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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7934577 | Ignition interlock breathalyzer The invention relates to an improvement in a breath alcohol test devices includes within the handheld unit containing a fuel cell, a miniaturized self calibrating test device thereby avoiding the need for 30, 60 and 90 day calibration testing. It also relates to var... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7909128 | Safety apparatus for automobile A safety apparatus for an automobile includes a control unit, which is connected to an ignition system of an automobile, a seat belt sensor, which is connected to the control unit, and a seat occupancy detector, which is connected to the seat belt sensor. In the eve... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7891456 | Anti-drunk driving apparatus for vehicle An anti-drunk driving apparatus for a vehicle including: an alcohol drinking determination device which determines whether or not a first person seated in a driver's seat is drunk; a driving restriction device which restricts driving of the vehicle in a case where i... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7823681 | Breath alcohol ignition interlock device with biometric facial recognition with real-time verification of the user An interlock system using biometrics scans to identify in real-time an individual who seeks to operate a mechanical device, such as an automobile. Biometrics features that uniquely identify an individual are selected. If a real-time biometrics scan of the individual... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819217 | Power steering apparatus, method of controlling the same and method of assembling the same A power steering apparatus includes a steering shaft, a hydraulic power cylinder, a hydraulic pump, a steering shaft actuator, a condition sensor, and a fluid pressure controller. The steering shaft is connected to a steering wheel. The hydraulic power cylinder is m... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7708100 | Construction machinery After a remote control valve has been brought into a non-working state, a stop signal is to be sent from an engine controller in a controller to a governor controller in an engine to stop the engine automatically, under the condition that an illuminating lamp is tur... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7658255 | Device for preventing a driver under the influence of drugs to use a motor vehicle Device intended to prevent a driver under the influence of alcohol from activating a vehicle's starting mechanism with the aid of a starter, such as an ignition key or a starter card, comprising structure for collecting specimens from the driver for analyzing the al... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7600600 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt device The disclosed seat belt retractor and device can be useful to reliably warn the vehicle occupant of various hazards, such as obstacles or the dozing of the driver. The seat belt retractor and device can comprise an electric motor, a spool for retracting a seat belt ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7523802 | Safe-driving promotion system and safe-driving promotion device An object of the present invention is to provide a safe-driving promotion system for obliging a driver to wear a seat belt and effectively preventing drunk driving and/or drug driving. The safe-driving promotion system includes attachment sensing means 100... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7500535 | Control device for construction machine A control device for a construction machine according to the present invention is configured so that in the construction machine provided with an automatic stop function which automatically stops an engine by an engine controller upon a predetermined automatic stop ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7481292 | Vehicle ignition interlock systems with retesting frequency control A vehicle ignition interlock system includes a breath analyzer and a controller operably connected to the breath analyzer and to an ignition system of the vehicle. The controller compares detected breath alcohol levels of the vehicle operator with a threshold value,... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7455146 | Method and device for recognizing the level of awareness of a vehicle driver The invention relates to a method for detecting the attention level of a vehicle operator, wherein a steering performance of the vehicle operator is monitored, as well as to a device (30) for detecting the attention level of a vehicle operator, with at least ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7451852 | Vehicle sobriety interlock system with personal identification element An interlock system for measuring the sobriety of a potential motorized apparatus operator is coupled to the starting mechanism of said motorized apparatus. The interlock system includes a microprocessor controlled handset, base unit and photographic device. The pho... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7431120 | Operating method for vehicles A method for operating vehicles, with which the state of the driver's health is determined and a corresponding signal is sent, provides continuously activatable systems in the vehicle, and thus the physical state of the driver and the other passengers is positively ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427924 | System and method for monitoring driver fatigue A method and apparatus for monitoring driver fatigue in a vehicle having a steering control includes connecting a sensor with respect to the steering control and a controller with respect to the sensor. A steering input count signal and/or steering wheel rotation si... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7421293 | Stress-at-work judging apparatus, stress-at-work judging program, and stress-at-work judging method A stress-at-work judging apparatus, program, and method for judging the stress exerted on the subject at work such as steering of a vehicle by the subject. An myoelectric potential signal of the masseter muscle is inputted during an object work carried out by the ac... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413047 | Alcohol ignition interlock system and method The alcohol ignition interlock system and method has a transdermal blood alcohol concentration blood alcohol concentration reader in combination with a vehicle ignition interlock circuit that prevents an intoxicated person from operating a vehicle. The blood alcohol... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408445 | Proximity activated vehicle signaling system A system for generating a reminder signal to one or more individuals exiting a vehicle for purposes of preventing the inadvertent leaving of a child, pet or other object therein. A sensor assembly monitors the presence of an individual within a predetermined proximi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7394392 | Expert system safety screening of equipment operators Methods and systems using one or more expert systems to screen equipment operators for impairments, such as intoxication, physical impairment, medical impairment, or emotional impairment, to selectively test the equipment operators and control the equipment (e.g., a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7377352 | Vehicle ignition interlock systems with mouth alcohol contamination sensor A vehicle ignition interlock system includes a breath analyzer and a controller operably connected to the breath analyzer and to an ignition system of the vehicle. The breath analyzer detects the breath alcohol level of a vehicle operator and is configured to preven... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369035 | Motorcycle electronic key system In an electronic key system for a motorcycle including the control unit mounted on a specific vehicle and a mobile transmitter-receiver carried by a user, the specific vehicle includeing an openable and closable seat on which the user sits, and is provided with a st... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369942 | Vehicle traveling state determining apparatus The present invention provides a vehicle traveling state determining apparatus including a camera which picks up an image of a road surface in a direction in which a vehicle is traveling, and zigzag state detecting section for determining a zigzag amount on the basi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365278 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having a contamination barrier member A vehicle occupant sensing system that includes at least one sensor and at least one sensor assembly. The sensor assembly has a base and an upper slide member supported for movement toward and away from the base wherein the sensor is operable to detect movement of t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7352081 | Control method and device for activating and deactivating the child safety lock function of vehicle doors A control device is provided for activating and deactivating a child safety lock function of rear doors of a motor vehicle. The control device includes a safety lock device connected to rear inside door handles of the rear doors. The control device also includes a c... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339463 | Infant alert system and methods thereof An infant seat alarm system to both detect and alert the presence of an unattended infant in a vehicle comprises an infant seat having a sensor and a detector seat having a second sensor. The sensor is coupled to the second sensor and both sensors are coupled to a t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337866 | Work vehicle having overridable automatic engine stop circuit A work vehicle includes an engine, a PTO shaft driven by power from the engine, an operator's seat, an operator's presence sensor for detecting presence/absence of an operator at the operator's seat, and an automatic engine stop unit operable to automatically stop t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322438 | Control apparatus for an electrically driven power steering An electrically driven power steering control apparatus for a vehicle gives a steering assist torque to a steering mechanism by supplying electric power to an electrically driven motor based on a steering operation made by a driver. This control apparatus detects ti... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321311 | Steering handle for motor vehicles and method for recording a physical parameter on a steering handle Steering handle, in particular steering wheel, for motor vehicles, on which means are provided for recognition of a contact between at least one hand of the vehicle driver and the steering handle (free hand recognition). ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302344 | Driver adaptive collision warning system The present invention involves methods and systems for issuing a collision warning to a driver at timing based on the driver's attitude level. The methods involve the steps of determining the driver attitude level based on the driver's actions in a plurality of driv... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299900 | Braking device for an industrial truck A braking device for an industrial truck, comprising a hydraulic brake cylinder which is coupled to an actuating element and is connected with at least one hydraulic brake associated with a wheel of the industrial truck via a brake line wherein another hydraulic bra... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299890 | Vehicle ignition interlock systems having transdermal alcohol sensor A vehicle ignition interlock system includes a breath analyzer, a transdermal alcohol sensor configured to be worn by the vehicle operator, and a controller operably connected to the breath analyzer, to the transdermal alcohol sensor, and to an ignition system of th... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290635 | Work machine operator control station with moveably attached controller Engineers have been seeking strategies to improve a work machine operator's comfort and to ensure the operator's safety. The present disclosure includes an operator control station that includes a seat assembly supported, in part, on a suspension system. At least on... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292027 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensor assemblies with variable biasing member A vehicle occupant sensing system that includes a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly has a housing that includes a base and an upper slide member. The upper slide member is moveable toward and away from the base. A sensor is operatively fixed relative to at least ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292153 | System and method for determining a vehicle driver's blood/alcohol level A system includes a laser beam generating device that transmits a wireless first signal, having a first monochromatic radiation level, toward the driver. The first signal bounces off the driver and returns a second signal towards the acetaldehyde level detecting mec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287617 | Vehicle ignition interlock systems with multiple alcohol sensors A vehicle ignition interlock system includes a breath analyzer and a controller operably connected to the breath analyzer and to an ignition system of the vehicle. The breath analyzer detects breath alcohol level of a vehicle operator and prevents vehicle ignition i... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283898 | Seating sensor system, failure state detecting method using seating sensor and industrial vehicle with seating sensor system A seating sensor detects whether a seat is occupied by a person. A microcomputer determines whether the seat is occupied by a person based on the output of the seating sensor. If a seating signal indicating that the seat is occupied by a person is supplied continuou... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258398 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having an upper slide member with an emitter interference member A vehicle occupant sensing system adapted for detecting a condition of a vehicle seat assembly including at least one emitter and at least one sensor disposed spaced relative to the emitter. The sensor is operable to detect relative distance between the emitter and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256700 | Ignition interlock device and method An apparatus for monitoring the alcohol content of an individual, preferably in connection with vehicle operation, has a sensor head coupled to a remote control module. The sensor head measures both breath pressure and breath alcohol levels. The data from the sensor... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254439 | Method and system for contactless evaluation of fatigue of an operator The invention relates to a method and device for contactless assessment of fatigue of a user, in particular a vehicle operator. The invention is comprised of a seamless continuous evaluation of cardiac activity variability and uses this data as an input for evaluati... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243945 | Weight measuring systems and methods for vehicles Weight sensor for determining the weight of an occupant of a seat including a bladder arranged in a seat portion of the seat and including material or structure in an interior thereof which constrains fluid flow therein and one or more transducers for measuring the ... | 07/17/2007 |
