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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151656 | Test fixture for automotive wiper systems A test fixture is provided for automotive wiper systems. The wiper system includes a plurality of connection points and one or more wiper arm connectors. The test fixture measures forces caused by the wiper system's operation at the plurality of connection points wh... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8061223 | Testing apparatus for touch screen A testing apparatus (100) for testing a touch screen used in an electronic device is described. The testing apparatus includes a base (20), a testing device (13), a holding mechanism (10), and a control module (12). The testing dev... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7819031 | Parachute opening and shock emulator A parachute opening shock emulator including a seat structure and a catching mechanism. The seat structure includes a seat for holding a manikin, the seat is movable such that the manikin can be pulled from the seat simulating the parachute opening shock phase of an... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7610821 | Side impact dynamic intrusion simulator A side impact simulator includes a primary sled connected to an actuator. A platform for supporting a vehicle seat and crash test dummy is slidably supported on the primary sled. A support is mounted to the platform, with a plurality of thrust rods slidably mounted ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7490525 | Testing device for evaluating performance of closure of a vehicle door and testing method A testing device for evaluating performance of closure of a vehicle door has a speed calculating part for calculating a speed of the door during the motion of the door relative to the main body of a vehicle, an analyzing part for analyzing behavior of the door by pr... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7401528 | Apparatus and methods for evaluating plant stalk strength An apparatus for measuring stalk strength and/or root strength of a plant is provided. In accordance with various embodiments, the apparatus includes a conveyer operably connected to a motor for circulatorily driving the conveyer around at least one guide device. At... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7373801 | Vehicle rollover test fixture A test fixture for rollover crash testing of a test vehicle onto a moving surface employs a cradle to support and rotate the test vehicle. A vertical support structure to positions and releasably holds the cradle. A moving sled having a contact surface is carried by... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370537 | Ceramic ball bearing acoustic test method An acoustical mechanical test method prescribes compressing brittle balls in spherical conforming opposing platens producing equatorial bulging, tensile stresses, and resulting in crack or flaw growth with emissions of acoustical sounds for direct identification of ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367214 | Shock and launch apparatus One embodiment of a shock and launch apparatus comprises a first carriage and a second carriage adapted to move along a carriage guide, wherein the first carriage has a mass M1 greater than a mass M2 of the second carriage; the carriage guide, ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7346996 | Apparatus and a method for assessing an anchorage position An apparatus for assessing a position of an anchorage of a child restraint anchorage system. The apparatus includes a base, a first slide assembly, and a second slide assembly. The first slide assembly is movably disposed on the base for engaging a seat back. The se... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325453 | Activity monitoring An activity monitor is provided that can be cheaper and require lower power than existing activity monitors. A single output channel from a plurality of motion sensors is provided and monitored intermittently. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7299677 | Vehicle occupant analysis model for vehicle impacts A method of simulating a vehicle impact that involves generating a first finite element model of the vehicle, a multi-body model, and a partial vehicle finite element model. The method also involves generating a coupled model that includes at least a portion of the ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275428 | Device for ensuring safe movement of a moving part The invention relates to a device for ensuring safe movement of a moving part. The movement of the moving part is guided along or about an axis (4; 42) and is limited by at least one stop (1; 20; 51). The device comprises means for recording the exceed... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267018 | Steering lock system inspection device A steering lock system includes at least an ignition switch and a locking mechanism capable of inhibiting the turning of a steering shaft. In a state in which the steering lock system is retained by a retaining means on a support table, a movable table is moved towa... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237445 | Test fixture for the aging of wiper blades in a laboratory A test fixture facilitates the laboratory testing of windshield wiper blades for vehicles. The test fixture includes a base frame on which are mounted a number of windshield wiper arms oriented generally parallel for engagement with a stainless steel test surface. P... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225691 | Airbag inflator performance test system An airbag inflator performance test system includes: a cylindrical tank; a disk-shaped piston vertically movably disposed with a gap between the piston and an inner peripheral face of the tank, the gap allowing gas to flow; a piston rod that projects upward from the... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219555 | Method and apparatus for testing a joint replacement device An apparatus and method for testing components of a joint replacement device in desired articulation relative to one another under a load, include: a first unit or step operable to impart undulating orientations of a first member of the joint replacement device; and... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216557 | Apparatus and method for testing and occupant position sensing system of a vehicle A method and apparatus (40) for testing an occupant position sensing system (12) of a vehicle (10) includes a motor (42) having a stationary portion (44) and a movable portion (46). A test object (90) is fixed relativ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204145 | Activity monitoring An activity monitor is provided that corrects for the effects of motion external to the entity being monitored. For example, the activity monitor can overcome the effects of vehicular travel. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7194351 | System and method for determining a wheel departure angle for a rollover control system A control system (18) and method for an automotive vehicle includes roll rate sensor (34) generating a roll rate signal, a lateral acceleration sensor (32) generating a lateral acceleration signal, a pitch rate sensor (37) generating a pi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7171864 | Method for testing writing instruments The present invention concerns a method for controlling writing instruments, in particular ball-point pens, on paper, which consists in guiding the writing instrument relative to the paper plane in a repeated movement and displacing the paper in forward direction. T... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7146863 | Torsion angle measuring method and device for magnetic-disk suspension In a torsion angle measuring method and device for a magnetic-disk suspension, a datum surface of the suspension is fixed to a fixture under pressure, the fixture being provided with a smooth criterion surface having known torsion angles set for the suspension datum... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7124652 | Methods for promoting sleep systems A method for selecting a sleep system comprises positioning a person on a mattress in a lying position. One of the person's arms extends generally perpendicular to the person's torso. A first pillow is positioned underneath the person's head, and a force is applied ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7077001 | Measurement of coupled aerodynamic stability and damping derivatives in a wind tunnel An apparatus for measuring coupled aerodynamic stability and damping derivatives of an object, such as a missile, towed decoy, etc. in a wind tunnel. The object is mounted on a bearing in the wind tunnel and contains an instrumentation package which provides a plura... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059029 | Method of testing a sensor array incorporated into a vehicle seat The present invention provides a method of testing a sensor array that is incorporated into a vehicle seat. The method includes the steps of placing a seat pan and cushion assembly having a seat trim cover and a sensor array into a seat build fixture and electricall... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7047802 | Pump tester An automatic pump testing device is configured with controller, a pump testing station, a supply tank and a collection tank. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a pump testing device is configured to test various types of hand actuated pumps. In ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033177 | Motion simulator A motion simulator includes a stationary frame, a movable frame pivotally connected with the stationary frame, an operating chamber formed at a lower side of one end of the movable frame, a first actuator for pivoting the movable frame, and a second actuator arrange... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024953 | Apparatus and method for tuning a golf shaft A method of making a golf club includes making a first determination of the location of the effective seam in a shaft and then more precisely locating the seam before attaching a golf club head with the face of the club head facing in a neutral direction. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017428 | Test kit for semiconductor package and method for testing semiconductor package using the same A test kit for a semiconductor package and a method for testing the semiconductor package using the same are provided. The test kit for a semiconductor package includes a pick-and-place tool for picking up and loading/unloading the semiconductor package, a head asse... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013988 | Method and apparatus for moving a mass A combination for performing a variety of functions includes (a) apparatus for moving a projectile or other mass along an arcuate path and moving the path substantially radially along a local radius of curvature and (b) a tool, vehicle or other article for receiving... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010965 | Golf club fixture A device for measuring alignment of a golf club is provided, and allows measurement of the lie angle and loft angle simultaneously. The strike face of the club is placed against an abutment member that is fixed to a base member, and held in place with a clamping mem... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6983638 | Head restraint evaluator A test assembly for evaluating vehicle head restraints comprises a carriage adapted to be coupled to a drive member capable of moving the test assembly, a head restraint coupled to the carriage and a manikin assembly having a head portion and a neck portion with an ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6946812 | Method and apparatus for providing force feedback using multiple grounded actuators An apparatus and method for interfacing the motion of a user-manipulable object with a computer system includes a user object physically contacted or grasped by a user. A 3-D spatial mechanism is coupled to the user object, such as a stylus or a medical instrument, ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6925858 | Turf test apparatus A drop test apparatus for determining the resiliency of playing surface comprising a missile for impacting the surface including a guide for providing substantially unrestricted free flight of the missile, a pair accelerometers carried by the missile for producing s... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6901810 | Method of cyclic testing A part that is subject to at least a cyclic thermal stimulus is numerically simulated to determine extremum states of stress therein that would be suitable for an associated life cycle test. The assembly of the part in a fixture is then numerically simulated to dete... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6888073 | Vibration absorbing system of micro gravity rotating apparatus A substance mass measuring system is applied to a microgravitational rotating apparatus vibration control system to easily measure the mass of an object placed in an experimental box. Recess portions (10a, 10b) are provided in a casing ( | 05/03/2005 |
| 6792819 | Method and system for analyzing motion transferred to a subject on a sleeping surface A method and system for analyzing the transfer of motion to a subject on a sleeping surface. A mattress is positioned on a frame, and a subject is positioned on the mattress. A sensor is placed in communication with the subject. The surface adjacent the subject is m... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6672177 | Proximity suppression system tester A system and method for testing an airbag proximity suppression system that includes a positioning system that controls movement of an occupant model and toward a suppression zone. A proximity sensor provides a first output signal indicative of when the o... | 01/06/2004 |
