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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275497 | Floating three-dimensional instrument panel dial structure A viewed component of a vehicle instrument cluster includes a housing and a first dial structure. The first dial structure includes an outer boundary presenting a first radial portion supported by the housing and a face portion presenting a second radial portion off... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7178479 | Peripheral view speedometer A speedometer face plate assembly that incorporates a border of light transmitting segments above the speed indicating numerals is disclosed. Each of the segments is a different color. The colored segments are lighted from behind as the speed changes so that colored... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7145309 | Open loop motor parking method and system Provided herewith is an improved scheme for parking a load such as an indicator pointer and calibrating its position in a system for controlling the position of the load. The system also has a stopper for physically impeding the load when it is to be parked. In one ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7080931 | Multiple pattern light source The present invention provides an apparatus to light an object. One end of each optical fiber in a group is bound into a bundle and the other is distributed to provide light as desired. There are more than one group of fibers and more than one bundle. A base structu... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6925959 | Indicating instrument The invention relates to an indicating instrument, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising an approximately circular scale (12), which is placed on a dial (5), provided for a physical quantity, and along which a pointer (10) can be displace... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910439 | Vehicle meter Provided is a vehicular meter, which can suppress the complication of structures of peripheral parts, when an operation shaft and an elastic member are to be supported, thereby to realize the cost reduction. The vehicular meter comprises: an indication element D3... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6904866 | Indicator An indicator having a character plate capable of making indicative characters emit light is provided, wherein a metal character plate 30 is provided with cut-out portions 30a being cut out along the peripheries of respective indicative character... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6771038 | Instrument reference system A method and system for calibrating a motor-driven instrument pointer (8) against a stop (5) without using feedback includes, in a first power state, driving the pointer (8) at full torque against the stop (5), then driving the pointer ( | 08/03/2004 |
| 6718906 | Dual scale vehicle gauge A dual scale gauge, such as a speedometer, for a motor vehicle. The gauge includes a mechanical indicator, an overlay, a first light source, and a second light source. The mechanical indicator moves in response to a sensed condition of the motor vehicle. The overlay... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6714126 | Vehicle indicator unit having wowing and graduation lighting function A graduation board has an arc-shaped graduation portion and translucent graduations disposed along the graduation portion. A light emitting pointer is disposed on a front side of the graduation board and moves along the graduations. A plurality of LEDs that are disp... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6674497 | Electrooptic display device A display device, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a pointer, a scale and an electrooptic display, it being possible to represent measured values on the scale in an analog fashion using the pointer, and at least one area of the electrooptic displ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6600409 | Signaling self-contained add-on accessory for an analog metering device such as a speedometer and secondary device A self-contained accessory for an analog metering device such as a speedometer or tachometer. The accessory includes a sensor which is selectively adjustable to align with a plurality of positions in the range of movement of an output needle of the analog... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6522381 | Display device having pointer and electrooptic display A invention relates to a display device, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a pointer, a scale and an electrooptic display, it being possible to represent measured values on the scale in an analog fashion using the pointer, and at least one area of... | 02/18/2003 |
| 5969224 | Speedometer for vehicle An object of the present invention is to provide a speedometer capable of distinctly indicating traveling speeds in a range of traveling speeds at which a vehicle travels in most of the time. A speedometer has a scale plate provided with a main speed scal... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5648904 | Vehicle traffic system and method A method and system for controlling the flow of vehicle traffic. The system of the invention includes a grid of one-way streets, and a one-way ramp near each street intersection. Each ramp allows only a right-turn at an intersection. Preferably, each inte... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5057832 | Audible glide speed indicator apparatus An audible indicator is arranged in combination with an electronic stall indicator, wherein the audible device includes a conical entrance and exit tube coaxially aligned with a central cylindrical tube, with a whistle member positioned within the tube, w... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4903630 | Animal warning alarm An ultrasonic whistle apparatus for mounting on a vehicle to warn animals of the approach of the vehicle is disclosed, comprising (a) a funnel to direct air into the apparatus and having an air path therein, (b) an ultrasonic whistle mounted in the air pa... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4695958 | Digital pacing indicator for motorcycles A form of competitive motorcycle racing termed "Enduro racing" comprises a series of race segments. The object of the race is to traverse each race segment at speeds which are as close as possible to the target speeds for the race segment. Along each race... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4437428 | Device for generating sound waves at relatively high frequencies A device for generating warning signals consisting of sound waves at frequencies between 14 and 26 kHz, preferably intended to be mounted on a motor vehicle so that the device will be actuated by the wind. The device operates similar to a flue pipe and ge... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4095553 | Speedometer with an exceeding speed warning device A lever fixed to a metal cap or speed cup of a speedometer is vibratably engageable with projections provided on a rotating ring member when a speed pointer rotatable with the metal cap deflects beyond a predetermined maximum index, so that the speed poin... | 06/20/1978 |
| 3980041 | Speedometer with speed warning indicator and method of providing the same An improved speed warning indicator for a speedometer comprises a transparent plate such as a transparent decal, having means such as an attached transparent plastic sheet bearing adhesive for attaching it to the transparent face cover of a speedometer ca... | 09/14/1976 |
