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Vehicular Impact Signaling Device
An apparatus for the deployment of a visible plume to alert other motorists that a proximate motor vehicle has been involved in a collision.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7082914 | Method for controlling idle stop-and-go system The method for controlling an idle stop-and-go system is based on one or more engine control modes, including a starting mode wherein an engine control unit (ECU) starts an engine by an engine stop release signal received from a starter/generator control unit (SCU),... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084763 | Multiple sensor vehicle occupant detection for air bag deployment control A passenger detection system is provided. The passenger detection system utilizes an oscillation circuit that causes an antenna electrode to emit an electric field that is disrupted by the electrical characteristics of an object placed on the seat. This disruption a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082360 | Method and system for determining weight and position of a vehicle seat occupant A method and system for determining weight and/or position of a vehicle seat occupant to be used for controlling the reaction of a safety restraint system. A plurality of spaced weight sensors are disposed between a seating surface and seat mounting surface to provi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077440 | Knockdown nerf bar for replaceably and adjustably protecting a side of a vehicle from dings and dents A knockdown nerf bar for replaceably and adjustably protecting a side of a vehicle from dings and dents. A frame replaceably and adjustably mounts to the vehicle. Mounting apparatus is operatively connected to the frame and mounts the frame to the vehicle. Adjusting... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075458 | Collision avoidance method and system In one embodiment, a vehicular collision avoidance method is provided that includes monitoring a control of a vehicle and activating a first alarm if the control is not adjusted in a sufficient amount of time. The monitored control is normally and regularly adjusted... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075450 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having discrete wiring A vehicle occupant sensing system including a controller and at least one sensor assembly. The sensor assembly has a housing with a base and an upper slide member supported for movement toward and away from the base. At least one sensor is operatively mounted relati... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070013 | Decentralized power supply system for a vehicle A motor vehicle has a plurality of electric consuming devices and a power supply system for supplying the electric consuming devices with electric energy. The power supply system has a decentralized construction and, for supplying electric energy to at least one ele... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068152 | Remote de-activation system for a vehicle The present invention is a remote de-activation system for use with vehicles or other motorized equipment consisting of a remote portable RF signal generation unit which communicates with an RF receiver mounted on the vehicle to be disabled. The receiver unit featur... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063377 | Hood lift mechanisms utilizing active materials and methods of use A hood lift mechanism for reversibly increasing the energy absorption capability at appropriate force levels of a vehicle hood includes a vehicle hood; an active material in operative communication with the vehicle hood, wherein the active material comprises a shape... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063382 | Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system and a seat cushion insert A vehicle seat assembly for detecting a condition of the seat assembly. The vehicle seat assembly includes a seat cushion. The vehicle seat assembly also includes a vehicle occupant sensing system having a plurality of sensor assemblies. Each sensor assembly include... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055639 | Occupant detection system for vehicle An occupant detection system determines a seat occupancy condition including occupancy of a vehicle seat and a size of the occupant, that is, an adult or a child. The determined seat occupancy condition is sent to an air bag ECU as seat occupancy condition data used... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057505 | Alarm information providing apparatus for vehicle An alarm information providing apparatus for a vehicle includes a recognizer that recognizes surrounding circumstances of the vehicle in a plurality of directions, a provider that provides alarm information to a driver according to surrounding information output fro... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055640 | Fuel cut-off control system for a vehicle A fuel cut-off control system (12) for a vehicle (10) is provided. This system (12) includes one or more crash sensors (24) for detecting a fuel cut-off event and for generating a crash signal. These sensors (24) are coupled to a c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057503 | Vehicle rollover detection system A roll angular velocity sensor and a lateral velocity sensor are operatively coupled to a processor, which generates a signal for controlling a safety restraint system responsive to measures of roll angular velocity and lateral velocity. In one embodiment, the proce... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053759 | Method of determining an equivalent value for a failed sensor in a vehicle seat having an occupancy sensing system A method of determining an equivalent output value for a failed sensor in a vehicle seat having an occupancy sensing system. The method includes the steps of sensing the output of each sensor in an array of sensors that detect a physical presence in the seat. If the... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051831 | Method and apparatus for maintaining a connection between a vehicle and a fuel source An apparatus 10 which allows a transmission 18 to be selectively shifted from a parked gear arrangement to another gear arrangement when the fuel door 13 is closed and the brake pedal 22 is depressed, and which allows a parked vehicle ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051614 | Quiet apply push to release parking brake pedal A quiet apply push to release control pedal system includes a frame to mount the system to a vehicle. The frame also includes a geared rack and a pedal arm and a quiet apply carriage are rotatably mounted to the frame. The quiet apply carriage has a geared quiet app... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049974 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensors with formed terminals A vehicle occupant sensing system including a circuit carrier, an electric circuit with leads, and a sensor with a body and a plurality of formed terminals. Each of the terminals has a lower portion spaced a predetermined distance away from a plane defined by the bo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046167 | Adaptive collision load path modification system for vehicle collision compatibility An adaptive collision load path modification system (10) for a vehicle (12) includes multiple object detection sensors (14) that generate object detection signals. The system (10) may include a structural stiffness-adjusting device (46... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039503 | Vehicle occupant detection apparatus providing status information concerning occupant of vehicle seat A vehicle occupant detection apparatus having a plurality of load sensors located to produce analog signals indicative of the presence/absence of a seat occupant and the type of seat occupant (adult or child), in which the analog signals are supplied to an occupant ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039514 | Occupant classification method based on seated weight measurement An occupant of a motor vehicle seat is characterized for purposes of air bag suppression based on the seated weight of the occupant, the variation of the seated weight, and the occupant's apparent longitudinal center-of-mass. The method distinguishes between an adul... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034670 | Method of occupancy classification in a vehicle seat A method of recognizing and classifying the occupancy in a vehicle seat having an occupancy sensing system, including the steps of sensing the output of an array of sensors that detect a physical presence in a seat and applying the sensor array output as a vector re... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034709 | Vehicle occupant sensing system and method of electrically attaching a sensor to an electrical circuit A vehicle occupant sensing system for detecting a condition of a vehicle seat. The system includes a circuit carrier, an electric circuit with a plurality of leads, and at least one sensor that has a plurality of terminals. Also, the system includes a plurality of c... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035727 | Apparatus and method of controlling vehicle creep control under braking The present invention provides in one embodiment a method for controlling vehicle creep control. Measurements are received from a brake pedal sensor, where the measurements are indicative of a brake pedal travel. A target creep speed value is derived based on the me... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029042 | Automobile door handle An automobile door handle mechanism has a door handle with a handle arm and a latch lever with a lever arm moved by the handle in an unlatch direction to unlatch a door. The handle arm and lever arm overlap in the unlatch direction to restrict movement of the latch ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025164 | Protective bag device for pedestrian and the like To inflate an airbag of a protective bag device for a pedestrian and the like as uniformly as possible and to relax the heat resisting property required for the airbag, a gas-generator storage chamber of the airbag is provided at the lower surface thereof. The gas-g... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026946 | Method and apparatus for sensing seat occupancy Method and apparatus for identifying and categorizing the weight and characteristics of the occupant currently occupying a vehicle seat. The method for identifying and categorizing the occupant or object involves measuring the deflection of the upper surface of the ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021707 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having a low profile sensor assembly A low profile sensor assembly for use in a vehicle occupant sensing system that comprises a base, an upper slide member, and at least one intermediate guide member. Also disclosed is a low profile sensor assembly for use in a vehicle occupant sensing system that com... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023330 | Transporter oscillating alarm A vehicle capable of an extraordinary mode of motorized motion programmed to draw the attention of an operator. When one or more sensors sense a condition requiring attention of the operator, a periodic acceleration is superposed upon the motion of the ground-contac... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7024293 | Collision determination system A collision determination system of the present invention includes a plurality of acceleration sensors provided in a bumper face of a vehicle for detecting the acceleration of deformation of the bumper face when the vehicle collides with an object. The system also i... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7024296 | Control system and method for an equipment service vehicle A control system for a vehicle comprises a power source, a power transmission link, a plurality of input and output devices, a plurality of microprocessor-based interface modules, and a communication network that interconnects the interface modules. The interface mo... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020552 | Rollover control method and system thereof A rollover control method and a system thereof for accurately predicting the occurrence of a rollover and protecting passengers therefrom. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014006 | System and method for minimizing injury after a loss of control event A system for use with a motor vehicle that minimizes injury after a loss of control event. The motor vehicle has at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel and an engine. The system includes a control which detects a loss of control event and automatically... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011188 | Cable tension sensing device A sensing device for sensing an amount of force transferred between a first element and a second element includes a first attachment structure and a second attachment structure mounted to the first attachment structure to enable relative linear movement between the ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011377 | Electronic control unit for automatically activating a parking brake and method for preventing the automatic activation of the parking brake in motor vehicles An electronic unit for automatically activating a parking brake in dependence of at least one specified operating parameter or operating mode of a motor vehicle, which can be started without a mechanical key, is equipped with a device for arbitrarily preventing the ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012513 | Method and device for dynamic setting of a vehicle component In a method for dynamically adjusting a vehicle component, a characteristic variable which influences the behavior of the vehicle component can be varied automatically or manually while traveling. A state variable which characterizes the behavior of the driver is fi... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009522 | Object-proximity monitoring and alarm system A weight-sensitive mat or other sensor determines whether a child seat in a vehicle is occupied, a transmitter is proximate to the sensor, and a keychain fob or other portable unit includes a receiver and an alarm. Generally, if the child seat is occupied and the ke... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009509 | Occupant weight detecting device An occupant weight detecting device includes a load detector provided at a seat body and detecting load applied to the seat body and an occupant detector for detecting an occupant sitting on the seat body based on the load detected by the load detector. The occupant... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007524 | Dead bolt lock system having multiple security features A dead bolt lock system which may use one or more security locks in conjunction with a dead bolt to provide various levels of security access to a door. Generally, the lock system tests the condition of the security lock or locks before allowing retraction of the de... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004502 | Frontal impact energy dissipation zone The invention capitalizes upon the absence of an engine compartment forward of the passenger compartment in the vehicle body and provides a frontal impact energy dissipation compartment forward of the passenger compartment. The frontal impact energy dissipation comp... | 02/28/2006 |
