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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167318 | Hydraulic anti-roll system A hydraulic anti-roll system for a vehicle includes a first hydraulic actuator, a second hydraulic actuator, an anti-roll control module, and an anti-roll bypass valve. The first hydraulic actuator is adapted to be connected between the suspension and frame of the v... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7862052 | Vehicle roll control system A roll control system comprising a front torsion bar; a front first hydraulic actuator attached to the front torsion bar; a rear torsion bar; a rear first hydraulic actuator attached to the rear torsion bar; and control means connected to the hydraulic actuators and... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7832738 | Method for operating active stabilizers in motor vehicles and motor vehicle having active stabilizers A method for operating active stabilizers in a motor vehicle includes an on-road mode and an off-road mode. In the on-road mode a stabilizer is activated and deactivated in dependence on operating parameters of the motor vehicle, in particular the travel speed and/o... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7748720 | Vehicle roll control system A roll control system comprising a front torsion bar; a front first hydraulic actuator; a front second hydraulic actuator; a rear torsion bar; a rear first hydraulic actuator; a rear second hydraulic actuator; and control means connected to the hydraulic actuators a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7644934 | Vehicle with combined roll angle control and roll rigidity front/rear allotment ratio control, and control method for the same When the side acceleration acting upon a vehicle body is comparatively small, the roll rigidities of a front wheel suspension device and a rear wheel suspension device are mainly controlled based upon their roll angles; while, when this side acceleration is comparat... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7637511 | Method and system for electronic shock absorbing by adjusting the retractile status of a retractable absorber The present invention provides a method and system for electronic shock absorbing by adjusting the retractile status of a retractable absorber, wherein an acceleration sensor is fixed on a vehicle body at a predetermined direction and angle to detect the signal of a... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7597330 | Vehicle stabilizing system A vehicle stabilizing system includes a vehicle that has a suspension assembly. The vehicle has a first lateral side and a second lateral side. A horizontal level detecting apparatus is mounted on the vehicle and detecting centrifugal force is applied to the vehicle... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7552928 | Method for operating active stabilizers in motor vehicles and motor vehicle having active stabilizers A method for operating active stabilizers in a motor vehicle includes an on-road mode and an off-road mode. In the on-road mode a stabilizer is activated and deactivated in dependence on operating parameters of the motor vehicle, in particular the travel speed and/o... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7487973 | Multi-channel hydraulic control unit for an active vehicle suspension A vehicle Active Roll Control System having a two stage spool valve that provides hydraulic fluid at different pressures to front and rear actuators for varying the torque applied to associated roll bars. ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7427073 | Active roll control system using a motor An active roll control system includes a stabilizer bar, a stabilizer link having a screw gear formed therein, a rack movably connected to the outside of the stabilizer link, and an electric motor connected to the stabilizer link. The rack has a mating screw gear fo... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7412314 | Soil trip vehicle rollover detection method Impending rollover events are detected by recognizing a plow phase increase in lateral acceleration, coupled with a significant trip phase roll rate. The plow phase increase is recognized by modeling a typical soil trip lateral acceleration characteristic and comput... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7390002 | Suspension system of vehicle In a suspension system (20) for use in a vehicle including a body, left and right front wheels (10), and left and right rear wheels (12), a front-wheel-associated cylinder device (52) which controls a relative displacement of the left and... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384047 | Stabilizer control apparatus In a stabilizer control apparatus for a vehicle, a stabilizer includes a pair of stabilizer bars disposed between a right wheel and a left wheel of the vehicle, and an actuator having an electric motor disposed between the stabilizer bars. A turning determination de... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377522 | Vehicle with movable and inwardly tilting safety body A suspension system for a vehicle (50c) having a body (52c) and a plurality of wheel support assemblies (56c, 58c) includes a tie structure (60c) interposed between the body and the wheel support ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360777 | Vehicle suspension system A vehicle suspension system for a vehicle, including: (a) a plurality of suspension cylinders each disposed between a chassis-side member and a corresponding one of a plurality of wheel-side members; (b) a controller cylinder including a housing and at least one pis... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357416 | Device for stabilizing a single-track vehicle and single-track vehicle comprising such a device The device for stabilizing a single-track vehicle comprises a supporting device (4) and an adjusting device (14) which is intended for selective lowering and raising of support elements and which can be actuated by way of a control device (10). ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350793 | Vehicle suspension roll control system A roll control system for a vehicle including: two double-acting rams (1, 2) at the first end of the vehicle and two single acting rams (3, 4) at the second of the vehicle; each double-acting ram (1, 2) including a first and a second fluid chamb... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338057 | Rear-axle suspension for motor vehicles involving the use of longitudinal and transverse links Rear axle suspension system for motor vehicles, in which the wheel carriers on both sides are coupled to the body of the vehicle by at least one longitudinal link (9, 10), one transverse link (12) and a further transverse link (15, 16). In order... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334667 | Selective actuation device Selective actuation device (1) including an actuator (5) operating on an actuation mechanism (2). The mechanism (2) is equipped with at least one shaft (7) connected to a pusher element (8) to actuate a first operating group... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322589 | Stabilizer assembly for a motor vehicle A stabilizer assembly for a motor vehicle, including a first stabilizer and a second stabilizer, which are rotatable relative to each other, is characterized in that each stabilizer is engaged by one linear actuator each. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311316 | Stabilizer control apparatus In a stabilizer control apparatus for a vehicle, a stabilizer includes a pair of stabilizer bars disposed between a right wheel and a left wheel of the vehicle, and an actuator having an electric motor and a speed reducing mechanism disposed between the stabilizer b... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301295 | Stabilizer control device A stabilizer control device includes a stabilizer having torsion bars and a brushless motor having an exciting coil, a rotating direction switching device switching a rotating direction of the brushless motor, an excitation control device for controlling power suppl... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293780 | Vehicle roll control system A vehicle roll control system for a vehicle has a hydraulic actuator attached to a torsion bar. The system includes first and second pressure control valves fluidly connected in series between a pressure source and a reservoir, and a directional valve fluidly connec... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275750 | Roll control system, device and method for controlling vehicle stability A roll control system for a vehicle is disclosed. The roll control system includes front and rear stabilizer bars, first and second magnetorheological actuators, and an electronic control system. The first magnetorheological actuator is disposed between the front st... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277787 | System and method for desensitizing the activation criteria of a rollover control system A method of densensitizing includes determining a relative roll angle, determining when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, and when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, setting a roll signal for control to the relative roll angle, reducing control effo... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270336 | Adjustable stabilizer bar assembly An adjustable stabilizer bar assembly is disclosed. An adjustable stabilizer bar assembly includes a cylindrical housing, a first primary half bar, a splined cylindrical housing, a second primary half bar, a splined torsion bar and a slidable assembly. The primary a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264251 | Anti-rolling device for vehicles Anti-rolling device (1) for vehicles of the type equipped with a front steer system with articulated quadrilateral structure (41, 42, 37, 36) and with two independent front suspensions (34, 35). The device has at least one stop element (2... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246806 | Suspension system for a vehicle wheel A suspension system connects a wheel support to a vehicle body to confer on the wheel support, relative to the body, a degree of camber freedom and a degree of freedom of vertical deflection of the suspension, which freedoms are independent of one another. The suspe... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239952 | Reduced order parameter identification for vehicle rollover control system A system that detects a lateral acceleration and roll rate of the vehicle and estimates a mass distribution parameter. The system then generates a tuned mass distribution parameter that is based on the the lateral acceleration, the roll rate, and the mass distributi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234708 | Suspension device of a motor vehicle wheel In a suspension system that connects a wheel support to a vehicle body, the wheel support is designed to carry a wheel of radius “r”, the wheel is intended to rest on the ground via a contact area, the system includes an arrangement that confers upon the wheel s... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234714 | Roll control system for a motor vehicle (57) A roll control system (20) for installation between axially aligned wheels of a motor vehicle, the roll control system comprising a torsion bar (22); a damper (24) attached to one end (28) of the torsion bar and attachable to ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210688 | Suspension system for motor vehicle A vehicle suspension system of a motor vehicle includes a plurality of suspension devices mounted on the vehicle with respect to right and left wheels of the vehicle, respectively, a first behavior controller that controls the motion of each of the suspension device... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204494 | Split stabilizer and process for establishing a toothed connection of the outer rotary part to one of the two stabilizer parts A connection of the stabilizer parts of a two-part stabilizer to an actuator is usually performed in a positive-locking manner, as a result of which an additional axial securing and hydraulic sealing toward the outside become necessary. To simplify the design and th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198125 | Cab support system for an agricultural vehicle An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis and a cab supported on the chassis by means of a support system which maintains the cab level. The support system comprises two pairs of hydraulic actuators. Each pair of actuators is operative to tilt the cab relative to t... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195249 | Method of controlling actuator assembly The present invention provides a method of controlling an actuator assembly for suspension systems. The actuator assembly control method of the present invention is possible to control the actuator assembly according to conditions of vehicle velocity and steering an... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192032 | Electronic control of vehicle air suspension A system is provided for use on large vehicles of the type wherein the vehicle frame (12) is supported on vehicle axle assemblies (14, 20, 22) through air bags (26, 30, 32), and each air bag has a lower end coupled to the lower end of an arm suc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7129659 | Stabilizer apparatus for vehicle In a stabilizer apparatus for a vehicle, an electronic control unit calculates a target current of an electric motor from vehicle speed, steering angle, and lateral acceleration, and increases and decreases actual current such that the calculated target current flow... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100926 | Roll stabilizer with failsafe device for the chassis of a motor vehicle Roll stabilizer for the chassis of a motor vehicle having an actuator (3) arranged between stabilizer halves (1, 2) and rotating them relative to one another around a rotational axis, when necessary. The actuator (3) is provided with a failsafe device (34), which co... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083172 | Method for controlling anti-roll/anti-yaw of vehicles A method for controlling roll/yaw motions of a vehicle includes the steps of deciding whether an anti-roll control is required or not by comparing a roll rate of the vehicle with a predetermined threshold roll rate, executing the anti-roll control if the roll rate i... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080843 | Decoupled anti-roll system A decoupled anti-roll system comprising a left anti-roll bar fastened at one end to a left suspension arm, a right anti-roll bar fastened at one end to a right suspension arm, a clutch mounted to connect or separate the left and right anti-roll bars, oil pressure ge... | 07/25/2006 |
