening and a circumferential side wall depending outw... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110290068 | APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING FEET An automobile having pedals in the footwell, including, but not limited to at least one apparatus for protection of the lower extremities of the driver or this automobile. The apparatus includes, but is not limited to a deflector plate and at least one fastening element... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110214526 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL An accelerator pedal for a motor vehicle is provided with a damping element having an adjustment unit. A force that counteracts the movement of a pedal arm of the accelerator pedal may be set via the damping element. The adjustment unit is connected to a control unit an... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110185843 | PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM An electrical-mechanical brake apparatus includes a bracket (20) and a pedal arm (40) supported by the bracket (20). One of the bracket (20) and the pedal arm (40) presents a cam body (72). The other of the other of the pedal ar... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110146442 | COMPACT PEDAL UNIT A pedalling device, includes a drive shaft (2) passing through a frame, a right pedal (30), a left pedal (80), and a transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism including for each pedal: a driving crank (3, 53), integral with the drive... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110126665 | Vehicle Braking Assembly with Gap Management System The present disclosure relates to various vehicle braking assemblies with gap management devices to manage the distance between the pedal arm and power booster under predetermined conditions.... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110120260 | Mobility pedal structure for electric scooter This invention relates to a mobility pedal structure for electric scooter in which a spindle is rotationally supported on two side plates of a base. A speed control device is connected to one side of the spindle and a recovery spring element is inserted onto outside of ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110041647 | BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAVING NON-CONTACTING SENSOR A pedal assembly using a non-contacting position sensor utilizing a spring-biased roller on a cam surface to simulate the feel of a conventional brake pedal is provided. The pedal assembly includes an elongated brake support bracket having a cam surface and a pedal arm ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100307284 | Vehicle operating pedal device A vehicle operating pedal device including an operating pedal that is disposed on a pedal support fixed to a vehicle so that the operating pedal is pivotable around a support shaft axis, and that is depressed by a driver; a reaction force member to which operating force... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100212454 | Bike pedal assembly structure A bike pedal assembly structure is disclosed, which involves a bracing joint connecting to a crank, and a pivotal shaft of the pedal and a control bar are penetrated into a joining cylinder of the bracing joint for a joining. By depressing the pressing head of the contr... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100186546 | Mounting Assembly and Insert for a Pedal or the Like A mounting assembly which, in one embodiment, is for a pedal assembly including a plate with at least a first mounting bracket including an interior wall which, in one embodiment, defines an aperture and a pair of slots. A sleeve is fitted in the opening and, in one emb... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100180718 | SENSING MECHANISM OF PEDALING ASSISTANT SYSTEM A sensing mechanism of pedaling assistant system, including a crank and a sensing element. The crank includes an elongated first crank member and an elongated second crank member connected therewith. A first axial end of the first crank member is connected with a pedal ... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100180717 | Operating pedal device for vehicle The rigidity of a pivotally connecting portion to which a reaction force member or a transmitting member is connected through a connecting pin is increased to thereby prevent buckling and deformation, while keeping the plate thickness of a hollow-structured operating pe... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100132503 | Organ Type Acceleration Pedal An organ type acceleration pedal may include a pedal pad, a pedal arm, and a mounting bracket, and a foreign material inflow preventing bracket, wherein one end portion of a pedal pad is pivotably supported by a pedal arm coupled to a vehicle body, the other end portion... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100107805 | Lightweight Cantilever Control System A cantilever control system including: a cantilever control arm having a bifurcated section for its attachment to a stationary structure so as to provide resistance to off-center loading, a springy portion of the cantilever control arm disposed at the bifurcated section... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100109280 | Human Energy Transduction and Storage System Having a One-Way Clutch An energy transduction and conservation system has a rotatable primary driving arrangement and a rotatable driven arrangement, the driving and driven arrangements cooperating through an energy storage arrangement. The driving arrangement supplies energy to the energy st... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100089197 | DISCONNECTED PEDAL UNIT IN A MINE-PROTECTED VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR, A MILITARY VEHICLE Disclosed is a vehicle pedal (1) for actuating a vehicle, wherein the pedal includes at least two metal sheets (10, 20), i.e. a bottom metal sheet (10) and a pedal metal sheet (20), which are spaced apart from one another by at least two spri... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100059300 | MANUALLY OPERATED ELECTRICAL CONTROL AND INSTALLATION SCHEME FOR ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLES A hybrid vehicle system facilitates operator control over electric power generation and use. The system features a motor/generator that can be mounted to an output of a transmission of the vehicle.... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100043592 | PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAVING A SAFETY DEVICE A pedal support for a vehicle includes a bracket which is secured in a bulkhead disposed in the vehicle between the passenger compartment of the vehicle and the engine room; a first shaft secured in the bracket and horizontal and transversely directed in relation to the... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090308195 | Sectional bicycle A modular bicycle comprising a first section having a front frame section and a first tire, a second section being couplable to the first section and comprising a central frame, and a third section being couplable to the second section and the first section, with the th... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090272222 | WIRELESS FOOT PEDAL CONTROLLER FOR WELDING SYSTEM A wireless controller (14) comprises a housing including a first portion (20a) and a second portion (20b) moveably attached to the first portion (20a). The first portion (20a) supports the controller (14<... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090255356 | Eight speed chainless drive for a pedal powered utility tricycle An improved eight speed chainless drive includes a gear case housed within the hub of the driving wheel of a utility tricycle with a drive shaft on the axis of the wheel. Three counter shafts rotatably mounted on ball bearings in the gear case are equally spaced around ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090241724 | BRAKE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TOOL HAVING A MECHANISM FOR SETTING DIFFERENT PEDAL RATIOS A brake system development tool (10) providing adjustment of pedal ratio in a brake pedal mechanism without having to disassemble the mechanism and replace parts. A positioning mechanism carried by the pedal arm (20) positions the pedal arm and the brake p... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090235777 | SAFETY PEDAL SYSTEM A safety pedal system for an automotive vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a pedal mounted in a pedal mounting arrangement arrangeable to at least partly release the pedal from the pedal mounting arrangement in event of a collision. The safety peda... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090173587 | Resistance mechanism for a pedal assembly A resistance mechanism used in motor vehicle accelerator pedals for generating an opposing mechanical force. The resistance mechanism includes a piston adapted for movement in a housing between a first detent or stop position and a second compressed position. The piston... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090113890 | Motor Vehicle Braking System with Spring Adjusted Brake Pedal Feel A compliance spring is disposed between the brake pedal and the primary piston of a master cylinder, preferably between the push rod and the primary piston of the master cylinder. Selection of the initial spring compression load of the compliance spring, its permitted s... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090100961 | Build-up bicycle pedal A build-up bicycle pedal includes a body and multiple pedal cages. The body is tubular and has a spindle hole and at least one mounting segment. The spindle hole is defined axially through the body. Each mounting segment is formed on the body. The pedal cages are mounte... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090095122 | Removable pedal platform This invention relates to pedals for vehicles like bicycles. Pedals according to certain embodiments comprise a removable pedal platform, a body and/or a pin.... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090095123 | Anatomically supportive pedal platform This invention relates to pedals for use on vehicles, especially bicycles. A pedal of the invention comprises an anatomically supportive shape. A pedal according to certain embodiments comprises an upper and a lower footbed portion. In certain other embodiments, a pedal... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20080289445 | Racing Bicycle Pedal Assembly having Lighter Weight A pedal assembly for a racing bicycle includes a pedal body, and a locking hook pivotally mounted on the pedal body by a pivot bolt and including a back plate and a hook portion formed on a top of the back plate. The back plate of the locking hook has a surface provided... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080276752 | PEDAL DEVICE WITH FUNCTION OF ADJUSTING PEDAL EFFORT AND HYSTERESIS An object of the present invention is to provide a pedal device which can alleviate fatigue of a driver's ankle due to frequent acceleration by differently setting the amount of reaction force applied when the driver presses and releases a pedal, by adjusting pre-compre... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080264733 | Bed Castor and Brake Assembly A pedal (10) is formed from a single moulding and includes first and second arms (12, 14), each provided with an over moulded marker (16, 18). The pedal (10) has two fittings (20, 22) for coupling with a brake actuator rod (24) ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080229872 | Adjustable pedal assembly An adjustable pedal assembly including: a lever arm; a mounting bracket located on a first end of the lever arm; an adjustable mounting bracket located on a second end of the lever arm; and an adjustable pedal removably affixed to the adjustable mounting bracket, wherei... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080202279 | Pedal Arrangement for a Motor Vehilce A pedal arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle with a bracket (2) and with an E-gas module (3) fastened thereto via a plug-in connection. The an E-gas module (3) has a pedal bearing (29), on which a gas pedal (11) is mounted pivot... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080173124 | BI-DIRECTIONAL ENGINE CONTROL ASSEMBLY Embodiments of the present invention relate to bidirectional rocker pedal assemblies that may be adapted for use in vehicular operations. In various embodiments, a subassembly may be coupled to a treadle and the vehicle to allow for bidirectional rotation of the treadle... | 07/24/2008 |
