Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157047 | Occupant protection systems control techniques Control system for controlling at least one occupant protection system of a vehicle includes a plurality of preferably electronic sensor systems mounted at different locations on the vehicle, each sensor system providing a measurement related to a state thereof syst... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7954590 | Method for a preventive-action protection system in a motor vehicle In a method for operating a preventive-action protection system in a vehicle having safety devices for diminishing the consequences of accidents, driving state data is acquired by a driving state sensor system and is monitored with respect to the longitudinal decele... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7882923 | Arrangement structure of inclination angle sensor In a vehicle of a type which does not bank a vehicle body at the time of turning, an inclination angle sensor is provided which receives the least influence of a centrifugal force at the time of turning. In a four-wheeled buggy that includes a vehicle body frame, fo... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7857088 | Enhanced control of a transporter A transporter that includes a platform for supporting a load and at least one primary ground-contacting element. The transporter includes an actuator for applying torque to the at least one primary ground-contacting element for propelling the transporter with respec... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7828106 | Vehicle rollover cushioning device An exterior deployed air bag system or protective system is disclosed for an automotive vehicle. Air bag assemblies are assembled to the roof below the access openings. The access openings are normally covered by a closure element. In the event of a potential rollov... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7743871 | Anti-tilt apparatus and frame structure of tilting vehicle using the same An anti-tilt apparatus is provided in the present invention, in which a frame of a vehicle is locked or released for tilt by a locking mechanism controlled according to the vehicle moving status. In addition, the present invention further provides a frame structure ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740099 | Enhanced control of a transporter A transporter that includes a platform for supporting a load and at least one primary ground-contacting element. The transporter includes an actuator for applying torque to the at least one primary ground-contacting element for propelling the transporter with respec... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7740098 | Method for determining a triggering decision for means of restraint of a motor vehicle A method for determining a triggering decision for restraint device of a motor vehicle, in response to a preceding skidding maneuver. A yaw rate, a first driving dynamics parameter set and a context parameter set are made available. The triggering decision being det... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7690471 | Hydraulic-drive work vehicle A hydraulic-drive work vehicle includes a plurality of variable capacity hydraulic motors which are rotated by receiving pressure oil from a variable capacity hydraulic pump. Wheels provided at two or more axles are rotated due to torques of the hydraulic motors. Th... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7644799 | Vehicle safety control system The invention is a safety control system for vehicle safety mechanisms. The novel control system uses acquired and stored data about the configuration of a vehicle passenger compartment at the time of an emergency event to determine the type, sequence and degree of ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7635043 | Crash sensor arrangement for controlling deployment of an occupant restraint device Crash sensor arrangement for determining whether a crash involving the vehicle requires deployment of an occupant restraint device including a first electronic crash sensor mounted in the crush zone of the vehicle for measuring a reaction of the crush zone to a cras... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7607511 | Vehicle passenger-restraining device and method A vehicle passenger-restraining device has a rollover detection device that detects or predicts a rollover of the vehicle, a front airbag that deploys in front of the passenger when the rollover detection device detects or predicts the rollover of the vehicle, and a... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7604081 | Vehicle passenger restricting system for vehicle rollover condition A vehicle passenger restricting system is provided to restrict passenger movement so that a space between a passenger's head and the ceiling of the vehicle is effectively enlarged when a rollover condition occurs. The vehicle passenger restricting system has a passe... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7597171 | Device for triggering passive passenger safety measures A system for triggering passive occupant safety measures in a motor vehicle is described. The system includes a control unit, a plurality of acceleration sensors for detecting the acceleration caused by an impact of the motor vehicle as well as feed lines assigned t... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7467684 | Anti-roll thrust system for hydrogen powered vehicles A thruster system is provided for a vehicle that can be used to reduce the roll propensity of a motor vehicle. The system utilizes a control system and multiple sets of thrusters which are strategically placed upon the vehicle. The control system is provided for det... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7445074 | Control system, control method, and control program for vehicle engine An engine control system correctly determines when a vehicle overturns and includes a vehicle inclination angle detector arranged to detect an inclination of a vehicle relative to a horizontal plane, a cumulative-duration-of-inclination detector arranged to detect a... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7434834 | Occupant protection system for vehicle An object of the invention is to provide an occupant protection system for a vehicle, in which an erroneous determination for a rear crash can be avoided. An output signal from an acceleration sensor for a front crash as well as an output signal from a back sonar se... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428942 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having guiding ribs A vehicle occupant sensing system for detecting a condition of a vehicle seat assembly. The vehicle occupant sensing system includes a base, an upper slide member supported for movement toward and away from the base, and at least one guiding rib. The guiding rib ext... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426788 | Tilt angle sensor layout structure for a vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same In a saddle-type vehicle having at least three wheels, a tilt angle sensor layout structure is provided which ensures that a tilt angle sensor is minimally influenced by a centrifugal force or vibration of a vehicle body while the vehicle is turned, and the tilt ang... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424927 | Vehicle, vehicle control device and vehicle control method A motorized balance board includes a gyrosensor. An arithmetic operation unit calculates a tilt angle change value based on a signal output from the gyrosensor. When the control mode is a standby mode, a control mode switch element switches the control mode to a rid... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422087 | Method and system for detecting vehicle rollover events The present invention relates to a method and system for detecting a vehicle rollover or near-rollover event that may precede a rollover of a vehicle. The system comprises controller connected to at least one right and at least one left vehicle tire pressure sensor,... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424354 | Supplemental restraint deployment method using dynamic crash classification A deployment method for a supplemental restraint system having multiple distributed acceleration sensors dynamically classifies each crash event based on relationships among the acceleration signals. A severity threshold is selected based on the instant crash classi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422086 | Vehicle impact sensor using both accelerometer and pressure sensing for side impact detection A restraint control system (40) for an automotive vehicle (10) is illustrated with a first sensor such as a door cavity pressure sensor (28) and a second sensor such as an accelerometer (30). A restraint device (54) is coupled to a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416044 | Tumble sensors for a saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle A saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle having an engine and a saddle type driver's seat, includes a first sensor for detecting an inclination in the left-right direction of the vehicle, a second sensor for detecting an inclination in the front rear direction of the ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7408452 | Wireless wheel speed sensor In accordance with one or more aspects of the present invention, a wireless sensing system is disclosed, where the system has particular application to sensing the speed of a vehicle wheel, for example. To sense wheel speed, a sensing unit senses changes in magnetic... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406376 | Passive safety system and determination device A determination device includes a single acceleration sensor for measuring an acceleration of a vehicle and a determination circuit for determining severity of a collision in an accident. A plastic deformation pulse detection section and an elastic deformation pulse... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400641 | Bus master for a bus for connection of sensors and/or ignition means A bus master for a bus for connection of sensors and/or an ignition means device, which has at least two bus driver arrangements allowing data to be received independently of one another. For this purpose a polling operation, specifically using a multiplexer or a de... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398852 | Noise-resistant circuit and apparatus using same An airbag apparatus for safety includes an airbag inflating in response to a signal, and a sensor sensing a movement and generating the signal in response to the movement. A controller is configured to issue a command for squibbing a squib based on the signal. The a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387184 | Setting system for pre-crash setting of a motor vehicle seat An adjusting arrangement for pre-crash adjustment of at least one vehicle component, in particular of a vehicle seat, is disclosed, having an adjusting device with two entry connections, and a control device for receiving an entry signal and output of a control sign... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386384 | System and method for predicting a vehicle rollover A system and method for predicting a vehicle rollover. A vehicle rollover is predicted when a vehicle impact has not occurred and first and second threshold values indicative of vehicle motion and vehicle kinetic energy are exceeded. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378988 | Method for warning a driver when parking a motor vehicle on a longitudinally inclined roadway without wheel deflection A method for warning a driver when parking a motor vehicle, in which an inclination variable describing the roadway inclination in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is ascertained, a vehicle standstill is ascertained, a steering angle variable describing the... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376502 | Device for triggering a restraining system in a vehicle Proposed is a device for triggering a restraining system in a vehicle, the device triggering the restraining system as a function of a mass estimate of an impact object. In this context, the device is configured such that it performs mass estimates as a function of ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370723 | Loading machine A loading machine is disclosed with at least one drive train, with at least one overload protection device for the drive train and with sensors for determining an overload state in the drive train. Critical operating conditions of the loading machine can be determin... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363997 | Fuel cell vehicle The fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell for generating electric power by electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, and a hydrogen tank which stores pressurized hydrogen to supply hydrogen to the fuel cell, the fuel cell and the hydrogen tank being arranged... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364186 | Vehicle air bag minimum distance apparatus, method and system A vehicle safety device includes a seat mounted within a passenger compartment of the vehicle, in which the seat is movably connected to a vehicle frame by a seat position adjusting mechanism that allows the seat to move along an axis between a forward-most position... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360792 | Power wheelchair A power wheelchair is capable of operating in either a two-wheel or a four-wheel drive configuration. The wheelchair includes first and second forward drive wheels in contact a supporting surface. First and second wheel support assemblies each include a support memb... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353905 | Method for actuating a reversible vehicle occupant protection means in a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method for actuating a reversible vehicle occupant protection means in a motor vehicle having a driving state sensor system and a reversible vehicle occupant protection means. The reversible vehicle occupant protection means can be trigger... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353899 | Snowmobile with improved air intake structure An improved snowmobile component layout structure includes an engine provided at front portion of the vehicle body, a cylinder head of the engine is inclined by an angle θ rearwards from a vertical axis, a steering shaft extends forwardly of the engine, and an air ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352080 | Device and method for supplying the triggering device of an occupant restraint system with power The invention relates to a device that comprises a plurality of energy stores and a driver circuit. Said driver circuit is supplied by at least two of the energy stores via a selecting circuit in such a manner that the driver circuit is always supplied by the energy... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347445 | Vehicle airbag device with an auxiliary chamber The present invention relates to a vehicle airbag device equipped with an auxiliary chamber that protects a passenger in case of car crash by the auxiliary chamber's inflating depending on the passenger seat location and whether the front seat passenger's seatbelt i... | 03/25/2008 |
