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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7192628 | Magnetically interactive substrates A substrate is printed with areas of magnetizable ink. The magnetizable ink is compressed into the surface of the substrate, and overprinted to hide it. Suitable inks for the purpose are disclosed. The ink may be permanently magnetized in any of a variety of pattern... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156469 | Three point seat belt system A three-point seat belt system adapted for use with a seat frame having a seat back and a seat bottom, wherein the system comprises: (a) retractor shoulder belt with a single first connector on its distal end, adapted to be fixedly attached at its opposite end to th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7063389 | Seat belt assembly system A seat belt system adapted for use with a seat-belt ready seat frame; comprising: (A) housing unit comprising: (i) enclosure and lid portions; (ii) seat belt retractor; (iii) retractor shoulder belt mounted on the retractor with webbing and a first connector; (iv) b... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7058488 | Vehicle testing apparatus for measuring a propensity of a vehicle to roll over A vehicle testing apparatus for subjecting a vehicle to a compound force includes a support disposed in a plane for supporting the vehicle, and a mechanism coupled to the support for moving the support along at least one of three perpendicular axes. The mechanism su... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054727 | Method of measuring a propensity of a vehicle to roll over A method of replicating a real-world vehicle rollover of a vehicle having wheels utilizing a vehicle testing apparatus having a support. The method includes positioning the vehicle on the support. Static properties of the vehicle are then determined. An initial set ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044742 | Emergency reporting apparatus An emergency reporting apparatus is provided which is capable of easily acquiring passenger information necessary at the time of an emergency report and reporting as deputy for a passenger in the case of an emergency. The emergency reporting apparatus, in a training... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6913362 | Projection display apparatus and method of display A projection display apparatus which display a projected image and may be free from connection with a computer. The projection display apparatus carries out processing with information stored in a portable memory and includes a memory controller that reads out the i... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6679702 | Vehicle-based headway distance training system A vehicle-based headway collision avoidance training system (300) is provided that includes a sensor system (350) mounted to the training vehicle (200), a processing system (330), and an interface unit (340) coupled to the vehicle's wiring. The combinatio... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6488505 | System and method of vehicle competition with enhanced ghosting features A system and method for computerized competition useful for rewarding a player. The system and method may be utilized in arcade games, personal computer games, dedicated video games, networked games, and simulators. The method may include selecting a targ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6195610 | Teaching method and apparatus of unmanned vehicle traveling course A teaching method includes dividing an automatic traveling course (96) into a plurality of zones before teaching, conducting teaching for each zone of a plurality of zones at the time of teaching so as to generate position coordinate data for each zone as... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5919046 | Hazard perception test system A hazard perception test system comprising a CRT screen for displaying a sequence of images of a scene to be viewed by a test subject and in which at least one hazard appears, the images establishing a state of relative movement between the at least one h... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5890909 | Method and apparatus for teaching vehicle safety For aiding in educating children concerning vehicle safety, an instructional toy vehicle and method of use are disclosed. The toy vehicle is equipped with a functioning shoulder strap seat belt. Included is a crash dummy and instructions describing safety... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5338206 | Apparatus and method for testing effects of a motor vehicle accident A method and apparatus for testing the effects of a motor vehicle accident, by using at least one motor vehicle to reproduce the accident as it actually occurred. To simulate the accident, one or more vehicles are moved in a travel path corresponding to t... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5318449 | Method and apparatus for computer-aided diagnosis of engines Diagnosis of an electronically fuel-injected engine equipped with sensors connected to an on-board microcomputer. Use of a standard personal or portable computer and a connector for electrical connection to the sensors and the on-board computer. An interf... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5100327 | Method and apparatus for teaching vehicle safety For aiding in educating children concerning vehicle safety, an instructional toy vehicle and method of use are disclosed. The toy vehicle is equipped with a functioning shoulder strap seat belt. Included is a crash dummy and instructional manual describin... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4994987 | Image access system providing easier access to images An image access, retrieval, and display system provides a simplified system for randomly accessing stored images. Image access documents having a human readable representation of an image and machine readable image access information are placed in an imag... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4992943 | Apparatus for detecting and storing motor vehicle impact data An invention which facilitates motor vehicle accident reconstruction by providing apparatus for detecting and storing data describing the status of a motor vehicle when it is involved in a collision. The invention includes a plurality of impact detectors,... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4815607 | Safety awareness kit including toy figures The present invention relates to an educational kit for increasing safety awareness. The kit includes a container in the shape of a tire and at least one toy figure preferably in the form of an animal having a flattened portion and simulated tire tread at... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4731026 | Method and apparatus for teaching school bus safety Disclosed is a method and apparatus for teaching school bus safety, which includes a school bus educational kit (10) comprising a rectangular surface (11) having designated areas (12, 13A, 13B, 14, 19) of varying degrees of danger; a movable, three-dimens... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4638289 | Accident data recorder An accident data recorder for short-time recordation and storage of data and events relating to an accident of motor vehicles, comprising pickups for sensing, for example, wheel revolutions to determine the travelled distance and speed of the vehicle. In ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4398893 | Erasable magnetic diagramming panel To permit easy changes in a diagram made over an overlay on a vertically-mountable panel, the panel includes a ferromagnetic backing material and a transparent nonmagnetic front panel spaced a predetermined distance from the back panel to receive movable ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4306869 | Educational aid for classroom use An educational aid is provided which is adapted for classroom control and instructional use. The aid comprises a generally rectangular flat support panel, and a pocket mounted at one end of the support panel and having an opening which faces the other end... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4165570 | Pedestrian street and road crossing trainer and method A method of and audio/visual apparatus for training and testing pedestrians, especially children, in the safe transit of roadways, intersections and crosswalks are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an automated system including a pair of image projectors... | 08/28/1979 |
