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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370721 | Seatbelt tensioning device and method A device and method for tensioning a vehicle seatbelt are disclosed. The device has a motor, a pulley, a first cable, and a seatbelt buckle. The motor has a motor output for transferring rotational energy developed in the motor. The pulley is in communication with t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7209033 | Device and method for detecting an object or a person on a seat of vehicle The device has a transceiver which transmits high-frequency signals, which are reflected back by reflectors in the seats. Occupied seats are detected on the basis of signal propagation delays and/or reflector detections and/or receiving intensities. In addition, it ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201248 | User-controllable vehicle safety belt release system A safety belt release system includes an electronic control box, a master control button, a plurality of safety belt release buttons electrically connected to the control box, a power source, and a mechanism for releasing a safety belt. The releasing mechanism inclu... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7159684 | Interlock control system on wheeled work machine A control system for a work machine is provided and includes an operator actuable input assembly and a sensor coupled to the input assembly. The sensor is configured to provide a signal indicative of operator presence on an operator platform. The control system also... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7093515 | Accelerator pedal device for a vehicle When a seat belt 14 is unfastened, reactive force against treading pressure on the accelerator pedal is enhanced by a pedal reactive force enhancer 10 even if a driver tries to drive a vehicle by turning on an ignition switch 18 and pressing on ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7025297 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor has a spool mounted for rotation on the retractor, for retraction or payout of seat-belt webbing depending upon the rotation direction of the spool. The spool is locked against rotation when a crash condition is sensed. A force limiter allows f... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6977582 | Seatbelt fastening prompting apparatus A seatbelt fastening prompting apparatus comprises a display device of driving assistance information which displays driving assistance information on a screen, a seatbelt fastening detection device which detects a fastening situation of a seatbelt as to whether the... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971279 | Control lever safety apparatus for heavy equipment A control lever safety apparatus for preventing operation of a work apparatus when a control lever is operated or touched in an equipment started state has a safety lever and consol box tilting lever rotatably fixed to a first support in which a consol box is fixed,... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6951528 | Method for operating a motor-driven vehicle To avoid damaging the electrical braking system of a motor vehicle due to driving with an applied parking brake, the parking brake is automatically released, if the speed of the motor vehicle exceeds a prescribed minimum value, and the drive unit of the motor vehicl... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6926367 | Car seat with seat belt warning mechanism A car seat is provided with a detector for detecting whether a seat belt is buckled or unbuckled and a deformation mechanism for partial deformation of the car seat. The partial deformation is held when an ignition switch of a car engine is switched on and the detec... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902024 | Lateral operator restraint system and position sensor for material handler A self-propelled material handler has a pivotally mounted boom on a frame, and a cab that is positioned adjacent the side of the boom. The cab has an operator's entrance and exit opening on a side of the cab, that is positioned to permit an operator to enter and exi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6860355 | Vehicle transmission shift safety system The invention discloses an assembly and method of controlling the use of an automobile while encouraging the use of occupant restraints (12). The assembly consists of an actuator (16) that blocks the movement of the shift mechanism (10) until oc... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6806810 | Seat belt shifter lock system A seat belt shifter lock microprocessor system is used with a vehicle having an automatic transmission for preventing the shifting from park gear position into a moving gear position of the vehicle until the driver and all passengers are properly secured into their ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6702056 | Seatbelt retractor A seatbelt retractor is capable of winding a seatbelt webbing on a spool driven by a spring and a motor. The seatbelt retractor includes a motor-power transmission device for controlling a motor-power transmission path to turn on and off transmission of m... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6684972 | Apparatus to ensure use of vehicle seat belt An apparatus to ensure use of seat belts in motor vehicles comprises a first transmitter transmits a signal when a seat is occupied. A second transmitter transmits a signal that such seat belt is unlatched or latched. A third transmitter receives such sig... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6669234 | Seat belt buckle and tongue presenter system A system (20) comprising a buckle presenter (100) and/or a tongue presenter (200) and mechanism to activate and control each presenter. The buckle presenter and tongue presenter (200) are used to respectively move a seat belt buckle (26) and a correspondi... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6564895 | Belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt and method for actuating the belt retractor A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprises a belt spool, at least one locking member which at least largely prevents a belt spool rotation in the case of restraint, and a force limiter. The force limiter opposes a defined force to a rotation of ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6540040 | Vehicle safety system requiring seat belt use A vehicle safety system requiring seat belt use including a car seat positioned within the vehicle. The car seat has a seat portion and a back portion. A seat belt is coupled with respect to the car seat. The seat belt is comprised of a shoulder harness a... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6533057 | Vehicle transmission shift safety system An assembly and method of controlling the use of an automobile while encouraging the use of occupant restraints (12) including a switch (18) that moves an actuator (16) to and from a blocked position. The actuator (16) blocks the movement of the shift mec... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6516258 | Method for determining control data for deploying restraint elements in a vehicle prior to a collision A method is indicated according to which the triggering of a restraining device or devices in a vehicle can be adjusted to specific characteristics of the vehicle involved in the impending crash in such a way as to furnish optimum protection for the vehic... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6189646 | Traction lock/momentary override A control system on a power machine which includes a first sensor sensing a first operating condition and providing a first sensor signal. An operator actuable override mechanism provides an override signal in response to actuation thereof. A controller i... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6182781 | Pedal locking device for a loader A loader includes a vehicle body with a canopy and a seat, a hydraulically operated working implement and a hydraulic control valve unit for controlling flow of working fluid to and from the working implement. Mounted to the canopy of the vehicle body is ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6135230 | Interlock control system for a work machine An interlock control system for controlling certain operations of a work machine wherein such system includes a first switch coupled to an operator restraint mechanism, a second switch coupled to the operator seat, a third switch operable to control the o... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5984040 | Pedal locking device for a loader A loader includes a seat bar swingable between a lowered, operator protective position and a raised, non-protective position. A pedal is movable between an operative position and a neutral position and has a plate member with a slot opened at it's top end... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5425431 | Interlock control system for power machine An apparatus controls operation of a power machine which has a frame, a seat supported by the frame, wheels supporting the frame, a drive mechanism for driving the wheels, a lift arm structure manipulated by power actuators, and a power circuit for contro... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5383532 | Foot pedal locking device for cargo-handling vehicle A foot pedal locking device for cargo-handling vehicles, for preventing cargo-handling equipment of the vehicle from starting if an operator accidentally steps on a foot pedal when getting off the vehicle. An operating means, when operated by the operator... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5190315 | Passive safety belt system A passive safety seat belt system for an occupant on a seat of a motor vehicle having a frame and at least a door, comprises a first guide disposed on an outboard side of the seat secured to the frame below the door; a retractor adapted to move along the ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 4534441 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor comprises a take-up shaft which is spring biased in a belt retracting direction; a planetary gearing having a sun gear nonrotatably mounted to the take-up shaft, a ring gear and a planet pinion; a mechanical tensionless mechanism whi... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4397371 | Loader operator restraint system A front end loader in the form of a skid-steer loader which includes a power operated working implement and control apparatus that has a plurality of operative positions for supplying power to the working implement and at least one neutral position where ... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4391344 | Loader operator restraint An operator restraint member having two ends is pivotally mounted at each end to a skid-steer loader. The restraint member has an engaged position for securing the operator to the operator position during operation of the loader and a disengaged position ... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4388980 | Operator restraint for a loader A front end loader in the form of a skid-steer loader which includes a power operated working implement and control apparatus that has a plurality of operative positions for supplying power to the working implement and at least one neutral position where ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4197919 | Seat belt safety system for motor vehicles A seat belt safety system for motor vehicles wherein all seat belts of the vehicle are elements of a common electrical circuit operative to control the drive system of the vehicle, but independent from the operation of the vehicle's engine, wherein an unb... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4083420 | Interlocking system of manual change speed gear Parallelly spaced apart shift rods are interlocked by balls between adjacent shift rods. Plungers are mounted on respective shift rods and received in bores communicating with a source of fluid under pressure through a valve which, when closed, blocks mov... | 04/11/1978 |
| 3987864 | Safety devices for motor cars A safety device of a motor car comprises a neutral switch connected in the starting circuit of the engine and arranged to be closed when the speed change gear is in the neutral or parking position, a seat switch closed when the driver sits on the seat, a ... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3977488 | Shift locking device for vehicle manual transmission Unless a driver wears a seat belt a solenoid plunger engages a notch in the striking rod operated by a manual shift lever locking it in neutral.... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3960235 | Transmission locking system The transmission of a parked vehicle is locked in the neutral gear by a solenoid plunger. An electric circuit including elements such as AND, NOT, OR, and Bistable Memory responds to retract the plunger when it receives simultaneously a signal indicating ... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3958658 | Locking device for shift mechanism of an automotive power transmission system The shift mechanism of an automotive power transmission system is locked in the neutral or parking position by a locking device which is responsive to completion or incompletion of a prescribed manipulative procedure to render a safety device such as a sa... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3948339 | Transmission locking device A positioning plate holding a transmission of a motor vehicle through a manual gear selector lever in position has a sector with a notch in the sector arc. A locking plunger with a projection is engaged by the notch when the transmission is in free gear. ... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3945458 | Interlocking device for manual change speed gear A plurality of spaced apart parallel shift rods for changing gears have interlocking plungers arranged between adjacent shift rods and separating pieces positioned between adjacent interlocking plungers in alignment thereof and contained in transverse bor... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3944016 | Locking device for selector lever of automatic transmission to prevent car driving without wearing safety belt A solenoid plunger and a retaining hole lock a selector lever inoperative when the transmission is in the neutral or parking position and a safety belt of a driver's seat is not worn, without hindering the car engine from being started. A switch unrelated... | 03/16/1976 |
