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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181730 | Collision detection device for vehicle A collision detection device for a vehicle includes an air chamber space, a pressure sensor and a collision determination portion. The air chamber space is arranged in the vehicle, and a pressure therein is changed in accordance with a collision with the vehicle. Th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172026 | Vehicle pedal support system A vehicle pedal support system includes: a pedal bracket mechanism that is disposed between body-side components and pivotably supports a vehicle pedal, the body-side components being displaced relative to each other so that a mutual distance between the body-side c... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172025 | Safety device for a motor vehicle A safety device for a motor vehicle includes a deformation element which is arranged between a bumper beam and a side rail and moves into the side rail in the event of an impact. The deformation element is configured in the form of an evertable tubular member having... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172027 | Airbag system A vehicle protection system includes an exterior airbag system housed about a vehicle exterior. The system includes at least one first airbag, at least one second airbag, and an inflator system for inflation of the airbags. The inflation system includes at least one... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167076 | Motor vehicle A motor vehicle has an actuator device for raising a bonnet in an accident to minimize injury to a pedestrian. The actuator device has at least two actuators for raising the bonnet. A control unit activates actuators with a time delay. Alternatively, the actuators d... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167075 | Air bag system An air bag system includes an air bag which can cover a front surface side of a front pillar of a vehicle. The air bag includes an inflatable main body portion and a supporting inflatable portion. The inflatable main body portion covers a front surface of the front ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162093 | Body for a motor vehicle A body for a motor vehicle comprises a frame, a bonnet connected on a first side to the frame by a hinge and on a second side by a bonnet lock, and at least one actuating element which can be extended in the event of an accident in order to raise the bonnet. The act... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157046 | Collision detection apparatus and protection system A collision detection apparatus includes (i) a bumper reinforcement, (ii) a side supporting member as a side member or a crash box, (iii) a deforming body, and (iv) a strain detecting device. In this collision detection apparatus, frictional force exerted on the int... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8146701 | Component for installation under the hood of a motor vehicle A component, especially a part of an intake system or an air filter, for installation under the hood of a motor vehicle has a housing with a first housing part and a second housing part that are connected to one another. The first housing part is of a two-part confi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146702 | Load handling bumper for material handling device A material handling device includes an automated guided vehicle configured for use with a carrier. Both the vehicle and the carrier include a bumper having a reflective target mounted thereon. The automated guided vehicle includes a sensor having a light source and ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8127881 | Arrangement of a headlamp shell, a sensor and a protective plate for the sensor in a vehicle A sensor mounting arrangement for a vehicle has a headlamp shell (5) with a recess (14) and a hole (16) spaced from the recess (14). A protective plate (11) has a projection (15) that protrudes into the recess (14) of... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118131 | Air bag system An air bag system M1 is installed in a vehicle having front side doors 13 which are installed adjacent to the rear of front pillars 1 and which each have an outside rearview mirror 27. An air bag 42 includes a pillar covering porti... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118130 | Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraining device using XY crush-zone satellite accelerometers An apparatus is provided for controlling a vehicle actuatable occupant restraining system including a central crash accelerometer sensing crash acceleration at a central vehicle location and providing a first crash acceleration signal indicative thereof. A crush zon... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8104563 | Hood airbag device for use in a vehicle In a hood airbag device for use in a vehicle, left and right bag-expansion openings are formed at the rear end portion of the outer hood panel in a hood width direction, and the deployment positions of corresponding left and right airbags are controlled or restraine... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100215 | Module for detecting a vehicle crash and an airbag deploying system including the same Embodiments of the present invention may provide a module for detecting a vehicle crash. The module includes a housing mounted to a vehicular frame member at one end portion thereof. The module includes first and second rods housed in the housing. The first rod is c... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8074761 | Crash attenuator A crash attenuator for decelerating an impacting vehicle includes a first end that can be releasably secured to a vehicle, and a second end that is longitudinally spaced from the first end. The second end includes an impact member that is movable in the longitudinal... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069943 | Vehicle pop-up hood apparatus A vehicle pop-up hood apparatus of the invention includes: an arm member whose proximal end portion is connected to a vehicle body so as to be pivotable about a first axis extending in the vehicle width direction; and a connection mechanism by which a hood of the ve... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8006797 | Side collision detecting apparatus for vehicle A side collision detecting apparatus includes a pressure sensor disposed in a side door of a vehicle and including a diaphragm for detecting a pressure in the side door. The diaphragm has a pressure receiving surface configured to be distorted in accordance with a c... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002072 | Frontal structure for a motor vehicle A frontal structure is provided for a motor vehicle. The frontal structure includes, but is not limited to a support structure, to which a radiator is fastened and on which a bumper girder is mounted in front of the radiator in such a manner that it yields backward ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997375 | Vehicle hood apparatus A vehicle hood apparatus includes a hood member, an actuating mechanism, a vehicle collision detecting sensor, vehicle speed sensor, and a control unit. The actuating mechanism couples a hood member to the vehicle and is operable to position hood member between a fi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7975797 | Vehicle pop up hood apparatus In a configuration in which a rod is extended by an actuator and raises a hood at a time of a collision with a collision body, when a collision load greater than a predetermined value is input to near a hood pushed up area, the collision energy is efficiently absorb... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7967098 | Exterior airbag cushion for vehicle and device having the same An exterior airbag cushion for a vehicle is constructed so that a cushion unit is rapidly expanded ahead of a vehicle and a device having the exterior airbag cushion. The exterior airbag device includes a plurality of airbag housings which are mounted to a vehicle b... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963360 | Ratchet reset mechanism A ratchet apparatus includes a first member, a rack, and a second member that is selectively movable in first and second directions with respect to the first member. A first pawl is mounted with respect to the first member and is biased into engagement with the rack... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7958962 | Device for detecting a collision of a vehicle with an obstacle A device is proposed for detecting a collision of a vehicle with an obstacle, in which an ultrasonic receiver unit is used to detect the sound produced by the collision, and a collision of the vehicle is thus detected through the evaluation of the ultrasonic signals... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954588 | Hood pop-up system and hood pop-up method for a vehicle A hood pop-up system for a vehicle that pops up a hood of the vehicle when a collision of the vehicle takes place, which includes: a hood pop-up unit which pops up the hood positioned at a closed position and supports the popped-up hood at a hood support position th... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954589 | 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 ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954587 | Collision behavior control apparatus A collision behavior control apparatus which comprises a contacting portion disposed in a portion of the front of a vehicle, and which, at the time of collision against a pedestrian or a two-wheeler with a rider riding thereon, controls the behavior of the pedestria... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950488 | Hood assembly utilizing active materials based mechanisms An active material hood impact mitigation mechanism is activated in response to a signal generated from an impact sensor or pre-impact sensor or manually. The mitigation mechanism is capable of changing either reversibly or irreversibly the stiffness, shape, locatio... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946376 | Actuator When activated, an actuator causes a piston rod in a cylinder to move forwards so as to support a receiving member for receiving an object to be protected. A lock mechanism for restricting a backward movement of the piston rod includes a lock ring which is accommoda... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7938219 | Method for damping axial shocks onto a driver's lower extremity A method of damping axial shocks which affect a driver's lower extremity situated on an accelerator, when the vehicle impacts on an obstacle is provided. In this case, by way of a device for generating an adjustable restoring force applied to the accelerator, in res... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931111 | Lift device of active hood system A lift device of an active hood system is adapted to lift up the rear of a hood for a vehicle. The lift device of the active hood system includes a striker placed on the hood, a latch unit placed in an engine compartment for locking and unlocking the striker, and an... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7921957 | Hood airbag device A hood airbag device that includes an inflator, and an airbag. The inflator is provided inside a hood at a position corresponding to an opening formed in the hood. The inflator is disposed such that a gas-injection port (is positioned closer to the rear edge of the ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918302 | Seat apparatus A seat apparatus includes a seat adapted to be arranged on a floor of a vehicle, a motor driving the seat to move, and a control unit supplying electric power to the motor by controlling a duty ratio with duty cycle control. The control unit determines an initial st... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913794 | Hood airbag device for use in a vehicle In a hood airbag device (10) for use in a vehicle, an airbag module (14) is installed in a hood (12) of the vehicle from below an inner hood panel (12) and a door (18) for covering an opening (22A) in an outer panel (24 | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913795 | Mechanical absorption systems for an active bonnet hinge The invention relates to a safety device for raising the bonnet of a motor vehicle in the event of a collision with a pedestrian. The safety device includes a pyrotechnic actuator provided with a thrust piston secured to a mechanism for raising the bonnet and able t... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905314 | Pedestrian detecting system A pedestrian detection system is provided on a motor vehicle, in order to detect a pedestrian so that an appropriate safety device can be activated in order to provide protection to the pedestrian in the event of an impact with the pedestrian. The detection system h... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896122 | Device for controlling the opening of the engine hood of a vehicle, particularly for protecting the head of a pedestrian in the event of a collision therewith The invention relates to a device for controlling the opening of the hood (1) of the engine compartment of a vehicle, connected to the vehicle body in a hinged manner for enabling it to partially open by rotating around the rear hinge toward the front of the ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7861818 | Restraint system for a hood lift device A hood lift device with a restraint system is disclosed. The system can include a catching hole configured to constrain an actuator tip within a hood after the hood lift device is deployed. By engaging the hood lift device with a hood, the hood may be restrained fro... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861817 | Occupant protection apparatus for vehicle An occupant protection apparatus for a vehicle includes: a plurality of communication devices for communicating an external device; and a controller for determining a collision of the vehicle based on information transmitted from the external device via the pluralit... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857087 | Actuator An actuator AE1 includes a lock mechanism R1 configured to fill a gas G generated by operating a gas generator 35 at inside of a cylinder 22 and moving forward a piston 38 along with a support rod 40 for restricting a rearwa... | 12/28/2010 |
